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Old 05-23-2017, 11:37 AM   #1032
salvi
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Can anyone explain the below post? I understand that he's connecting the dimmer lever cables directly to the cluster. Someone asked why he didn't just spliced the wires from the cluster instead of cutting them and he mentions that one wire carries 5v. Where is it getting the 5v that he had to cut the wires? Does anyone have the wiring diagrams for just the dimmer?


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first thing you want to do is gather parts your going to need.

2 pins w/ wire to put into the b20 and b22 in your cluster.

2 blade connectors (optional, you could solder)

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optional steps
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you will have to choose if you want the center consol contols to dim or not. you can either wire them to be their brightest, dimmest, or use a switch to contoll them seperate.

so choose if you want to grab a switch or solder them


1st.
take the cluster out, then grab the B clip and plug in the 2 pins one in b22 and one in b20. run those down to the steering colum.

now take the bottom of you steering colum apart(there is one screw on the under side of the plastic. unscrew it then pull it away from the colum.
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next look for the plug that goes into the headlight switch

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now flip the plug over. and you should see where it says 17 on one cornner and 9 on the other. this are the marking the wires in the plug. so start at 9 and move over to the number 11 an 12.

clip them and leave room for a wire connector to go on them. then connect 12 to b22 and 11 to b20

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great job with that part now the dimmer works!!! if you turn it to max bright and it dimms then your wires are backwards, fix it.

now for the other side of the wires you clipped. this is where you can use a switch or not.

1st option: dont connect just tape both side then your done. the center consol will be at the lowest setting but its still very visible.

2nd option: connect them, now the're at the brightest setting which isnt all that bright in a subaru.

3rd option connect a switch between the two wires and then you can choose when its bright or not.

i did the 2nd choise


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agin with the video of this sweet hotness in action....

http://media.putfile.com/sti-cluster...dimmer-working
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