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Installed one of these on the weekend and after few people asking how I decided to make a write up.
So a VTEC light is simply an LED which is lit when the vehicle crossover into VTEC.
You will need:
Wire
12v LED (or lower voltage LED and resistor)
LED Clip
Scotch Lock
First thing I did was to locate the VTEC solenoid wire on the ECU
It's the Green wire with a Yellow stripe
I then removed the Speedo cowling removing the two screws on the top
Then there's 3 screws on the actual speedo housing.
Once removed I undid clips and removed both the panels
I decided where to place the LED and made cuts etc to allow the clip and wires
Soldered the wires to LED and checked I had polarities etc right way round by testing the LED on a 12v source
Simply ran the wires through a hole in back of speedo and refitted everything back together
Picture of it installed
Ran the wires down through the dash and to the correct places
Lastly I pulled the tape back on the ecu wiring and installed the new wire
Just found a bolt attached to body under dash to put the negative wire too.
And hey presto, just remember you will need to go out and drive to test it and also allow the vehicle to warm up first as VTEC will not engage when cold.
So a VTEC light is simply an LED which is lit when the vehicle crossover into VTEC.
You will need:
Wire
12v LED (or lower voltage LED and resistor)
LED Clip
Scotch Lock
First thing I did was to locate the VTEC solenoid wire on the ECU
It's the Green wire with a Yellow stripe
I then removed the Speedo cowling removing the two screws on the top
Then there's 3 screws on the actual speedo housing.
Once removed I undid clips and removed both the panels
I decided where to place the LED and made cuts etc to allow the clip and wires
Soldered the wires to LED and checked I had polarities etc right way round by testing the LED on a 12v source
Simply ran the wires through a hole in back of speedo and refitted everything back together
Picture of it installed
Ran the wires down through the dash and to the correct places
Lastly I pulled the tape back on the ecu wiring and installed the new wire
Just found a bolt attached to body under dash to put the negative wire too.
And hey presto, just remember you will need to go out and drive to test it and also allow the vehicle to warm up first as VTEC will not engage when cold.