Anyone installed a Dakota Digital gauge unit? - Vintage Mustang Forums Connect the green wire to SW2(-) terminal on VHX control box. Earlier this year we were excited to see the premier of Dakota Digitals new VHX Instruments for Fox body Mustangs. An auto-cal setting will attempt to adjust the cluster automatically and involves using the control switches to trigger when the car is being driven over the course of a measured mile. Due to issues with our transmission we have yet to do a quarter mile test, or a 0-60 test, however we can tell that with the tachometer set to fast update (it can be set slow, med, or fast) it does an excellent job of keeping up with our right foot. The use of high quality wire to route your connections to the VHX box is crucial and pay close attention to the directions. Dakota Digital Gauges for 94-04 Mustang - YouTube Dakota Digital - Digital Instrumentation and Accessories Page 12 WTR - This is the ground reference used for 2-wire water temp sensors. Soldering and heat shrinking the extension harness is the recommend, if lengthening is required. Who's running Digital Dakota Gauges? I need help! How to easily fix Dakota Digital gauges on your 2014 and up - YouTube Johnson told us, The older muscle cars are getting up there in years, theyre harder to find, and their popularity has made them more expensive. Can I use my stock Oil Pressure and Water Temp sender, or T into these wires to share with the computer? There should be a tab on the sending unit that MUST be connected to the frame. The VHX system must be setup once installed. I have contact Dakota Digital several times and have tried all of their suggestions to try and fix it. See odometer preset section, Tank mount speedometer/tachometer (13 pages), Tank mount speedometer/tachometer (10 pages), 55-86 jeep cj installation guide (2 pages), Manual will be automatically added to "My Manuals", Mounting Universal Display Systems with Subpanels, Mounting Systems with Displays Mounted to Aluminum, Automobile Parts Dakota Digital MCL-2002 Manual, Automobile Parts Dakota Digital MCL-2004(-R Manual, Automobile Parts Dakota Digital RTX-65F-MUS Instrument Installation, Automobile Parts Dakota Digital 650277 Installation, Automobile Parts Dakota Digital VFD3-55J-CJ Mounting Instructions, Automobile Parts Dakota Digital VHX-49F Installation Manual. How can I change the brightness of the gauge cluster at night? The dash shows an ERROR signal or out of range signal. My issue was the speedometer periodically jumping around. Zxws=5`(` ()4IEq9C/Hh/%3{raA= dzv~'ac@ uB2(q>V([?6 f(X jJm[ pu(_6tkc ,lX7]c07(R Y&~`DGoht;lD5]86S??0sBv9UjANU19N}N_.93LJ8 wfX-1zC8s -=8 As long as the sender is properly grounded at the tank, a dedicated ground is not required. Try that or check to make sure you have a good ground from the engine block to the dash brain. How do I know what fuel sender I have in my vehicle? For OBD II applications, our BIM-01-2 is another which may expedite the installation and provide some further benefits in your scenario. Technical Support Manuals - Dakota Digital I have a 2 wire VSS sensor where do I hook up the wires on my control box? Reinstalled and getting 00 blinking. You must log in or register to reply here. Most versions of this module come with at least one switch in the face to allow the display to change between various, screens. Since Project Rehab was built one model year before Ford began equipping 5.0 Mustangs with 140 mph speedometers and our gauges were less than reliable at best, we decided this was an opportune time to do an upgrade, especially considering the extensive work we did early on with the interior. 199 0 obj <>stream My Cruise Control will not engage, I have LED taillights and your Cruise Control, do I need an extra relay? I first hooked it up I put it in demo mode to see the gauges light up etc. You are using an out of date browser. Technical Support Manuals Feel free to review the product knowledgebase, containing a plethora of diagrams and videos to assist in your installation! We drilled two 3/8-inch holes in the factory instrument surround bezel next to the dimmer switch control and mounted the VHX control switches there. The Fora platform includes forum software by XenForo. The VHX system is compatible with a wide variety of fuel level sending units, including the 20-150 ohms unit that is used in all 87-93 Fox-body Mustangs, and the 73-10 ohms used in 79-86 models. All of the instrument lighting is done via LED, which should ensure long life, and consistent illumination. This will release any trapped air and replace it with coolant. VerticalScope Inc., 111 Peter Street, Suite 600, Toronto, Ontario, M5V 2H1, Canada. Yes, wire length will not affect the Oil Pressure or Water Temperature readings. I have installed many Dakota digital dashes and ran into the oil press problem and it was due to a bad connection with the terminal I used for the sender. Cars like the Fox body offer an affordable alternative, with the same amount of thrill. Johnson also mentioned that theyve received a large amount of customer input requesting such a product for the Fox market. Tonight I removed the tank (pain in the ---). We drew constant power from our engine compartment mounted junction box and added an in-line 10 amp fuse near the connection to the VHX box to protect the circuit and the box. The Fox body system was developed through Dakota Digitals new product development process, which according to Johnson typically takes 13 weeks from the time an idea is approved to the time the first prototypes are built, tested, verified, and marketing begins. 1992 and 93 models saw a slightly different bezel, although we'd be pretty sure a retrofit to an older bezel would allow the use of this cluster as well. Through the unprecedented global events this year, the demand for our products has far outpaced our rate of manufacturing. All gauge inputs are connected here a single Cat-5 network cable supplies power, and signals to the VHX instruments.
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