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Since this is a topic that is constantly coming up over and over again, I've decided to write up what I know about this. If your VN has a level 1 or level 2, you can convert it to a level 3 dash with a little bit of modification to your wiring loom.
This is the calais dash. You can get them for about $80
You will need a few things -
- The dash $80 or so
- The left hand switchblock with the trip computer controls. $50 from the wreckers
- The 4th connector that plugs into the bottom of the dash
- The plug to go into the back of the switchblock. Your original one doesnt have the right amount of wires.
Tools
- Philipshead screwdriver
- Wire stripper/cutters
- Soldering Iron
- heat shrink/electrical tape
Attached are the two wiring diagrams that I used when installing mine.
1. Take out your dashboard.
2. Remove your fuse cover panel. Find the wires that go to the 3 connectors for the dash.
3. Find the wires that correspond to the wiring diagrams, cut them and splice the wire from the 4th connector to it.
4. Solder the wires together, and cover with heatshrink, or just electrical tape.
5. Remove your original switchblock.
6. I found the easiest way to install the switchblock wiring was to take the extra wires out of the new connector, and plug them into your existing connector. Connect these new wires to wherever theyre supposed to go in the diagram.
7. Run a long piece of wire over to the ECU behind the left passenger side kick panel. Splice that wire into the wire shown on the diagram.
A few other things to note -
- You can run the dash without wiring up the 4th conenctor, but you will not have an odometer, and that wouldnt be legal.
- Do not try to use a VR/VS dash in a VN/VP
Thats all I can remember for now, so if you have any questions, please ask them here instead of making a new thread.
Thanks to whoever created those diagrams, Hozy, Lexx and anyone else that helped me when I installed mine.
This is the calais dash. You can get them for about $80
You will need a few things -
- The dash $80 or so
- The left hand switchblock with the trip computer controls. $50 from the wreckers
- The 4th connector that plugs into the bottom of the dash
- The plug to go into the back of the switchblock. Your original one doesnt have the right amount of wires.
Tools
- Philipshead screwdriver
- Wire stripper/cutters
- Soldering Iron
- heat shrink/electrical tape
Attached are the two wiring diagrams that I used when installing mine.
1. Take out your dashboard.
2. Remove your fuse cover panel. Find the wires that go to the 3 connectors for the dash.
3. Find the wires that correspond to the wiring diagrams, cut them and splice the wire from the 4th connector to it.
4. Solder the wires together, and cover with heatshrink, or just electrical tape.
5. Remove your original switchblock.
6. I found the easiest way to install the switchblock wiring was to take the extra wires out of the new connector, and plug them into your existing connector. Connect these new wires to wherever theyre supposed to go in the diagram.
7. Run a long piece of wire over to the ECU behind the left passenger side kick panel. Splice that wire into the wire shown on the diagram.
A few other things to note -
- You can run the dash without wiring up the 4th conenctor, but you will not have an odometer, and that wouldnt be legal.
- Do not try to use a VR/VS dash in a VN/VP
Thats all I can remember for now, so if you have any questions, please ask them here instead of making a new thread.
Thanks to whoever created those diagrams, Hozy, Lexx and anyone else that helped me when I installed mine.
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