SHY 7G Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 Seat Box Height OK, may be a different question to normal, but could someone give me the height of the seat box out of a series 2a / defender? I've done away with seat box in mine and put in a flat floor right the way across the drivers & passengers floors. So by having this height I'll have the approx. seat height somewhere near to start with, then I can adjust accordingly to suit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHY 7G Posted October 14, 2019 Author Share Posted October 14, 2019 NEW QUESTION 14/10/2018 : Swoosh Auto Gauge Wiring Diagram I have the two gauges below and could anyone verify the wiring connections for me? Cheers Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 Not sure what you are asking here, they look like wiring diagrams, of sorts, to me, better than most chinesium. What are you trying to do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHY 7G Posted October 14, 2019 Author Share Posted October 14, 2019 Sorry Bowie69, Just asking continued questions as they come up for my project, far easier I think asking in one post instead of keep on adding new posts just to ask a straightforward question (have amended top entry by adding the date asked). SWOOSH GAUGE INSTALLATION: Just asking if someone can verify that the wiring connections I've listed are correct ot not? thanks Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzar Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 Do you have the standard wiring diagram? It's in the manual. Are these aftermarket gauges? Because, I think, the senders and gauges have to be matched in type, otherwise the signal will be meaningless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 What Gazzar said - also those colours are not LR colours; Green is switched fused ignition live in a Series, White is ignition live Red/white is gauge illumination Light green is the regulated side of the voltage regulator which you probably don't want for aftermarket gauges. Green/black is fuel sender (std S3) Green/blue is water temp (std. S3) There's no standard oil pressure sender on Series, Green/Brown was for oil temperature, the Range Rover diagram suggests light green / brown is the std. colour for oil pressure gauge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHY 7G Posted October 15, 2019 Author Share Posted October 15, 2019 14 hours ago, Gazzar said: Do you have the standard wiring diagram? It's in the manual. Are these aftermarket gauges? Because, I think, the senders and gauges have to be matched in type, otherwise the signal will be meaningless. the clue is in the question SWOOSH GAUGE INSTALLATION: obviously not Land Rover?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 To be honest, you've not really explained what you are doing properly at all. We are supposed to guess what vehicle it is going in, know what gauges 'swoosh' are, and where you got the diagram. If you rephrase the and state the question properly then maybe we can answer properly, until then I think people have been as much help as we can be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzar Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 3 hours ago, SHY 7G said: the clue is in the question SWOOSH GAUGE INSTALLATION: obviously not Land Rover?? Why don't you ask on the swoosh forum? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve b Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 If you don't have the install details I'd suggest getting in touch with one of the suppliers - several on eblag . A quick search shows they come up on retro-rides.org. cheers Steve b Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Did you get any sensors with the gauges? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHY 7G Posted October 19, 2019 Author Share Posted October 19, 2019 On 10/16/2019 at 10:14 AM, FridgeFreezer said: Did you get any sensors with the gauges? No not to date, something will more than likely do now in the spring when the loom is fitted to the vehicle thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 On 10/19/2019 at 4:28 PM, SHY 7G said: No not to date, something will more than likely do now in the spring when the loom is fitted to the vehicle If there's no sensors with them, do they say what sensors they need? Almost every sensor & gauge is different - that's why gauges on engine conversions almost always read wrong because (for example) a TDi gauge won't read a V8 temperature sensor, or a Defender fuel gauge won't read a Series level sensor... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHY 7G Posted October 23, 2019 Author Share Posted October 23, 2019 On 10/20/2019 at 11:12 PM, FridgeFreezer said: If there's no sensors with them, do they say what sensors they need? Almost every sensor & gauge is different - that's why gauges on engine conversions almost always read wrong because (for example) a TDi gauge won't read a V8 temperature sensor, or a Defender fuel gauge won't read a Series level sensor... thanks for the heads up, all the gauges I have are aftermarket so I presume they will all use a standard common sensor unit, I have several to hand so can check different sensors with each gauge to get the best calibration. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 1 hour ago, SHY 7G said: thanks for the heads up, all the gauges I have are aftermarket so I presume they will all use a standard common sensor unit, I have several to hand so can check different sensors with each gauge to get the best calibration. I wish you every luck with that - the gauges don't come with details about the sensors it could be a very tedious process, if you value your time it could actually be cheaper to just buy VDO gauges & senders that you know work together. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHY 7G Posted October 23, 2019 Author Share Posted October 23, 2019 3 hours ago, FridgeFreezer said: I wish you every luck with that - the gauges don't come with details about the sensors it could be a very tedious process, if you value your time it could actually be cheaper to just buy VDO gauges & senders that you know work together. Although I've already set the gauges in the custom centre dashboard and run all the wiring I'll give it some thought over this winter period, and buy a VDO gauge here and there as I've currently have x6 52mm size gauges in the design. I'm in no rush as this project has gone on for many years now, I won't put a number to it as the wife might call me out on it, lol currently out of site out of mind........ cheers Rich.H. (still haven't got to the bottom of it regarding the correct connections for the swoosh gauges ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 Crikey that's a console worthy of the space shuttle! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lo-fi Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 There's not really such a thing as a standard or common sender unit. It would a lot be easier if there were, but no... You're in for a few long nights trying to find a sensor with the right characters. Regarding the wiring: I've not seen anyone here using Swoosh. I'd ignore the colours and figure out what you've got from the vehicle wiring diagram. Going to look like Darth Vaders bathroom in there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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