AU dash turned digital ebay thing ?

EB-92 · 22-10-2007, 03:54 AM

hey all.
was snoopin round on ebay for some things for me XR6 and i came across this

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/UNLOCK-your-d...ayphotohosting

its a book explaining how to turn your AU dash into a full digital speedo/tacho etc.
true or complete rubish, just curious ?
Cheers. Rodney

the_scotsman · 22-10-2007, 07:04 AM

I know a lot of these things can be done of EF/EL dashes...but all the info is available onf fordmods.com

I'm guessing the same can be done with AU/B series...but I wouldn't go paying for it...

part from the diagnsotics mentioned on the eBay listing...all it does is display your speed / revs on the digital odo...

EDIT: heres a link to how to enable a lot of the diagnostics mentioned on eBay for the AU:

http://www.fordmods.com/forums/documents.php?doc=34

EB-92 · 22-10-2007, 07:54 AM

ahhhh nice, thankyou for that, might give it a go, see how it goes.
cheers mate.
Rodney

EB-92 · 22-10-2007, 08:14 AM

just gave it a go, works, just have to do the hole 5 pess/depress in 10 seconds AS SOON as you get onto ignition, the one after accessories :P
thought id post back with some results etc incase someone else is wanting to give it a crack.
cheers.

**Peuty** · 22-10-2007, 04:57 PM

Yeah, it's a handy little thing. Only problem is you can't swap between it and the normal dash display (odometer and DTE) without having to do the routine again.

Cooper69S · 22-10-2007, 08:38 PM

i've done it a coupla times and its fairly handy. gives you trip computer functionality on a forte too (L/100km instant and average). i only used it on a highway trip to see what the consumption was doing... was interesting but haven't bothered since

ayeyew · 22-10-2007, 08:47 PM

interesting! might give this a go. Do you have to do it everytime you start up?

EB-92 · 22-10-2007, 08:48 PM

na only gotta do it once, unless u reset it back to normall.
i found it awesome, i like it haha.

ayeyew · 22-10-2007, 09:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EB-92

just gave it a go, works, just have to do the hole 5 pess/depress in 10 seconds AS SOON as you get onto ignition, the one after accessories :P
thought id post back with some results etc incase someone else is wanting to give it a crack.
cheers.

lmao

now i see why you wrote this, hahahaha.. I did it 5 or 6 times on accessories and was wondering why it stopped lighting up all the time, lmao

scared the out of me one of the readings cuz it was like 653,000 or sumn.. im like wtf?

Just changed it to the 3rd mode, looks pretty cool, lol

Might go for a drive now

EB-92 · 23-10-2007, 09:48 AM

lol yeah thought id post that up, did the samething you did, i was like now ive done it hahaha.
#3 and #5 i tend to use alot.
Cheers.

jeffb · 23-10-2007, 06:28 PM

I cant get this to work on MY AUII TS50, has anyone tried it on an XR or T Series Cluster?

EB-92 · 23-10-2007, 06:30 PM

yeah i got it to work on me AU2 XR6,
AS SOON as u get to ignition after access do the 5 press's over 10 seconds thing, then do the rest, it will go blank, then press the odo button again to cycle through the functions.

FGII-XR6 · 23-10-2007, 06:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jeffb

I cant get this to work on MY AUII TS50, has anyone tried it on an XR or T Series Cluster?

timing is critical it can take practice

ayeyew · 23-10-2007, 07:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jeffb

I cant get this to work on MY AUII TS50, has anyone tried it on an XR or T Series Cluster?

Make sure it is in ignition, not just accessories

I had mine on accessories the first 5 or 6 times, then flicked it over one more for ignition, then i got it on the first go

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EB-92 · 23-10-2007, 07:18 PM

i was pondering, make this a sticky somewhere ??? or is sumfin similar already one :P

jeffb · 24-10-2007, 10:14 AM

Yeh I had it on ingition, should it cycle between odo and trip when you press the button, or should it just stay on what ever it was displaying before you started pressing?

**Peuty** · 24-10-2007, 11:58 AM

I could get it to work first go on my AU1 Spac, but i can't seem to get it to work at all on the XR8.

ayeyew · 24-10-2007, 12:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jeffb

Yeh I had it on ingition, should it cycle between odo and trip when you press the button, or should it just stay on what ever it was displaying before you started pressing?

If i remember correctly it cycled

falzoony · 24-10-2007, 01:28 PM

how do you get it back to normal? or is that mode 1? and does it work on a forte?

EB-92 · 24-10-2007, 03:32 PM

hold the odo button for 11 seconds, it will go back to normal

falzoony · 24-10-2007, 03:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EB-92

hold the odo button for 11 seconds, it will go back to normal

Ok thanks, I'm gonna go try it.

falzoony · 24-10-2007, 04:32 PM

Yep works for me!
Do you think that using the diagnostic mode is how you can change the cars Km's? I was thinking about getting an xr cluster and this would be good as I could put its km's down to what my car has.

HLC · 24-10-2007, 04:53 PM

just did this to my car. what a gimmick. im leaving it like that lol

ayeyew · 24-10-2007, 05:00 PM

Maybe we should all sell our cars on ebay and call them Falcon LM models, lol

DIGITAL speedo!! lol...

I remember on my dads old fairmont ghia (may have been an XF or sumn), it had a digital speedo and was very bright green or blue i think.. (This was 20+ years ago) I always wondered why they got rid of them, cuz i thought they were cool, lol

FRDGAL · 24-10-2007, 07:43 PM

I can't get mine to work, which is strange because I've had it in diag mode before. I'm doing it right and I'm using a stop watch for the timing, as I did last time, but the stupid thing won't work! Arrgghhh!!

I never cared about putting it back into diag mode until this thread popped up. Now it's annoying me that I can't get back into it lol.

1niceef · 24-10-2007, 08:05 PM

has any1 got instructions on how to do this to an ef?
and also would any1 have any pictures of it, either on
an ef or au?
cheers, Scott.

EB-92 · 24-10-2007, 08:15 PM

ok i think its time to explain it step by step lol

1st. keys in the ignition, turn once then turn one again, so you are 1 turn from kicking the car over. AS SOON as it goes onto ignition start step 2 straight away, must not be any delay

2nd. Using the Odometer Button, Press the Odometer Button Down, then release 5 Times within 10 Seconds - note must be VERY accurate ie
1 push -------- 2 release ------- 3 push ------ 4 release etc

3rd. after the last time that you release which should be the 5th time within the 10 seconds time frame leave it released for 5 seconds

4th. after the 5 seconds push the odo button in for 7 seconds then release for a further 5

5th. then finally push back in for another 7 second and the digital part of your dash should go completely blank, then press the odo button again to cycle through the functions.

P.S if i am wrong with any of this please inform me and ill edit it
Cheers. Rodney

P.S.S hope this helps everyone who is having troubles

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P.S.S.S lol - http://www.fordmods.com/forums/documents.php?doc=34
thats the link to show you the functions that are known.

partie · 24-10-2007, 10:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jeffb

I cant get this to work on MY AUII TS50, has anyone tried it on an XR or T Series Cluster?

Tried it on my TE50, it worked. But took a couple of tries.

The EF/EL instructions are here:
http://www.fordmods.com/forums/documents.php?doc=12
I have tried it successfully from GLi, Fairmont Ghia to DF LTD.

xr8driver · 29-10-2007, 04:02 PM

Can someone do a video tutorial for this? lol! Both me and my father tried to get it to work on my AU1 XR8 with no luck! So frustrating!!!

jeffb · 29-10-2007, 04:19 PM

I finally got it to work on mine, you have to be very very precise with the 5 up/downs, in fact i was doing it much too slowly, when you count it out with your watch you have to go up/down very quickly within 10 seconds and then do the remainder of the steps.