Anyone Install Gauges?
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2005 SL600 by SPEEDRIVEN
Anyone Install Gauges?
I am installing a shift light this week. However, I can't determine where to enter the cabin of the car from the engine bay. Anyone have any experience with this? Basically, from under the hood I don't see anywhere where wires enter the cabin from the engine bay.
I suppose I could run under the car and drill a hole up into the floor area if needed but would rather not go that direction. Thanks for any help in advance.
I suppose I could run under the car and drill a hole up into the floor area if needed but would rather not go that direction. Thanks for any help in advance.
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I am installing a shift light this week. However, I can't determine where to enter the cabin of the car from the engine bay. Anyone have any experience with this? Basically, from under the hood I don't see anywhere where wires enter the cabin from the engine bay.
I suppose I could run under the car and drill a hole up into the floor area if needed but would rather not go that direction. Thanks for any help in advance.
I suppose I could run under the car and drill a hole up into the floor area if needed but would rather not go that direction. Thanks for any help in advance.
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Thanks for the reminder on the automatic shifting capabilities of the car. However, my car sounds different than your 99 CLK430 as it also shifts manually and does so at a 6,400 RPM redline in manual mode, which is beyond the redline of 6,000 RPM in automatic mode. I understand that this post will not make sense to someone who leaves their car in automatic mode while driving and doesn't take it to the track.
However, for me, when at the track, it is usuful in manual mode to shift around 6,100 RPM (remember that there is a time delay between hitting the shifter and the gear change), in order hit the maximum RPM shift point while avoiding the 6,400 redline cutoff.
Please don't take this wrong, I appreciate your insight into the CLK's transmission capabilities.
However, for me, when at the track, it is usuful in manual mode to shift around 6,100 RPM (remember that there is a time delay between hitting the shifter and the gear change), in order hit the maximum RPM shift point while avoiding the 6,400 redline cutoff.
Please don't take this wrong, I appreciate your insight into the CLK's transmission capabilities.
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In my car I found some room to run wires, its from under the hood on the driver side under the fuse box, you can run wires right to the dash. It is right above the parking brake. You have to remove a lot of stuff, but at least you dont have to drill any holes.
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DropTop208,
Thanks, I wondered if this was possible. Can you be specific on what you had to remove to do this? Was it the whole fuse box? What under the dash did you have to remove and how much time did it take you? Thanks for your help.
Allan
Thanks, I wondered if this was possible. Can you be specific on what you had to remove to do this? Was it the whole fuse box? What under the dash did you have to remove and how much time did it take you? Thanks for your help.
Allan
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Thanks for the reminder on the automatic shifting capabilities of the car. However, my car sounds different than your 99 CLK430 as it also shifts manually and does so at a 6,400 RPM redline in manual mode, which is beyond the redline of 6,000 RPM in automatic mode. I understand that this post will not make sense to someone who leaves their car in automatic mode while driving and doesn't take it to the track.
However, for me, when at the track, it is usuful in manual mode to shift around 6,100 RPM (remember that there is a time delay between hitting the shifter and the gear change), in order hit the maximum RPM shift point while avoiding the 6,400 redline cutoff.
Please don't take this wrong, I appreciate your insight into the CLK's transmission capabilities.
However, for me, when at the track, it is usuful in manual mode to shift around 6,100 RPM (remember that there is a time delay between hitting the shifter and the gear change), in order hit the maximum RPM shift point while avoiding the 6,400 redline cutoff.
Please don't take this wrong, I appreciate your insight into the CLK's transmission capabilities.
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For my car, which has a ECU upgrade, the car will up shift at 6,000 RPM in automatic mode. However, in manual mode the redline is 6,400. This allows for more HP and TQ in lower gears such as 1-4th. This is a result of an ECU upgrade.
That being said, even if the car up shifted at 6,400 RPM in both automatic and manual mode, a shift light indicater is still valuable on down shifts so that you know if you are close or have hit the redline without looking (shift light will go yellow before shift point, green at designated shift point and red upon exceeded shift point [redline]).
That being said, even if the car up shifted at 6,400 RPM in both automatic and manual mode, a shift light indicater is still valuable on down shifts so that you know if you are close or have hit the redline without looking (shift light will go yellow before shift point, green at designated shift point and red upon exceeded shift point [redline]).
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Found the Spot To Run Wires into Cabin From Engine Bay
Well, after looking in the engine bay, I found the spot to run wires directly into the cabin. It turns out there is a round black rubber plug to the left and down from the drivers side fuse box. Just pull it out and that is it.
From the cabin, you must remove 4 or 5 screws that hold up the footwell top panel but that is easy. Once you pull the panel down you will see the hole into the engine bay where the rubber plug was removed. The hole is about 1" wide so there is plenty of room to run wires or hoses as needed.
You could also go through the bottom of the fuse box but there is no need to do so as it requires removing the fuses. This would take to much time.
Hope this helps others if they also need to do so.
From the cabin, you must remove 4 or 5 screws that hold up the footwell top panel but that is easy. Once you pull the panel down you will see the hole into the engine bay where the rubber plug was removed. The hole is about 1" wide so there is plenty of room to run wires or hoses as needed.
You could also go through the bottom of the fuse box but there is no need to do so as it requires removing the fuses. This would take to much time.
Hope this helps others if they also need to do so.
