valetech new project

[valetech]

van was at a show & shine saturday.was a good day in the evening there was drifting action.
found these pics on the inter web.van was also used for a few photoshoots with same fine ladies (still trying to get hold of pics)

[Graham Taylor]

Scrubbed up ok for the show Paul!

[valetech]

next job is to fit this replacement dashboard removed from a 2012 connect

just need to get the middle heater vents and panel to complete

[Adam_84]

You don't hang around, looking good.

[paul2012]

next job is to fit this replacement dashboard removed from a 2012 connect

just need to get the middle heater vents and panel to complete

That dash should fit straight in no problem, The only problem you will have is with :-

Heater control cables - Easy fix just get the later ones
Instrument Cluster - Your Existing one will not fit wrong shape

Unfortunately the later intrument panels are coded to the vehicle via CANBUS & wire colour code & pin arrangement is completely different

Software in instrument cluster has to be reprogrammed, so it can communicate with the equipment that has been installed into the vehicle, For example - stereo, central locking, lights etc
Without reprogrammimg the panel will not work properly or may not at all. Reprogramming is impossible without the CANBUS system.
(Technical name Generic Electronic Module - GEM) which is built into the fuse panel located behind glove box, & was only intalled in connects from 2006 to present.

The 2 wires for the CANBUS system are located on :-

Terminal block C813 - plugs into back of instrument cluster
Pin 23 GY/VT
Pin 24 BU/WH

I can give you the wiring diagram, so you can wire up the later instrument panel.

[mattvik30]

you cant just fit the dash in like that Paul, that would be too easy. You need to modify some way first!

[CamsTrans]

Sprayed to match the exterior........................

[mattvik30]

Sprayed to match the exterior........................

thats what i was thinking and to be honest i would not accept anything less!

[valetech]

bit of an update

lost all heart in the van at the moment after it had same midnight visitors a few months ago

anyway getting ready for a repaint just cant make my mind up on the colour,thinking a pearl blue are another copper gold pearl.then i can set about fitting my new shape dash

[paul2012]

bit of an update

lost all heart in the van at the moment after it had same midnight visitors a few months ago

anyway getting ready for a repaint just cant make my mind up on the colour,thinking a pearl blue are another copper gold pearl.then i can set about fitting my new shape dash

Respray what happened ??

Pearl blue would look good

[valetech]

long story.
but the short of it,someone tired to nick the wheels and breakin damaging the drivers door with a prybar.something must of stopped them and left me with loose wheel nuts and damaged locking wheel nuts.
didnt know at the time as i had a wheel wobble due to a totally cream cracked driveshaft,but lost the n/s/f wheel which tried to go through the wing door and 1/4 panel.you couldnt open the door as the front of it was folded in and the back was overing lapping the 1/4 panel.

so i had to replace the wing and both front doors.by time i paint and blend into next panels its a repaint.

[Mylee]

Do it red, maybe you've got some handy

[liteace]

long story.
but the short of it,someone tired to nick the wheels and breakin damaging the drivers door with a prybar.something must of stopped them and left me with loose wheel nuts and damaged locking wheel nuts.
didnt know at the time as i had a wheel wobble due to a totally cream cracked driveshaft,but lost the n/s/f wheel which tried to go through the wing door and 1/4 panel.you couldnt open the door as the front of it was folded in and the back was overing lapping the 1/4 panel.

so i had to replace the wing and both front doors.by time i paint and blend into next panels its a repaint.

f**k me, what is going to stop these f********g scum bags from touching other people stuff, If I caught one of the little f********rs I would snap one by one every one of their fingers, then arm then legs, then as soon as they was all healed up I would do it again

[paul2012]

I hate the F***kers that do that, one day some poor unexpecting driver could get seriously injured or Fatal accident due these scumbags.

Sounds like they were mainly after the wheels - which I would put it down to metal theft (aluminium alloy - Aluminium/Copper/zinc & in some cases Magnesium)

There has been in increase in alloy wheel thefts in this area, even more since the copper & lead bandits have be stamped on

[valetech]

Do it red, maybe you've got some handy

sick of red now,when you coming down?

anyway,this what happened



didnt break the side skirt