ukdm el dials into preface jdm bb1.

Bludge · Post by **Bludge** » Fri Apr 25, 2014 11:07 pm

So i bought the dials off ziayaan without really thinking about it, and after doing some reading it sounds hard and im not keen on butchering the wiring.

I have read about getting a post facelift dash loom to replace the current loom and then its pretty much plug and play, is this right? and if i do that will it also include the connector for the dimmer switch?

Dbo · Post by **Dbo** » Fri Apr 25, 2014 11:13 pm

the ukdm loom has a white box that sits behind the dash under your clock... this controls the dash up and down....
I just took this off and it forced the dash lights bright all the time..... to wire this to the switch to turn up and down did not work and forced all lights dim only all the time.... other than that the whole thing was plug and play apart from the daylight sensor had to be wired in......

Bludge · Post by **Bludge** » Sat Apr 26, 2014 8:14 am

sweet, is the loom the same for a 2.0 ukdm? as there is one at my local scrappy i could harvest!

Dbo · Post by **Dbo** » Sat Apr 26, 2014 8:27 am

I don't think so m8

only ever heard of using 2.2 ukdm facelift loom

you will see all the connections on both sides are the same but on the passenger side footwell the facelift loom has 1 extra earth the jdm loom doesn't have. this black wire we just connected to any other black earth and as said with the box in place for dashlights every thing just goes dim and flickers.....

Bludge · Post by **Bludge** » Sat Apr 26, 2014 11:21 am

so whats the difference between the jdm preface and ukdm facelift loom? i have a preface jdm loom spare so how difficult would it be to add whatever extra i need to the jdm loom?

Dbo · Post by **Dbo** » Sat Apr 26, 2014 11:41 am

Jdm anologue clocks plug in on 2 plugs... el dials have 3 plugs....
wire colours are completely different.... someone did send me the colour coding of which had to go to which....
but quite coplicated.....

Bludge · Post by **Bludge** » Mon Apr 28, 2014 11:02 pm

Bah! looks like its gonna be put on the back burner for a while then! thanks for all the advice!

mercutio · Post by **mercutio** » Mon Apr 28, 2014 11:03 pm

might have some wiring somewhere

Bludge · Post by **Bludge** » Wed Apr 30, 2014 7:23 am

that would be great merc! the dials came plugged into so something but i wasnt sure what it was. will post a pic up later.

Post by **indigolemon** » Wed Apr 30, 2014 9:53 am

Wee silver box? If so, that's the inverter to power the EL tubes.