Blinding blue indicator light

[birdman]

CTScott you are too much man. You must possess an extra chromosome or something. When you spliced the gray wire was the gauge assembly still in the car? If not How do you remove it? Do you have a photo of the 2k resister in place? Does it need soldering? Does it matter which end of the resister is closest to the D2 connecter?

[CTScott]

Originally Posted by birdman

CTScott you are too much man. You must possess an extra chromosome or something. When you spliced the gray wire was the gauge assembly still in the car? If not How do you remove it? Do you have a photo of the 2k resister in place? Does it need soldering? Does it matter which end of the resister is closest to the D2 connecter?

I tested it out on Crashy (my ebay purchased totaled Yaris), who has no headlights, so i actually jumped power to the indicator to make it light and then added the resistor inline with the jumper. I also have her dash completely removed, so I have easy access to all wiring.

But, to do this on an intact car, you pop the cluster trim, disconnect the connector, and then cut the resistor into the wiring harness. You'll cut the wire (about 2" from the connector to give yourself room to work), strip both ends, attach one end of the resistor to each (resistors aren't polarized, so it doesn't matter which end goes to which), and then either heat shrink it or tape it up.