screw pictures... i want a video

ill upload it for ya on my photobucket site...
email it to me if ya can get one... addiction2bass@yahoo.com

 

here's a short video clip

 

There's already one on the internet which say that you "need" a ctr gauge bezel for this to work. Well, you don't. And unlike the VTEC light, this is actually useful. This option was included in Japan and Europe but in the US it was optional and seen as luxury. That's why this was not included standard. THIS WILL ONLY WORK ON US MODELS. In canada, it IS possible but you'll lose a funtion from your guage cluster.

Again, take out the cluster and take apart and look @ the following.

The red circle is where we are going to put it.


Notice the two holes. Those are put there by the factory and we going to join them using a diode.


heres the back view


again, using the method in this thread, we sand this area off from the back and use a paper taped over a colored cd case to make our symbol.
here's the link to the picture of the open door you can use. http://www.fotosearch.com/thumb/ICL/ICL131/OBI_008.jpg



this is how it should look afterwards


then, look under the steering wheels and you'll see something like this. (image courtesy of clubsi)


splice into the Light Green/Red wire and run it up to the cluster like shown



We want to cut that pink wire out from the cluster harness that is on the left. THIS IS WHY IT WONT WORK IN CANADA BUT ONLY IN THE USA. In Canada, that pink wire is actually used for something. In the USA, that is just a dummy wire.


Now, put that pink wire into the first hole on the center blue cluster. Then, attach that extension from the light green/Red wire to this.

Use a factory bulb pn# 35505-sa5-003 and plug it into the open hole behind that opening.

Voila you are done.

 

so what? is that just a open door indicator?

 

Hey I watched that video that vtec light is really cool, might be something id try in the future or maybe even pay someone to do since i hate working on electronics.

 

When I have time, I will do both of the mods. Thanks ludakrishna420, great write up!

 

actually, i carpool quite a bit, and sometimes i'll start to hear a lot of road noise on the freeway and later i find out that the door was not completely closed on the passenger side. This way, i can tell that from the beginning. Plus, if the factory intented for a door ajar light to go there, why not put it.

 

so that location realy doesnt need any lighting or case/picture or what? that is interesting... i might use it for something else

 

hey.. can u put a vtec light on a 2001 ex and is it the same way???

 

Man...that vtec thing is so sweet. I am gonna do that for sure.