Finally starting the conversion of my interior from tan to black this weekend. Well, I should say, RE-starting the conversion. I've mostly been doing touch ups of stuff I painted a decade ago. Thankfully, SEM Landau Black is still SEM Landau Black!Speaking of SEM Landau Black, I need...

Cleaning up nice!

Got a little done over the last weekend that took way longer than it would seem... I got my new carpet in a while ago, and finally got the chance to do some fitment/trimming.I've got more trimming to do, but for now everything is cut where I can confirm it needs to be.I also did some...

I decided I'd clean up and refurbish my valve cover over the weekend. I'd found an image that I liked of a crinkle coat VC with white lettering and a red :dsm:, so with that in mind, I set about cleaning.The tools I used. Eventually, I took a wire wheel to it after I got tired of trying to...

I did a LOT of wrapping last weekend. I got the rear shelf stripped and wrapped with black trunk carpet. I also did the headliner, sunroof panels, and sun visors. I got photos of the rear shelf, and tried to get video of all the headliner stuff, but since I'm still getting to know this new...

Saturday I decided to pull my door rubbers and the body harness. The door rubbers came off OK, and I'll have to do some straightening on the driver side. That center "catch" didn't want to let go, and ended up being bent almost 90 degrees by the time I got the rubber removed. The harness was...

After a quick visit to the local Cars-n-Coffee Saturday morning, I spent most of the afternoon getting the garage sorted enough that I can put the daily in beside the Eclipse. I also got my block on the engine stand and the transmission and head on my tool cart. (I didn't notice that stick...

Not much of an update here, and no pictures yet.With my family in town, there wasn't much time for the car. I did some part cleaning last weekend and I spent some time at the local Pick-n-Pull this week getting some parts off a 97 GS they had. I went with the intent of picking up just the...

Gotta love those twisty sides! Nice find and at a REALLY good price! Also, your car really is a banana, yellow on the outside, and white on the inside!

Wednesday August 5: Plan of action for today: Get the car to Ohio, get the car in the garage, unload the truck on Thursday.Outside of construction the drive to Ohio was mostly uneventful. It just took much longer than expected. What was supposed to be a 7 hour trip turned into almost 10 with...

Tuesday August 4: Plan of action for today: Everything that was supposed to happen on Monday. Including calling the dumpster people to demand delivery in the morning.**The following contains brief mentions of nudity and a whole lot of "do not try this at home." Reader discretion is...

Saturday Aug 1: Plan of action for today: Get to Illinois.My father and I drove out to Bloomington/Normal, IL. It rained on us the whole way. We grabbed a quick dinner and crashed at a hotel for the night. Driving in 7 hours of overcast and rain, that's a check into the Loss Column...

I suppose I ought to say something here at the start... My 2G has been down for a decade (give or take) and I finally have a place of my own with a pretty decent garage. I'm headed to Illinois tomorrow to trailer the car to its new home. The picture in the Vehicle Profile is actually more...

PXHero submitted a new DSM Profile :PXBuiltRead more about this vehicle here...

Just finished reading this, epic build man! Very inspiring. My GSX has been in pieces in Illinois for almost a decade. I started digging into it, ran out of money and time, then relocated for work... The good news is, I'll be starting a build of my own next week after I bring the car out...

I still, as of now, haven't gotten to the wiring stage. From what the instructions show, it appears to be pretty straight forward. All you have to do is either connect the gauge to an aftermarket sending unit, or find the factory signal within the car.The fuel level gauge is a prime...

The wires on my 99 GSX are in order from left to right, as the plug would sit in the switch in the car:1. Empty Pin 2. Black/yellow 3. Black 4. Green/whiteHope this helps!

Since I haven't found time to do much work on the car (or money for more parts) the gauges have been sitting in my tool box surrounded in microfiber, so they're holding up fine!Thank you both!I knew I was forgetting something when I started this build... Crap, now I have to find a...

No problem!Programming it to auto transmission mode should fix your issue, unless you want to apply your parking brake every time you want your car to remote start (again, recommended if you have a manual transmission)...Nice tune! I'm currently trying to build my GSX for the 400hp mark...

(My post above has been corrected to show that the starter wires should be flipped, Purple is ALWAYS Remote Start output, I don't know what I was thinking:ohdamn:)Programming is best done through a BitWriter (but is still doable without one). The DEI instructions are a little confusing at...

Ok, here's the connections you need:The heavy gauge ignition harness wires (H3 10 pin):Red, Red/White, Red/Black should be connected to 12 Volts white + ignition harness The solid Red on the H1 harness should also be connected here.The Green wire should be connected to the key side...

WTF Wow... You really went hog wild with the sound deadening... To answer your question: "That'll do it!" :thumb:edit: I don't know if it will help your music sound cleaner, that's usually up to the source music and the speakers reproduction of it, but you definitely won't be hearing any...

You shouldn't need to hook up the trunk trigger to anything if you don't have a trunk switch. If you want trunk protection you'll need a pin switch, or a mercury switch mounted somewhere either on the lid or the trunk lip. Otherwise, don't hook it up.Are you sure that you tied your parking...

Do your ears a favor, and save a little longer and buy decent speakers. A good pair of speakers will cost you easily $150 and up to the thousands of dollars range depending on what you want out of your system. A decent 4 channel amp to push them will cost you at least what you have budgeted...

High resistance and poor grounds can cause current flow issues, in LED's this can prevent them from lighting, but with incandescent lights it may cause a dimming effect since the full +12 isn't flowing through the filament.Personally, I agree with changing the bulbs. It's the easiest...

Thanks! I knew there had to be more than just AMS, but that's all I kept getting from google.

Thanks for the heads up about AMS. Sadly, the car won't be ready for a while yet, so this Saturday won't work. I'll keep Boostin Performance in mind though! Thanks!

I apparently suck at internet searches, because the only AWD dyno shop I've found even semi local (I live in Bloomington) is AMS Performance up there in Chi-town. I've heard that they know the 4G63 like no one else, but that they might not be too wallet friendly to DSMer's. Especially those...

The vast majority of imports have lighter ports that are switched power.

Looks like he bypassed the amp. If they are resistors, it's wrong. Get them out. Most likely they are capacitors going to the factory tweeter wiring. If you're going to be running an amplifier, then you should be able to set the crossover points, and you won't need those little caps.When...

Personally, if I were doing what it sounds like you're doing, I would use the switched +12V Ignition wire in the steering column (should be Black/White). You could also trigger a relay with a low current switched power circuit to provide +12V straight from your battery if you're worried about...

Is there a problem with your factory keyless entry, or do you just want more range out of your keyless system?A big part of my job is to do things like keyless entry, alarms, and remote starts, so I'm a little biased when I say you should do it. Just do it correctly, or have it...

This may seem like an odd question, but how are you reconnecting your wires? Solder and tape? Twisting the copper together and taping? Crimp caps or butt connectors? Wire nuts? (Please for the love of God, not wire nuts :pray:)1. Sounds like the clutch circuit and the brake circuit are...

Unfortunately, I don't have a positive answer. Since each gauge comes with a new sending unit, I assume that they won't work with the stock ones (except fuel, tach, and speedo). The only gauge that didn't come with a sending unit besides those three was the Air/Fuel WB, I need to buy a sender...

Thank you!

Unfrotunately, they do not "sweep" that I noticed. When I put power to them to illuminate the gauges, they did "jump" a bit, but no sweep. I haven't gotten the chance (more so, I've been lazy) to read the instructions, so I'm not sure what each button does, but I think they've got a "warning"...

The “Fuel Cluster” was primarily the same as the main cluster, with a few exceptions.First I needed to create a plate the same size as the double DIN opening. Again, I used 3/4” MDF. Simple Bob Vila work here, measure twice, cut once. I still cut mine a little larger and sanded a bit on...

They are all electronic gauges, but unfortunately they do require their own senders and wiring. Plug and play is easy, but I like doing things the fun way! :hellyeah:Also, I looked through Speedhut's gauge products, and couldn't find what you were referring to. All I saw were the stock...

Installed might be a bit since my dash is on the bench behind my stripped GSX. I'm going to try to find the time to get some illuminated pics taken. I haven't even seen them lit up yet, so hopefully Speedhut sent me the right colors...

All of my fuel gauges are going where the radio is normally located (I've got photos for that too, and another write up that needs doing...) I'll be remote mounting my radio in or near the glove box, and using an RF remote to operate it.Here's a "teaser" :sneaky:Speedhut is the name...

They're Speedhut brand gauges, and completely customizable. If I find the time, I'll get pics of the illumination on here too. Blue hash marks with red needle.

Fixed?:pray:

Next it was time for a test fit to make sure everything still closed perfectly.Oooooooo, pretty...Now that I knew things were coming along, it was time to prepare the surfaces for texture. I cleaned the plastic using some adhesive remover. Then I used 120 grit sand paper and roughed...

Quite some time back, I started a rebuild project on my 99 GSX. It's moving along sloooooooooooooooooowly. However, I finally have enough done on my gauge cluster to write up a bit of a tutorial.First things first, remove and disassemble your cluster. If this is difficult or heart...

Anybody know a good AWD capable dyno shop besides AMS in Chicago? Not that I'm against them, I've just heard their prices are outrageous!

Been a DSMer since 2005. Currently in the process of tearing down my 99 GSX and going for 400HP, and a clean car...

Thanks! That eases my concerns quite a bit!

I'll be pulling the engine from my 99 GSX tomorrow. It's my first engine pull ever. So naturally, I read as much here and in my Haynes manual as possible. I just finished reading the tech article on transfer case removal...

There is a green/white wire at the plug for your headlight switch that uses a negative signal to turn on your parking lights. Usually, the negative trigger at the light switch is fairly low current, so you don't have to worry about burning stuff up (I'd still fuse your connection though)...