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turbo timer install, help

im trying to install a turbo timer, i have a harness for it. but i cant figure out where to plug it in. looking at the instructions it says to plug the 3-pin side of the harness into the plug for the ignition/starter. ive got the dash ripped apart, am looking at like 4 different plugs i can choose from... but theyre all 4-pin or larger. heres pics of what im trying to do, with the plug i have, and the plugs im looking at in an attempt to figure out which one to use. someone help, im going crazy!

instructions
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Harness
TTHarn.jpg


plugs (which one do i plug it into!!!) the two on the right: (blue/black) and (black/white) come from the ignition/key switch. the blue/black is a 6-pin and the black/white is 4 pin. but even the 4-pin side of the harness doesnt work.
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well int he second pic, you plug it in the blue and black ones. But wtf, your harness looks wrong.

your harness should look like this
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wellt he one on the right plugs right into the turbo timer's plug and there should be two other plugs that look like the pic I posted.
 

As I remember all mine were 3 prong. I actually used the same harness off my 95 3000GT VR4 for my 92 galant and it worked strangly enough..

Austin
 

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Yeah, I think that harness is wrong. I have never seen any plug like that on my DSM. You may have to just tap into that blue/black connector to wire it up.
 

yea, im trying to tap it in right now. got all the other wires going but i need to find a 12v power souce. my voltmeter is broken and with the ignition all apart i cant go get a new one /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif anyone know a good constant 12v power source? namely wire coloring...
 

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straight off the bat..
haha. nah..

i dont know the colour but u will probably need a good multimeter to find the wires you need ..

unless somebody has them recorded???

how'd u find the rest without being able to find the 12v constant?
 

i have an install guide made for 1G DSMs. the other colors were listed as 'tap X color from the harness into the "blue/red" in the ignition, but the 12v constant connection was "crimp the wire and plug it into an unused fuse spot". im guessing the ignition itself has a 12v supply since thats where the harness would have gotten power, but i dont know which wire it is. ive got a solid black, black/yellow, and black/red that i havent tapped into yet.
 
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the big solid black one off the 6-pin plug (same one i tapped into for the other wires) -is- a constant 12v power supply. turbo timer is now installed and working /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif PITA, little less than 4 hours from start to finish for someone who has never done electrical work before, had a shitty diagram, and had to run to the store and buy a multimeter then figure out how to use it, then install everything, tape it all up, and do a pretty cool install in the vent by my knees underneath the steering wheel.

note to anyone who searches and finds this topic: BUY A HARNESS. literally probably a 15 minute job for a complete noob like me to do if i had a harness. if you have electrical skills and want to do this on your own then the solid black wire IS a constant 12v power supply (no FAQ or website anywhere says this)

DSM, eclipse, galant VR4, turbo timer, install (search engine words)
 
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bazeng

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haha
lucky you didn't use my guess..

thickest is usually 12v constant..

did u solder everything up?
if you didn't.. it'll prolly be best to..

maybe draw up a diagram to help others in the future?
 
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