boostedh23a1 wrote:Gord, are you using the GPS speedo or the regular one? im getting close to ordering my speedhuts.
I used the regular one, not the GPS. It was so easy to hook up. It measures the pulses transmitted from the signal generator. It accepts any signal from 500 to 250,000 pulses/mile. All you do is drive along and push a button and it starts counting the pulses as you drive along. After two miles, you push the button again. It now knows how many pulses/mile and does the math. It does not matter what speed you go. I used my hand held GPS to calibrate it, but you can use the mile markers.
Update!
I got the dash in last weekend. Had a few little loose ends to tie up before it was completed this week. I snagged the left turn signal wire on something and it stopped working. I ended up finding out a wire crimp had pulled out and I had to replace it. Now everything works.
I needed to install my door seals. I had heard some pretty bad stories about the aftermarket seals being too stiff and not really fitting correctly. The doors end up being too hard to close, stuff like that. I had also heard there are a few alternatives so...
Off to pick-and-pull to find a 93-02 Kia Sportage. I had 3 to pick from. Here is the donor vehicle. I think it was an 2001.
I had read the front doors were the one to get, I grabbed two front and one back door to compare the length. Total cost...$11.00. The guy threw in the back for free.
Here is shot of cross section of the seals.
OK. So the front door seal is a little longer. About 18 inches. Here is what is excess after you press it in place.
So next up is trying the Kia back door seal. First attempt had a little excess length, but really close. So I tried to compress it a little as I went around the second time. You gotta be kidding me...I fit perfect!
Well, almost. A few wrinkles here
And there
But overall, it was pretty good. The sharp angle is the place to start, and it fit on the inside pretty good as well. Left or right side seal does not matter, as long as you start at the top corner.
So now what? I figure I had the longer pieces and would try and cut a miter joint in the seal to get a perfect corner.
So I used the longer pieces from the front door. The picture here does not do it justice. It actually looks pretty good. The seal presses on hard and holds on real tight. The neoprene seal is very flexible and takes to it's new shape very well. The doors open and close easily. I think it will get even better as the seal takes to it's new shape after a little time.
Much better
I will clean it up a little later. Using the sealant is kind of like drywall. And I suck at both.
I tried the sill plates. The outside aluminum one fits perfect. The inside one is going to need to be trimmed as it no longer will fit over the rubber.
That's it for now, Time for a beer, and I finally got the video to work. Not much to look at, but at least you can hear the car running. Maybe time for a gopro...
Gord