guage sweep mod (VID)

[03glgold]

I used to use my trip gauge all the time so i could calculate fuel mileage...I will just write down fill up mileage on the car until someone figures out how to make it work with the gauge sweep...would it be possible to have the trip wire connected to the constant without anything else?

[jawa]

yea but then the trip would always be on

[03glgold]

I guess what I am trying to say is the trip memory...I don't know if I am saying what Iam thinking right

[rocketfast321]

That's what the orange wire does. I'm toying around with ideal of getting some diodes, and a 9volt battery. Just enough power to keep memory

[NONE]

super cool , shall be done b4 breakfast lol

[Papa Rad17]

it does not clear the trip with this mod. it is still saved.

[jawa]

How did u do it then ? mine resets

[Papa Rad17]

i just wired it the sunroof fuse for the power source to the Orange wire. works fine... could be the difference between your 01 and my 03. I know there gauge pods arent interchangeable.

[03Sleepr]

mine is an 03 and mine resets...but I don't have a sunroof..or ABS..or any of that extra junk lol..

[Mike The Canadian]

Originally Posted by Papa Rad17

i just wired it the sunroof fuse for the power source to the Orange wire. works fine... could be the difference between your 01 and my 03. I know there gauge pods arent interchangeable.

Could you explain how you did this by any chance?
did you use a fuse tap? Those tend to worry me...have heard bad things about them long term?

I'd love to do this if there was no drawback :d

[Papa Rad17]

I dont have a sunroof either but the fuseholder still has power. I took a 5 fuse and cut ad sodered it to one side so it would still be fused.

[Mike The Canadian]

Originally Posted by Papa Rad17

I dont have a sunroof either but the fuseholder still has power. I took a 5 fuse and cut ad sodered it to one side so it would still be fused.

Hmm...I do have a sunroof... Gotta figure out my actions/options here...
At least I know it IS do-able though!

[Papa Rad17]

there other power sources with the same imputs to them and stuff. doesnt specifically have to be the sunroof one..

[MnG]

Originally Posted by jhubbz

I did it using this method and it worked perfectly. Takes only about 10 minutes, longest part is getting the dash pieces and gauge cluster out!

[CrazzyCavanaugh]

does anyone know were i could get a wire diagram for my gauge cluster?
i have a 99 alero GL
i wanna find out what wire light up the gauges when the lights are turned on, i have reverse glow gauges in, but ones the cars turned on they come on because i didnt know what wire on the cluster was for the light so i just ran it to the ignition power on the cd player

[03glgold]

Most of this type of thing has been covered, the search button can find most things that you need...it may not be for the cluster wires, however it is how most people do it

http://aleromod.com/forums/showthread.php?t=26511

[CrazzyCavanaugh]

i loooked up if there was like stuff on google, but a bunch of diffrent shit come up everytime
and i just finished my gauge sweep mod not even 10mins ago, i love it, just curious what does that orange wire do anyways haha?
and thanks for the help
still figuring out how to do this alero mod forum stuff

[03glgold]

orange is the constant power...you are just rewiring it so that both are switched power...ideally to have everything work you would have to find a way to have a small amount of current go through to remember the trip data, but not enough for it to not sweep

[wombatslayer]

just for a quick rundown... you take the gauge cluster out, get the orange wire, and either tie it into the purple one, or extend it into the fuse of something, say... power windows? i don't have a power sunroof so i'm trying to think of something similar.

[03glgold]

basically, I just clipped into the purple wire...you could still use the sunroof as the sunroof fuse is still active and in place