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Hey guys,

Have just finished stripping out a GTR and am about to start re-wiring the interior system and put everything onto a control panel that will be mounted around the stereo area...

It will have all the usual finctions (Start, Ignition, Fuel, Indicators etc.)

What i would like is for people to post up some photos of their own panels so i can get some layout ideas, im not wanting to just throw a bunch of switches on a panel, functionality and ease of use (when driving) is what im after.

Cheers guys.

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functionality and ease of use (when driving) is what im after.

Keep the stock gear, seriously.

Wipers, lights, indicators all at your fingers without taking your hands off the wheel to reach for a switch. Plus you're used to where they are so no thinking about where stuff is when you get in the track car once a month or so.

main power/start/what ever else can go in the console as you don't really need to get at it when driving.

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Just a few things I've learnt in regards to the dash with the R33 as I was isntalling my Racepak IQ3 Dash.

- You need the hazard switch connected for the indicators to function.

- There is a switch inside the original cluster that sends the control switch to the alternator (I put a 100R 1W Resistor between the two wires in order for the alternator to charge correctly, took me hours to figure this out :( )

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Just a few things I've learnt in regards to the dash with the R33 as I was isntalling my Racepak IQ3 Dash.

- You need the hazard switch connected for the indicators to function.

- There is a switch inside the original cluster that sends the control switch to the alternator (I put a 100R 1W Resistor between the two wires in order for the alternator to charge correctly, took me hours to figure this out :( )

its actually a globe that does it. just like the oil pressure light.

best to wire in a pilot light with a globe (not an LED) to excite the alternator and it severs as an indicator when it stops charging.

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It's not solely the globe because it works with the globe taken out. There is a 100Ohm resistor soldered onto the flexible circuit board.

The digital dash shows up errors on the screen when its value falls outside a set of parameters.

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Cheers Guys,

I will be leaving the cluster in ATM, but thanks for the heads up on the Alternator, I do remember something about this in TAFE! lol

Phunky_Monkey: Whats the switch box you have located next to your handbrake??

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I had the car rewired with a Painless kit, which you can find out more info on here: http://project180sx.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2008-11-11T13:00:00%2B11:00&max-results=3

The result was perfect, though time consuming.

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