Clinometer Idea
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Inclinometer Idea
I was wondering how much of a pain it would be to install an FJ Cruiser Inclinometer in a 1st Gen. 4runner? I know it wouldn't be plug and play, and that there will be quite a bit of custom wiring and routing of sensors. I just want to know if it is possible without the FJ wire harness and computer.
The harness and inclinometer:
http://www.purefjcruiser.com/catalog...clinometer.php
Link to install instructions for install in FJ Cruiser:
http://www.fjcruiserforums.com/forum...dash-swap.html
The harness and inclinometer:
http://www.purefjcruiser.com/catalog...clinometer.php
Link to install instructions for install in FJ Cruiser:
http://www.fjcruiserforums.com/forum...dash-swap.html
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one thing that first lick says that the gauge is 499, while the 2nd link says that from toyota its only 390!!! but i think all you would need to do is tap the lights harness for lighting and the add a sensor for the temp( a part i am sure you can acquire from toyota or junkyard)
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by the way awesome!!!! idea i was thinking of adding a LC gauge into mine.http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p...h/DSC02613.jpg
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not sure, but if the incline/tilt meter is a float style i'm sure you would just need a power wire and temp sending unit. should be pretty straight forward.
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id just leave it in the montero/raider and sport that. I love those things.. it was between a '91 monte and a '90 4runner when I was hunting for a new rig..... obviously the 4runner won, but mostly because the guy with the monte sold it wile i was on my way to his house.. oh well, guess it was a sign..
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Gotta say I'd feel right at home with one of those Artificial Horizon style clinometers in my dash... if only they were'nt surrounded by all those other things I don't need lol... IK suzuki (I think) had a stand-alone AI type clinometer but they are impossible to find around here and are big and clunky anyway...
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The main reason I want to do the FJ gauge thingy is that it has everything I wanted to put in there in one convenient package and the FJ Cruiser icon is pretty similar to a 1st Gen. 4Runner. Also I'm not the pick-and-pull type, I like putting fresh parts in my 'Yota .
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I do like that the color is a near perfect match (from the pic) to the Beige interior of my 4Runner.
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one thing that first lick says that the gauge is 499, while the 2nd link says that from toyota its only 390!!! but i think all you would need to do is tap the lights harness for lighting and the add a sensor for the temp( a part i am sure you can acquire from toyota or junkyard)
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I was thinking that myself se7 but I was'nt sure how big the whole thing was.
You don't happen to have measurements and a side shot do you?
If it's small enough I'm wondering if you could MacGuyver it into one of those A-pillar pods.
You don't happen to have measurements and a side shot do you?
If it's small enough I'm wondering if you could MacGuyver it into one of those A-pillar pods.