Brent Kasl wrote:
> Several weeks ago while removing the tranny for the OD conversion their
> was a response from a lister who had installed a warning light that was
> on when the OD was engaged. I thought this a possible good idea but do
> not remember that persons name or details. Can they repeat the process?
> Thanks Brent
Hello Brent:
That was probably me. I got an extra green turn signal dashboard warning
light assembly (the one that flashes
above and to the right of your speedo in a Series 5). I drilled a hole
centered directly underneath the clock,
(halfway between the clock and the vinyl/padded roll at the bottom of the
dash) and stuck the green light in.
I soldered two wires onto the bulb assembly (the piece that presses into the
black plastic tube on which the
green light sits), and ran the two wires through the firewall to the
overdrive switch box that is screwed to
the firewall in the engine compartment. There will be two extra "prongs" off
of that switch so connect one of
those wires to each one. Then hit the OD switch on the dash and the light
should go on when engaged, and off
when you switch off the OD. If it's reverse of that, just swap the wires
into the firewall switch. I tried a couple
of different lights from Pep Boys, etc., but the factory piece looks much
better. The other
position the light could be installed in that would look good (or better)
would be to the left of the blue bright
headlamps indicator to the left of the tach. This would have been my
preference but since I was drilling into the
dash and that is a very difficult angle to get to, I didn't want to risk a
mistake. Interestingly, behind the dash in just
that position (I have an
extra dash to look at), there's a circle in the plastic that looks as if
that's where the factory intended to put this
but for some reason (probably to save a few pence a car) decided not to have
a warning light.
I highly recommend installing some sort of warning light as you'll always
consult it and don't have to guess if you're in OD or not.
Plus, it could save you a lot of money if the OD doesn't dis-engage for some
reason and you put it into reverse. I understand
this action can destroy an overdrive so it's good to be safe.
Steve Sage
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