BRAN's - 986 - Seal Gray Anatomy

[BRAN]

Originally Posted by ike84

Hey bran, did you do a writeup of installing the gear indicator? I'm curious how you did it. I remember you mentioned mounting the display as a bit of a pain. I'm really curious about how the guage actually works. I've seen universal devices which make contact between the shifter and a hot contact for each lead, and that seems really complicated.

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Sorry no, but a little post write-up out of my memory might help.

The indicator works absolutley perfect, although it relies on an analog sensor (I guess). Shifts are recognized and displayed within a second. I thought it might be only for fun, but honestly, after the wow effect was gone...I realised that I still regularly check my gears, e.g. when not quite sure or entering a sharper turn. Really usefull and looks cool to boot, ....and yes I am 50+ and face memory loss from time to time )

One little sensor will be attached with zip ties to the gear lever (you've got to desinstall the shifter knob first). The 2nd sensor (a little reference box) needs to be attached to the car frame (I placed it right next to the airbag controller box). It needs to sit absolutely tight to have error free indications, so I manufactured metal frame and used the existing screws you will find in that air bag controller area. Tape is just not good enough long term.
Of course it needs power, but there are more than enough options to steal power in the center consol area.
After the reference box and the movement sensor are tightly fitted, you can start to program each gear in the indicator (no worries, they have a good manual)

How did I manage to get the huge indicator LED in that tiny spot? I disassembled the LED housing and used tiny neodym magnets glued to several little spots in the dashhousing and on the LED indicator (which I probably had to safely trim down to its core to be able to fit in that spot.
This way, I can flip the LED aside, if I need access to the main screw which attaches the gauges housing! That was the TRICKY part and took quite some time to figure out a solution.
So in case I need access to the screw, I flip the plastic see through frame aside, pull that orange metall pin and bingo...the indicator will unhook from the magnets and I will have free access to the screw behing it. Putting it back is as easy, as the magnets will force it back into place, when i push the orange metal pin.

https://www.gaslock.de/en/innovation/indy-cator/

[ike84]

Originally Posted by BRAN

Sorry no, but a little post write-up out of my memory might help.

The indicator works absolutley perfect, although it relies on an analog sensor (I guess). Shifts are recognized and displayed within a second. I thought it might be only for fun, but honestly, after the wow effect was gone...I realised that I still regularly check my gears, e.g. when not quite sure or entering a sharper turn. Really usefull and looks cool to boot, ....and yes I am 50+ and face memory loss from time to time )

One little sensor will be attached with zip ties to the gear lever (you've got to desinstall the shifter knob first). The 2nd sensor (a little reference box) needs to be attached to the car frame (I placed it right next to the airbag controller box). It needs to sit absolutely tight to have error free indications, so I manufactured metal frame and used the existing screws you will find in that air bag controller area. Tape is just not good enough long term.
Of course it needs power, but there are more than enough options to steal power in the center consol area.
After the reference box and the movement sensor are tightly fitted, you can start to program each gear in the indicator (no worries, they have a good manual)

How did I manage to get the huge indicator LED in that tiny spot? I disassembled the LED housing and used tiny neodym magnets glued to several little spots in the dashhousing and on the LED indicator (which I probably had to safely trim down to its core to be able to fit in that spot.
This way, I can flip the LED aside, if I need access to the main screw which attaches the gauges housing! That was the TRICKY part and took quite some time to figure out a solution.
So in case I need access to the screw, I flip the plastic see through frame aside, pull that orange metall pin and bingo...the indicator will unhook from the magnets and I will have free access to the screw behing it. Putting it back is as easy, as the magnets will force it back into place, when i push the orange metal pin.

https://www.gaslock.de/en/innovation/indy-cator/

Thanks bran, that's a huge help!

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[itsnotanova]

I saw on the news about all the flooding going on over there. I hope you and your family are doing okay?

[BRAN]

Originally Posted by itsnotanova

I saw on the news about all the flooding going on over there. I hope you and your family are doing okay?

Hey Woody, we're good here! Thank you.
Yup, they really had bad flooding in the western region of Germany.
Luckily, I live up North next to the Elbe river, and floodings were pretty common here. 10 years ago, authotities pushed hard to get our dikes and wetlands future proof, so it will need a tsunami to break them. But you never know.

[JBauer]

Hi Bran, when you bought your headlight covers did you paint the ring silver or did the company that you bought them from? Wondering what color that is. Thanks

[BRAN]

Originally Posted by JBauer

Hi Bran, when you bought your headlight covers did you paint the ring silver or did the company that you bought them from? Wondering what color that is. Thanks

Hi JB,

a few years ago, I had to pick a silver color for my side air intakes at my local paintshop, so I picked a pretty basic silver out of the middle of their 50 different shades of silver color palette.
Not sure what color coding that was, but that is the color I told them to use for the trim rings. It is a pretty basic (metallic) silver, if that helps

[JBauer]

Originally Posted by BRAN

Hi JB,

a few years ago, I had to pick a silver color for my side air intakes at my local paintshop, so I picked a pretty basic silver out of the middle of their 50 different shades of silver color palette.
Not sure what color coding that was, but that is the color I told them to use for the trim rings. It is a pretty basic (metallic) silver, if that helps

Thanks for the input. The seller recommends Artic silver. I immediately ordered a can and when I got it it was bad. 🙄
Went and bought some duplicolor silver and this is what it is. Looks OK I guess.
Not installed just laying on them.