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[Broadfield]

Originally Posted by Hardie

Hey Mate

May have been posted elsewhere but do you ship your interior products internationally ie Australia?

I'll ship to the moon if the customer is willing to pay for shipping

So yes! Ironically, a lot of my interior pieces go to Australia. Besides the United States, it's easily the most popular country I ship to.

[Hardie]

Originally Posted by Broadfield

I'll ship to the moon if the customer is willing to pay for shipping

So yes! Ironically, a lot of my interior pieces go to Australia. Besides the United States, it's easily the most popular country I ship to.

Thanks man, that is great to here. I will probably be after a few things fairly soon, to order should I just PM you?

[hOngsterr]

did you get anything from damons part out?

[Broadfield]

Originally Posted by Hardie

Thanks man, that is great to here. I will probably be after a few things fairly soon, to order should I just PM you?

You can email me at:

[email protected]

Originally Posted by hOngsterr

did you get anything from damons part out?

No, he didn't have anything that I would want or need. Our tastes are quite different.

[Koukisr20]

Got a question, hope you have an answer. I'm the guy that bought your buddy Lukes red s14. Im finishing up an LS1 swap on the car and I'm having trouble with one last thing. The speedometer. If you recall, the car origianaly used the VSS from the rear diff since its an s15 unit which runs through a Dakota digital box. I'm just trying to hook it all back up the way it was before I took it out but can't remember exactly how it was wired. Honestly I can't even remember why I took it out in the first place. I re-did a lot of wiring associated with the F3 conector so i think that's why I did. Anyhow, I have the power, ground, and VSS wires hooked up correctly I believe. One wire I'm unsure of is the sensor ground for the VSS. I just twisted it together with the main ground. I'm getting a signal to the box cause the green light is blinking when driving. This is where things are really confusing me. I took the yellow/green VSS signal wire from the F3 conector and tried it in all of the signal out ports on the box and I get nothing from the speedo. Is there some kind of ground for the speedo? Ive researched and researched and can't figure out what's wrong. I ask you cause I figured you may know if there were any changes made to the speedo wiring. Or maybe I'm just not wiring it correctly. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

[Lukasss]

I read you purchase the carpet in your car from Stockinteriors.com
My question is; did you get Plush Cut Pile or Ultra-Plush Cut Pile?
Also, how much cutting did you have to do in order to make it fit?
And how strongly would you recommend it to another 240sx owner?

[eighty-six]

[QUOTE=Broadfield;4873458]I replaced the bulbs with LED's. These are kind of blurry pictures I took a long time ago when I didn't know how to take a picture, but it will show you how I did it. These pics are actually from a customer's car that I did, but I did the same thing on mine.




hey Toby,

are these bulbs 3mm or 5mm and how many total is there to replace on the DCC?

[Broadfield]

Originally Posted by Koukisr20

Got a question, hope you have an answer. I'm the guy that bought your buddy Lukes red s14. Im finishing up an LS1 swap on the car and I'm having trouble with one last thing. The speedometer. If you recall, the car origianaly used the VSS from the rear diff since its an s15 unit which runs through a Dakota digital box. I'm just trying to hook it all back up the way it was before I took it out but can't remember exactly how it was wired. Honestly I can't even remember why I took it out in the first place. I re-did a lot of wiring associated with the F3 conector so i think that's why I did. Anyhow, I have the power, ground, and VSS wires hooked up correctly I believe. One wire I'm unsure of is the sensor ground for the VSS. I just twisted it together with the main ground. I'm getting a signal to the box cause the green light is blinking when driving. This is where things are really confusing me. I took the yellow/green VSS signal wire from the F3 conector and tried it in all of the signal out ports on the box and I get nothing from the speedo. Is there some kind of ground for the speedo? Ive researched and researched and can't figure out what's wrong. I ask you cause I figured you may know if there were any changes made to the speedo wiring. Or maybe I'm just not wiring it correctly. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Unfortunately I don't remember... that was several years ago. I would have to go back and research it... which I assume is what you have already done!?!

Originally Posted by Lukasss

I read you purchase the carpet in your car from Stockinteriors.com
My question is; did you get Plush Cut Pile or Ultra-Plush Cut Pile?
Also, how much cutting did you have to do in order to make it fit?
And how strongly would you recommend it to another 240sx owner?

If you are expecting a drop in carpet, it is not. You need to cut it to size and cut out all of the holes for seat bolts, shifter area, center console etc. So there is some work involved.

Originally Posted by eighty-six

hey Toby,

are these bulbs 3mm or 5mm and how many total is there to replace on the DCC?

They are 3mm. I don't remember how many... just count the number of bulbs that are on there.

[hpipro4]

They are 3mm. I don't remember how many... just count the number of bulbs that are on there.[/QUOTE]

you need 4 total.

[Lukasss]

Originally Posted by Broadfield

If you are expecting a drop in carpet, it is not. You need to cut it to size and cut out all of the holes for seat bolts, shifter area, center console etc. So there is some work involved.

Yeah i've read a few DIYs on Jeep forums and other things on the net. Just figured id get your input.
I dont mind the extra effort to get it in. Thanks for the feedback.

[Drftr915]

Originally Posted by Broadfield

So are you trying to convert hard lines over to AN?

If so you would simply use a -5 flare nut and sleeve. Then use a -5 male to -6 male union to step it to a -6. You would cut the hard line wherever you want and then slip on the nut, then slip on the sleeve. Lastly you would flare it to a 37 degree flare. Those three parts would give you this result:

This is the exact same issue I have run into on my s14. Where can I locate all the fittings mentioned, is all your terminology used cross referenceable? Also can that flare tool be rented?

[Broadfield]

Originally Posted by Drftr915

Where can I locate all the fittings mentioned

From me of course... simply post in the thread below or send me a PM. Make sure to leave me your full name and email address and I'll email you a quote.

http://zilvia.net/f/engine/487454-xr...-plumbing.html

[Drftr915]

Damn wish I would have waited. I ordered everything from summit racing earlier today, anyways thanks for helping out. Your work and technical knowledge is very impressive.

[PJherring]

If you were going to put a cam in your ls3 what cam would you go with and why?

[Broadfield]

Originally Posted by Drftr915

Damn wish I would have waited. I ordered everything from summit racing earlier today, anyways thanks for helping out. Your work and technical knowledge is very impressive.

No worries, I'm glad I could at least help you out.

Originally Posted by PJherring

If you were going to put a cam in your ls3 what cam would you go with and why?

Since I purchased a brand new crate motor LS3, I bought the one with the GM Hot Cam. It bumps the 430hp LS3 up to 480hp. It was only another $230, comes installed and still with a full 3 year warranty... so it was a no brainer for me. On top of that the Hot Cam GM ECU already comes tuned for that cam. I went this route for now, then I can do a different cam setup down the road when I do the Harrop ITB setup or just want to try out a different cam. But I have not done any aftermarket cam research yet.

[lalo167]

I want to do a minor wire tuck, just fuse boxes and upper harness under manifold. What gauge wire do you recommend?

[fliprayzin240sx]

Toby, do you happen to have an idea or wiring diagram I can use to turn my kouki S14 corner light to blink also and be a turn signal at the same time? I'm thinking of eliminating the JDM turnsignals all together below the bumper. I was hoping there's a way without having to use relays at each corner.

[Irresistible]

Originally Posted by fliprayzin240sx

Toby, do you happen to have an idea or wiring diagram I can use to turn my kouki S14 corner light to blink also and be a turn signal at the same time? I'm thinking of eliminating the JDM turnsignals all together below the bumper. I was hoping there's a way without having to use relays at each corner.

I tried that, and got sick of looking for a way, so I just dremeled out the holes to be bigger and shoved my turn signals in there and taped them up. I think I may have a solution though. 1157 sockets. Theoretically it'll work.

But if there is another "proper" way to do it, I'd like to know as well.

[Johnny_K]

Originally Posted by lalo167

I want to do a minor wire tuck, just fuse boxes and upper harness under manifold. What gauge wire do you recommend?

Also interested in this info.

[s14fbs]

im redoing the audio in my new car right now its has some random speakers and using the adapter plug. would u suggest running new speaker wire instead of using the factory wiring or will it make no difference in sound quality

[smellslikecurry]

Toby,

Do you have any installed pictures of this interior?

Custom S14 Climate Control/Vent Trim Panel Part 4 « Broadfield's Blog

[lalo167]

What material can I use to repair my HUD trim. The piece that goes on the dash.

[e5s4y]

Originally Posted by Broadfield

I would do the ARC Audio XDi804 and Hybrid Audio Mirius speakers front and rear. I should be able to get you right around the $500 mark... and you would have some really good product for that price!

I should be getting some money to do this relatively soon. Think we could go to pm's or email to discuss everything?

pm here or email at [email protected]

[Broadfield]

Originally Posted by lalo167

I want to do a minor wire tuck, just fuse boxes and upper harness under manifold. What gauge wire do you recommend?

20 gauge would suffice for pretty much all of it. Obviously use larger gauge if you are extending a larger gauge wire.

Originally Posted by fliprayzin240sx

Toby, do you happen to have an idea or wiring diagram I can use to turn my kouki S14 corner light to blink also and be a turn signal at the same time? I'm thinking of eliminating the JDM turnsignals all together below the bumper. I was hoping there's a way without having to use relays at each corner.

I do not... I have never done anything with that. I don't really use diagrams anyway... I just wire stuff on the fly.

Originally Posted by s14fbs

im redoing the audio in my new car right now its has some random speakers and using the adapter plug. would u suggest running new speaker wire instead of using the factory wiring or will it make no difference in sound quality

If you are just running head unit power, then the OEM speaker wire is fine. If you are running an amplifier to your mid/highs then you will want to upgrade to a 16 gauge speaker wire.

Originally Posted by smellslikecurry

Toby,

Do you have any installed pictures of this interior?

Custom S14 Climate Control/Vent Trim Panel Part 4 « Broadfield's Blog

It was just in Modified:

Tim Florio's S14 for Modified Magazine - a set on Flickr

Originally Posted by lalo167

What material can I use to repair my HUD trim. The piece that goes on the dash.

What's wrong with it?

Originally Posted by e5s4y

I should be getting some money to do this relatively soon. Think we could go to pm's or email to discuss everything?

pm here or email at [email protected]

Yep, I can email you.

[csar]

Do you carry the Alpine cde-102?
If so how much?

[Broadfield]

Originally Posted by csar

Do you carry the Alpine cde-102?
If so how much?

No, the CDE-102 was discontinued long ago. The CDE-121 is it's replacement... and even the 121 will be replaced by late winter early spring. So the CDE-102 is almost 2 model years old.

[tabasco122]

installed a few cde-137's today, solid unit, lowest alpine i would go with is the 133 though, bluetooth is just so useful.

[lalo167]

Originally Posted by Broadfield

What's wrong with it?

Its cracked on two corners. Bought a new dash and dont want to have the ugly hole. I want to keep the HUD trim.

[Broadfield]

Originally Posted by lalo167

Its cracked on two corners. Bought a new dash and dont want to have the ugly hole. I want to keep the HUD trim.

You will need to glue it really well, sand down any extra glue that squeezed out the front and then re-texture the whole thing. Feel free to post a pic of the damage so I can make sure my recommendation is the best solution. After you post a pic then I'll recommend the best glue and process for the job.

Or I'm pretty sure I have a mint HUD trim that I could sell you.

[Flicktitty]

Have you ever done a S13 Center console with 3 52mm gauges and a single din radio in a close to factory sized opening? do you believe it would/could fit?

Gauges in question are the AEM digitals.