Anyone Who Can Assist With A Ruzic Torque Controller Install?

[some_cs_student]

Hi,

I'm fine with wiring up my car stereo system, but when it comes to installing something like this I'm a little unsure, the installation instructions advise which wires, but I have no idea where the wires are located behind the dash....and my soldering iron is not the best either.

Would anyone have time to help install this on a weekend?

Preferably South East suburbs, its supposed to be relatively simple, I can offer something, eg. a bottle of vodka or similar for the time.....

I'm fine with getting the dash apart, its more the which wire goes where problem and soldering

Regards,

Gareth

[some_cs_student]

Anyone?

[Wyseman]

Would anyone have time to help install this on a weekend?

Is this the Ruzic 4wd controller? I've just installed one on my GTR, was quite easy. I'll give you a hand if you like.

[some_cs_student]

Is this the Ruzic 4wd controller? I've just installed one on my GTR, was quite easy. I'll give you a hand if you like.

Yes its the Ruzic 4WD controller

If you've got some time that would be great, I'm a bit of a n00b with electronics, but can help if you have an IT problem

[some_cs_student]

Is this the Ruzic 4wd controller? I've just installed one on my GTR, was quite easy. I'll give you a hand if you like.

Thanks a lot for your help!

To summarise, for anyone else attempting the install, its relatively easy, the only little mistake I found was the wires to the switch are listed as "white/brown" on myn it was "grey/brown", quite obvious once everything else is wired up.

My installation was on an R33.

The "G" sensor, that the main plug connects to is located under the centre console, there are two screws next to the seats on the side of the centre console to remove it.

There is also two buttons on the bottom of the handbrake leather cover.

And 3 screws which are visible if you have removed the gear surround which you need to unscrew and the entire centre console comes out.

Under here are 2 black plugs with a lot of wires, the Ruzic controller look diagram describes the colour of the wire on the *right* (drivers side) of the plug (the top plug).

2 of the wires get stripped, we (Wyseman was assisting ) used the left hand side of the plug to do this, as it was easier, just pay attention to the colour change of each wire, and you will need to remove the outer plastic coating and wrap the controller wire around the wire, solder if you can (I was too nervous about attempting to solder here so used a strong twist and a lot of tape).

1 wire gets cut....and you join as per the instructions.

I re-used the stereo power wire, simply spliced (sniffing?) the power wire from there, and the stock stereo ground (which was unused).

There is also 1 wire which goes to the centre gauge cluster, to the back of the gauges, the EV+ screw of the torque controller gauge has the wire go to it.

I managed to sneak the switch in under the plastic, on the right side of the plastic surrounding the gear lever, facing horizontally...

The controller I velcro'ed to the drivers side of the plastic, well under the dash, you can see but not read it while driving, you have to stop and look at it... putting it where the ashtray goes would have been better but I don't want to hack the dash at all.

EDIT: with the plastic cover that goes around the serial plugs, be warned that there are 4 same-sized screws.

You want the 4 with flat heads, and the tiny nuts, to go through the covers vertically and hold them together.

The 4 longer screws with phillips head are used with the brackets with 2 holes, you use the non-threaded hole to secure the bracket to the front of each serial plug (2 per plug).

You then connect the plugs and run a shorter screw between the outer threaded hole of the bracket to ensure the serial plug cannot be pulled apart...

(I actually used the 4 phillips head screws first, then spent a while trying to work out why the flat headed screws wouldn't fit into the serial plugs properly...)

It's not *that* hard to do but its a little tricky, without some friendly assistance I would have had no idea where to find the g-sensor or where to look for the wires.

Thanks a lot wyseman!

P.S. I considered doing photographs but the last of these controllers are getting sold now so its probably not worth making a proper tutorial...

[XRATED]

thanks for the info..

Edited September 8, 2009 by XRATED