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Subject:Re: Using the "extra" LEDs in the instrument cluster
From:Hector Zapata
Date:Tue, 13 Mar 2012 15:59:40 -0400

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On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 3:34 PM, pickle vanagon <greenvanagon@gmail.com>wrote:

> The easiest would be if you're willing to use the oxygen sensor LED.  many
> people have bypassed them with a longer speedo cable anyways since its just
> a mileage counter, and the box is just an extra source of potential
> bouncy-needle speedometer syndrome.
>
> In that case, the wire is already coming out of the back of the dash off
> the connector, you just need to cut it and hook it up however you want it.
> (Check the bentley for whether grounding it turns it on or off---I forget).
>
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> On Sat, Jan 28, 2012 at 6:55 PM, Harry Hoffman <hhoffman@ip-solutions.net
> >wrote:
>
> > Hi All,
> >
> > Has anyone utilized the unused LEDs in the instrument cluster and done a
> > write up on it?
> >
> > I'd like to use one for my check engine light but am a bit afraid to go
> > messing with the ribbons.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Harry
> >
> > Sent by Enhanced Email for Android
> >
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