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Wintermute · 05-11-2006, 06:36 PM

No, the outside temp will NOT display on a 2001+ models if you ONLY use the PST2 tool to enable the OBC. This is because the default display for the tach is the odometer and trip odometer. You can only see the outside temp and the other options if you have something to cycle through them. Check out this page for info on the different between OBC model years as well as pictures of a pre 2001 and post 2001 instruement cluster.

Also, from 2002 on, the OBC was changed to become more sophisticated (as shown in the link above) so doing the OBC hack afterwards will only get you the 2001 style OBC. I want to do this to my 2002 S anyway, just because I really want those functions.

That aside, can you post exactly what parts you needed to do this and how you installed it? All I've ever been able to find is "here's how to do it real easy with the switch...or you can install the stalk which is very complicated and hard." But if it is really only 30 min. than I'm so doing it!

05-11-2006, 06:36 PM	#9
Wintermute Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Arizona Posts: 141	No, the outside temp will NOT display on a 2001+ models if you ONLY use the PST2 tool to enable the OBC. This is because the default display for the tach is the odometer and trip odometer. You can only see the outside temp and the other options if you have something to cycle through them. Check out this page for info on the different between OBC model years as well as pictures of a pre 2001 and post 2001 instruement cluster. Also, from 2002 on, the OBC was changed to become more sophisticated (as shown in the link above) so doing the OBC hack afterwards will only get you the 2001 style OBC. I want to do this to my 2002 S anyway, just because I really want those functions. That aside, can you post exactly what parts you needed to do this and how you installed it? All I've ever been able to find is "here's how to do it real easy with the switch...or you can install the stalk which is very complicated and hard." But if it is really only 30 min. than I'm so doing it! Last edited by Wintermute; 05-11-2006 at 06:56 PM.