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T-VIS indicator LED

Discussion in 'Interior / Exterior Modification' started by rye, Jul 24, 2007.

  1. rye

    rye Well-Known Member Donated!

    Ok guys....easy as pie and looks neat!

    First, peel back the carpet on the passenger side behind the center console. There you will find the ECU!

    Now, locate the T-VIS wire on the appropriate diagram below and match it up to the wire you need on the connector.

    www.st162.com/diy/3sge_ecu.jpg
    www.st162.com/diy/3sgte_ecu.jpg

    Next, cut the wire about 1-2" from the connector, then twist those wires together , get yourself a butt connector, and attach a single wire to the other end of the butt connector.

    This will be the ground for the led, you can test it when the car is off because the T-VIS wire is always grounded when the car is off, as soon as you turn the key to "on" then ground is no more!

    Now, hook up the 12v to your acc wire, either on your radio, or in the fuse block somewhere... I hooked mine up to an existing 12v line that already had a switch on it, you can do the same!

    I'll get some pictures of the install and a video of it in action in a couple of days....

    But give it a shot, it's super easy and it also lets you know your T-VIS is working properly, and if you do auto-x or drag this will come in handy so you always stay in T-VIS range!
     
  2. schmooot

    schmooot Well-Known Member

    you'll need a 12 volt LED as well....just thought I'd throw that little tidbit out there


    So that pinout is just a negative trigger when the TVIS kicks in right?


    I think I might do this....except I'll wire it up to light up a phrase on the dash.....something like "BOOYAHHHHHH!!!!!!" HAHahahhaha
     
  3. rye

    rye Well-Known Member Donated!

    Yup the pinout is the ground...

    I just threw a couple of resistor's on the positive side of the LED to even it up for 12v....

    And to test it the TVIS is always grounded when the car's off, so make sure that positive is hooked up to a switch or the acc wire or whatever....

    I ended up using a blank spot in the gauge cluster and made a printout with my computer that said TVIS and put it behind the piece of transparent black and just taped it in....looks great! :D
     
  4. rye

    rye Well-Known Member Donated!

    Some install pics!

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  5. rye

    rye Well-Known Member Donated!

    Next you'll need to find somewhere to power your LED....make sure you have a resistor capable of a load drop to 3-5v as most LED's are that voltage...

    The positive side need's to be on a switch too (I used my ashtray light wires to power all of my LED's), because when the car is off the tvis is grounded, and when the car is switched on, it's not, unless the engine is above 4000rpm....

    I ended up mounting my LED in a blank spot in my gauge cluster....here it is!

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  6. alman162

    alman162 Well-Known Member

    looks pretty straight forward, but knowing my luck, ill cut the wrong wire and mess it all up lol

    i suck at wiring everything but basic sound systems :p
     
  7. rye

    rye Well-Known Member Donated!

    If you can wire a stereo you can do this....I think this is probably easier....only 2 wires to worry about really....
     
  8. madsbp

    madsbp Guest

    Okey, if I have understood this correctly, u cut the Top-left wire, tie the two ends together, stick 'em both up one end of a butt connector, and then the ground wire on the other end?
     
  9. rye

    rye Well-Known Member Donated!

    Yes sir!
     
  10. Mafix

    Mafix Owner Staff Member Administrator Donated!

    check your ECU pinout first and verify that wire! also this is only for GE/GTE motors!
    (someone had to state the obvious)
     
  11. madsbp

    madsbp Guest

    How to verify I'm cutting right wire? :p
     
  12. rye

    rye Well-Known Member Donated!

    If it's the same wire that I cut then there ya go! lol
     
  13. rye

    rye Well-Known Member Donated!

    Here's a new design I made for the tvis light...

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  14. alman162

    alman162 Well-Known Member

    i like that new design better
     
  15. rye

    rye Well-Known Member Donated!

    yeah the other one was just a quick one I threw in there....this kinda ALMOST looks stock haah
     
  16. MITT4G

    MITT4G Well-Known Member

    I woould like to see one in action- I think joe would be a prime person cause he is always in TIS mode lolol
     
  17. MITT4G

    MITT4G Well-Known Member

    WOW- That was bad but I seen the product in action- How much t make me a TVIS for the dash??
     
  18. rye

    rye Well-Known Member Donated!

    Don't you have an fe?
     
  19. Youds

    Youds Well-Known Member

    ^^^

    oh and cool ;p reminds me of my buddys turbo light in his 626 turbo
     
  20. underscore

    underscore Well-Known Member

    I still wanna see someone wire up a huge light for teh TVIS. like SHEBLAM IT"S ON MALFUCKA
     

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