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Fintro11 · 05-10-2015, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Pdwight

Did you get your harness yet ?

Nope, got the Switch though

got bored and half installed it

pretty easy to do once the harness comes I'll take some pictures and do a little install guide. Pretty excited

Fintro11 · 05-10-2015, 05:47 PM

Pdwight · 05-10-2015, 06:54 PM

with the harness it will be a cakewalk, please let me know when it comes in

Thanks
Dwight

eicheldp · 05-13-2015, 08:35 AM

Finally got everything installed, 4th stalk in place and buttoned up. Connected the Durametric, activated the OBC.........FAIL. :troll:

Could not get the correct number of bytes back from the OBC plus I received a fault code of 5555.

I am confused. Do I need to go to the dealer and have the factory code turned on with the PIWIS(?).

Pdwight · 05-13-2015, 08:53 AM

I had the same situation when I did my install, I drove to another members home and he had a PIWIS (spelling?)and it still did no good. What it turned out to be was a connection. Double check the connector you inserted the pins into at the back of the instrument panel, make double sure it is completely plugged in all the way...easy to have it askew .

Also be sure none of your pins pushed out of the connector....if you saw the triangles they should stay in place.

Next thing to try is the actual 4 stalk, I had a cold solder joint in the OBC lever on the ground.....easy to "Ohm" this lever out.

Let me know if I can ever help

Dwight

eicheldp · 05-14-2015, 02:51 PM

Dwight,
Took it apart and put it back together.....It now works.

Go figure.

Thanks for all your help & you too Bruce. The harness worked great.
One word of advice to all who want to do this hack. Put the top down first. Life will be much easier. Ask me how I know.

Don

BruceH · 05-14-2015, 03:00 PM

Glad to see you got it working Don! Happy to help

Pdwight · 05-14-2015, 06:05 PM

Without going to a parlor

Glad you got it worked out

Dwight

Fintro11 · 05-20-2015, 03:23 PM

Where is the connector where the pins go in?

Pdwight · 05-20-2015, 07:14 PM

The connector on the back of the instrument cluster

Fintro11 · 05-20-2015, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Pdwight

The connector on the back of the instrument cluster

lol I never realized you had to take the instrument cluster out, after a bit of googling I figured out ... with googling included it was a 15 min job

thanks Dwight!

Fintro11 · 05-20-2015, 08:06 PM

Fintro11 · 05-20-2015, 08:07 PM

jpc763 · 05-21-2015, 11:06 AM

This is the first I have seen of this. Cool that i can activate the OBC on my 2001 S. I have a 3 stalk so is there another place where I an look at step by step procedure for the upgrade?

Also, do I need to buy a 4 stalk?

BruceH · 05-21-2015, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by jpc763

This is the first I have seen of this. Cool that i can activate the OBC on my 2001 S. I have a 3 stalk so is there another place where I an look at step by step procedure for the upgrade?

Also, do I need to buy a 4 stalk?

Generally, it is tough to buy just the stalk. I bought a 4 stalk and removed the OBC stalk from it and installed the stalk on my OEM 3 stalk. Then run Dwight's harness from there to the gauge cluster. Pelican has a good DIY guide with pictures. You will then have to have your computer activated. I went to my local indie mechanic who charged me $50. The stalk ran $129 from Oklahoma Foreign on eBay.