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Greetings Saabers,
I thought I would share procedure for knock LED project that I did last year and really enjoy the benefits from. It came from Vincent Tong. I read on this post somewhere that a Swedish parts company is selling a similar device- but why not make it yourself? It gives me a reminder when I'm pushin' her too hard..............check it out:
The thing you need is called a 'cable terminal'
> in
> >Saab parlance, part number is 91 20 668. Others MIGHT be compatible,
> like
> >the connectors you can buy for, say, the fuel injectors or the AIC or
> >whatever. They're just simple metal clips.
> >
> >Procedure:
> >
> >1. Take the APC off of the car, unplug the large 25 pin (or however
> many)
> >contact housing.
> >
> >2. Slip the rubber boot off the contact housing. Gently, as it's more
> than
> >10 years old and fragile.
> >
> >3. Now memory gets fuzzy, but you should be able to click open the
> contact
> >housing. At this point, run a black wire (coz you always use black for
> >grounds, right?) from the LED (more on install of that later) to the
> cable
> >terminal. Crimp it carefully, maybe solder it if you want.
> >
> >4. Slide the cable terminal into position in slot 19. Piece of cake,
> >you're done. Oh, and connect the other end of the LED to 12v power.
> >
> >I'm no electrician and just a pretty hardcore garage mechanic. But I
> don't
> >think a little LED will have much effect on the APC's function. I've
> been
> >running the light for a couple few months now, no issues. It's been a
> >great help in seeing what's happening with the engine. Mike at SPG9
> >applauded my install when I informed him of it.
> >
> >For mounting my LED, I put it into my custom made, CNC laser cut triple
> >gauge panel. Unfortunately, no updated pix, but it's right up top next
> to
> >the boost gauge, between the two leftmost gauges. Pic here, but without
> >the LED. http://plaza.powersurfr.com/vtong/spg/gauge-day.jpg
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