quinta-feira, 26 de setembro de 2013

Golf mk1 GTI instrument cluster / speedometer / tacho

After starting the build of the speedometer for the 3rd time, i think i'm in the right path.
Instead of using the original tdi speedo or a full digital speedo with a smaller board i found an interesting solution.

Older ibiza have a digital/analogic combo that uses a electronic signal to display the speed and convert it do move the mechanical numbers. Just what i wanted to have a stock look.

For the tachometer i read that the original mk1 one should work with the ecu signal with no modifications, i hope so...

The original MK3 conector was adapted to the mk1 cluster.




The speedo will sit on the right side as the original mk1 and the new mk5 or mk6.


This is the original ibiza circuit board where you can see the hole where sits the detachable speedo and the condensors that i would like to know if i have to use or not as they sit in the path of the current that goes to the speedo circuit.


On the left the resistors and the diode connect to the battery light













1 - T28/10 green wire from speedometer conector
+ - +12v
-  - ground



The smoked light symbols were cut from the original CE2 cluster
The battery light circuit is a copy from the CE2 cluster.
The oil light uses an inverted relay so it swithes of the light when the tdi switch send ground to the relay proving that there is oil pressure.
The malfunction Indicator Lamp is directly connected to the pin 20.

quarta-feira, 11 de setembro de 2013

New MK4 throttle pedal

Because i sold the mk3 throttle sensor i had to make a choice:

1. Buy another mk3 pedal sensor and adapt the wiring as it works perfecly with mk4 ecu

http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?5182138-AHU-DBW-pedal...can-I-use-a-mk4-DBW-pedal-instead
http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?t=440272

mk4 pin # (color) -> mk3 pin # (color)

1 - Gray/white -> 5 - Green
2 - Yellow/green -> 2 - Pink
3 - Grey/Red -> 3 - Brown
4 - White/Blue -> 1 - White
5 - Grey/Blue -> 4 - Grey
6 - Brown/Blue -> 6 - Yellow.

only switched 1 and 4 on a friend's ptoject, info to confirm




2. Adapt the mk4 pedal that i have. So i broke off the plastic pedal to remove the metal fitting and welded it to my modified mk3 pedal.






 prototype done...