Got my rig back from David @ Northridge!!!
04-15-2008, 02:25 PM
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I agree with your fenders. But I am a huge advocate of a little bit different look and those fenders are that indeed! Im sure your future 37's will fill that front fender for ya!
Sweet ride sky!
Sweet ride sky!
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looks like the will, it makes the 35's look lke 31's..
Looks really sharp!
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Well Sky, you threw the number $ you spent out there in a post so I'll comment by saying...
DAMN man, sweet looking rig and money well spent indeed!!!!
Hope it wheels for you as great as it looks. Enjoy it
DAMN man, sweet looking rig and money well spent indeed!!!!
Hope it wheels for you as great as it looks. Enjoy it
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So do you want details on the DCX mirror w/mic or the large HD or both?
The HD is not something that I can really give you pictures of without tearing open my console.
To give you some background on myself, I've been writing code and managing systems for more than 20 years now. for the past 12 - 15 I've been dealing with embedded devices (similar in concept to the MyGig -- although the MyGig is much more powerful that what I typically work with). Upgrading the HD was not all that big a chore once I got a little experience playing around with QNX.
It's night time here now, so I can't get you pictures of the mirror, but I can tell you it looks stock (no little mic wedged in a corner or taped to the dash). I'll see about posting pics tomorrow. I can tell you that me MyGig works fabulously with both the Hard Top and the Soft Top. I'll try it out this summer with no top, but I'm sure it won't work well with no to while driving.
The mirror is a Nitro part, and the harness that connects between the mirror and the MyGig comes out of a Sebring (the harness in the Nitro would be better as it is longer, but unfortunately it's not available separately from the headliner, and the headliner costs ~$500.00. Because the sebring harness is too short, I had to get a little creative with my own harness to extend it to the back of the radio.
The DCX parts you will need are:
Nitro UConnect Mirror -- 55157457AA or 55157457AB
Sebring Mirror Harness -- 4795864AG
10 Pin Extension Cable -- 5191195AA
The Sebring harness has the correct connector for the back of the mirror and enough wire to get into the dash (but not enough to reach the MyGig).
What I did was remove the visors and the plastic fascia and made a notch in the fascia where I wanted the cable to enter. Then I ran the cable and through the fascia down into the dash. The harness comes with a couple of body plug mounts taped to it. I drilled a couple of holes in the windshield frame and plugged those mounts into them to keep things from rattling around (you'll understand what I mean when you see the cable).
Once I had that done and re assembled, I removed the driver's side door and the end piece of the dash so I could see the cable dangling in there. I then cut the connector off the end of it (the end that does not plug into the mirror) and discarded it.
At this point I also cut the male end (the end with the pins) off of the 10 inch extension and discarded it as well. Now you have to get a little creative and connect the two harnesses (you'll need to come up with about 20" of wire per connection depending on how you have routed from the MyGig to the Mirror Harness. The wiring diagram should be:
Mirror Harness----------------MyGig Connector
Pin 3 - BK/LB -------------------------- Pin 1
Pin 1 - BK/DG -------------------------- Pin 2
Pin 15 - BK/YL ------------------------- Pin 4
Pin 2 - BK/TN --------------------------- Pin 7
Pin 10 - BK/GY ------------------------- Pin 8
For better audio quality; BK/LB, BK/DG & BK/YL should be twisted together.
This will leave a couple of wires from the Mirror Harness unconnected. You will want to connect them as follows:
Pin 8 BK ----------------------------- Ground
Pin 9 BK/LG -------------------------- Reverse Lights Power
Pin 14 BK/PK ------------------------ Switched Hot
These three wires get the auto dimming mirror to work.
I found a Ground point under the dash for the Ground, connected to the hot lead of the lighter (left hand lighter is switched, right hand is always hot if you have the smoker's group) and found the reverse light power lead in a 34 pin connector in the passenger side foot well. It is a WT/GY wire connected to Pin 3. It's not easy to reach, but once you get in there, it's not too much trouble to crimp on a T-Tap.
If you do decide to do this, it will cost you more than some of the other solutions out there (the Mirror alone is > $150), but in my opinion it was well worth the addition cost for the stock appearance.
If you need more info, feel free to ask.
--Sky
The HD is not something that I can really give you pictures of without tearing open my console.
To give you some background on myself, I've been writing code and managing systems for more than 20 years now. for the past 12 - 15 I've been dealing with embedded devices (similar in concept to the MyGig -- although the MyGig is much more powerful that what I typically work with). Upgrading the HD was not all that big a chore once I got a little experience playing around with QNX.
It's night time here now, so I can't get you pictures of the mirror, but I can tell you it looks stock (no little mic wedged in a corner or taped to the dash). I'll see about posting pics tomorrow. I can tell you that me MyGig works fabulously with both the Hard Top and the Soft Top. I'll try it out this summer with no top, but I'm sure it won't work well with no to while driving.
The mirror is a Nitro part, and the harness that connects between the mirror and the MyGig comes out of a Sebring (the harness in the Nitro would be better as it is longer, but unfortunately it's not available separately from the headliner, and the headliner costs ~$500.00. Because the sebring harness is too short, I had to get a little creative with my own harness to extend it to the back of the radio.
The DCX parts you will need are:
Nitro UConnect Mirror -- 55157457AA or 55157457AB
Sebring Mirror Harness -- 4795864AG
10 Pin Extension Cable -- 5191195AA
The Sebring harness has the correct connector for the back of the mirror and enough wire to get into the dash (but not enough to reach the MyGig).
What I did was remove the visors and the plastic fascia and made a notch in the fascia where I wanted the cable to enter. Then I ran the cable and through the fascia down into the dash. The harness comes with a couple of body plug mounts taped to it. I drilled a couple of holes in the windshield frame and plugged those mounts into them to keep things from rattling around (you'll understand what I mean when you see the cable).
Once I had that done and re assembled, I removed the driver's side door and the end piece of the dash so I could see the cable dangling in there. I then cut the connector off the end of it (the end that does not plug into the mirror) and discarded it.
At this point I also cut the male end (the end with the pins) off of the 10 inch extension and discarded it as well. Now you have to get a little creative and connect the two harnesses (you'll need to come up with about 20" of wire per connection depending on how you have routed from the MyGig to the Mirror Harness. The wiring diagram should be:
Mirror Harness----------------MyGig Connector
Pin 3 - BK/LB -------------------------- Pin 1
Pin 1 - BK/DG -------------------------- Pin 2
Pin 15 - BK/YL ------------------------- Pin 4
Pin 2 - BK/TN --------------------------- Pin 7
Pin 10 - BK/GY ------------------------- Pin 8
For better audio quality; BK/LB, BK/DG & BK/YL should be twisted together.
This will leave a couple of wires from the Mirror Harness unconnected. You will want to connect them as follows:
Pin 8 BK ----------------------------- Ground
Pin 9 BK/LG -------------------------- Reverse Lights Power
Pin 14 BK/PK ------------------------ Switched Hot
These three wires get the auto dimming mirror to work.
I found a Ground point under the dash for the Ground, connected to the hot lead of the lighter (left hand lighter is switched, right hand is always hot if you have the smoker's group) and found the reverse light power lead in a 34 pin connector in the passenger side foot well. It is a WT/GY wire connected to Pin 3. It's not easy to reach, but once you get in there, it's not too much trouble to crimp on a T-Tap.
If you do decide to do this, it will cost you more than some of the other solutions out there (the Mirror alone is > $150), but in my opinion it was well worth the addition cost for the stock appearance.
If you need more info, feel free to ask.
--Sky
Last edited by skydyvyr; 04-15-2008 at 10:00 PM.