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Locobob · 06-03-2014

So my custom DIC display with integrated tire pressure monitoring system is finished.

Here is the modified DIC housing, I cut a big chunk of it out and then glued a flat piece of acrylic down to provide a flat base for mounting the TPMS. I used some squared plastic tubing for columns underneath to set the height and get it even all around.

These are the component parts that go on top, guts of Orange Electronics TPMS, piece of orange tinted acrylic to bring the display colors more in line with the existing dash lighting, tinted cover panel with warning indicators and a clear section cut out for the TPMS display, and to the right are buttons I made which protrude through the panel in order to activate the micro switches on the TPMS unit.

Here is most of the unit assembled with screws at the four corners to keep everything together. I'm using red LED's for the warning lights. The cord for the TPMS unit will come in through the bulb socket directly left of the unit and then loop around through the far left cube and plug into the unit. I could have added one more warning light at the top left of the TPMS but couldn't really think of anything else I needed. If I still had the factory steering wheel and airbag then this is where the inflation rest warning would go, or if it were a 90 one could put the full power indicator here.

A few parts that didn't get used. First run of the display panel which was way to transparent, clear plastic rod which I cut pieces off and painted to form the TPMS display buttons, and some buttons I robbed off a junk stereo which I was going to use but then realized that doing so was going to cause assembly/dis-assembly issues so I scrapped that idea.

The assembled DIC

Ill get some pics of the unit in action in the next few days.

06-03-2014	#228
Locobob Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 1,047	Re: Locobob's Interior Mod Thread So my custom DIC display with integrated tire pressure monitoring system is finished. Here is the modified DIC housing, I cut a big chunk of it out and then glued a flat piece of acrylic down to provide a flat base for mounting the TPMS. I used some squared plastic tubing for columns underneath to set the height and get it even all around. These are the component parts that go on top, guts of Orange Electronics TPMS, piece of orange tinted acrylic to bring the display colors more in line with the existing dash lighting, tinted cover panel with warning indicators and a clear section cut out for the TPMS display, and to the right are buttons I made which protrude through the panel in order to activate the micro switches on the TPMS unit. Here is most of the unit assembled with screws at the four corners to keep everything together. I'm using red LED's for the warning lights. The cord for the TPMS unit will come in through the bulb socket directly left of the unit and then loop around through the far left cube and plug into the unit. I could have added one more warning light at the top left of the TPMS but couldn't really think of anything else I needed. If I still had the factory steering wheel and airbag then this is where the inflation rest warning would go, or if it were a 90 one could put the full power indicator here. A few parts that didn't get used. First run of the display panel which was way to transparent, clear plastic rod which I cut pieces off and painted to form the TPMS display buttons, and some buttons I robbed off a junk stereo which I was going to use but then realized that doing so was going to cause assembly/dis-assembly issues so I scrapped that idea. The assembled DIC Ill get some pics of the unit in action in the next few days. __________________ Robert ZR-1 Net Registry Oregon State Director 91 ZR-1 #431 Black/Black LPE 368 Last edited by Locobob; 06-03-2014 at 07:26 AM.