05 sti guage cluster into an 03 wrx... anyone done it? HELP!!!

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10-17-2009, 01:06 PM

Subadubaru

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05 sti guage cluster into an 03 wrx... anyone done it? HELP!!!

ok i found the threads on how to do it!!! but some confusion when reading the instructions!!!

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Originally Posted by Chapel

Step 4 is optional and involves silencing the R.Diff Temp light. The EASIEST solution is to simply throw some electrical tape over it.
The more ADVANCED way to do it is to Ground pin 4 but I was fine with just taping it.

this is the second link below:
when he talks about grounding pin 4 how do i do that? would i take the b4 wire from the connector and ground it that way? im lost with this one there are no pictures to go along with it....

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Step 5 is the ABS Light. At this point, no good solution has been found. I taped it and left a LITTLE of the bottom of the A showing so that if the ABS DOES fail, I'll see the little yellow light go off. The solution involves backwards wiring the ABS circuit on the board to be OFF all the time until failure.

and with this one has anyone rewired the circuit on the board?
i really don't want it to look tacky with a piece of tape over it...

its a very good write up but he has left a few of the aspects astray and of course i got confused on them!!!????

i need help!!!

http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/show....php?t=1166573

http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=926620

thanks,
Trevor

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10-17-2009, 02:32 PM

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ok another problem i ran into with his write up!

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Step 2: Carefully file down the one little peg in the STi cluster that will keep the stock plug on the left from going in

what prong is he talking about... i dont have a prong in the guage cluster that doesnt allow the connector to go in i have 2 prongs on the plug that doesn't fit into the guage cluster... ?!?!?

10-18-2009, 09:25 PM

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ok another problem i ran into with his write up!

what prong is he talking about... i dont have a prong in the guage cluster that doesnt allow the connector to go in i have 2 prongs on the plug that doesn't fit into the guage cluster... ?!?!?

Yes, the prong on the plug (from ur car) is preventing the plug from going into the gauge cluster. You need to file/cut down the prong that is holding it back. Then it should work.

10-18-2009, 09:35 PM

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Just do what I did.. Get an 04 sti cluster because they are plug and play into WRX's.

10-18-2009, 10:33 PM

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Just do what I did.. Get an 04 sti cluster because they are plug and play into WRX's.

04 are plug and play, but you will have some electrical polarity problem. I forgot which but ur ABS i believe will have opposite polarities, so it will always be on or something like that. Just shave that part of the A clipp and everything is dandy.