Installing window switch for Type S conversion
#1
Installing window switch for Type S conversion
I have everything set up for my Type S conversion on an 03 TLP. The problem is I don't know where to hook up the 12v lead. I could try the battery but like the idea of a fuse protecting the unit. There appears to be a fuse box on the upper left hand side of the engine compartment. I see there are fuseable links and fused power sources in it. I tried hooking it up to a 10 amp fuse but the MSD unit did not light up. I assume the light comes on when it is powered up.
I looked at all the posts for both CL and TL and do not see a directive on where to wire the unit to. Can someone in the Acurazine community advise on this topic? Sure would appreciate some help here>>
I looked at all the posts for both CL and TL and do not see a directive on where to wire the unit to. Can someone in the Acurazine community advise on this topic? Sure would appreciate some help here>>
#2
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Wire it off the battery WITH a inline fuse. Or get a multi meter out and test which wires in the under the hood fuse panel are switched with ignition. I personally would run it thru the firewall to the back side of the drivers side fuse panel where there are spots to connect to and put a inline fuse in and connect to the switched spot.
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Wire it off the battery WITH a inline fuse. Or get a multi meter out and test which wires in the under the hood fuse panel are switched with ignition. I personally would run it thru the firewall to the back side of the drivers side fuse panel where there are spots to connect to and put a inline fuse in and connect to the switched spot.
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Thanks for the detailed response fstty....I have hooked up an inline fuse and tried getting the box to power up and nothing happens. I am assuming that the display lights up when powered up. I even tried hooking it up to the battery (fuse attached) and nothing. Can you verify that the display lights up when hooked up to a proper power source??
#5
I just took the MSD unit to a stereo shop I patronize and the tech asked me if I had fuses on both fuse inputs on the line I purchased at Radio Shack. I only had one...duh. He put 2 fuses on and it fired right up. Look forward to hooking it up after work.
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Does the IMRC need a separate power source asides from what the msd switch sends it? http://www.acura-tsx.com/forums/showthread.php?t=486697 on post #9 of this thread it mentions a constant power supply (right side) going to it but I wasn't sure if it was coming from the switch or not.
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Manifold and throttle body were easy. The IMRC wiring with the window switch was a little more challenging only because there were not a lot of posts on the topic or perhaps more accurately I did not find all of them..
I will write up a post for the mechanically challenged like myself.
Type S Intake Manifold - $100
IMRC - $60
Throttle Body - $60
MSD Window Switch - $100
Assorted odds and ends - $20
I will write up a post for the mechanically challenged like myself.
Type S Intake Manifold - $100
IMRC - $60
Throttle Body - $60
MSD Window Switch - $100
Assorted odds and ends - $20
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