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So finally the papers for roadregistration for the M1102 Trailer and the Nato-Hitch is arrived.
It was impossible to got roadregistration for the old US Hitch.
But the Nato-Hitch from Dixon Bates have an announcement that they be build by manufactor with european standard trailer hitch values...
Dakota Cab wiring is finished
To calibrate all sensor need them to install :whistle: - located in the engineenviroment does this wait until today for to do...
Compushift is also complete wired
Of missing sensors and engine running pop up different calibration errors which is in this status...
We struggled a bit with the Gen1 and Gen2 indicator lights
Dakota does not have this function in the cluster so we had to reset the lamps outside the cluster
Very helpful was many informations on this community in that case
Finally we got them connected
but as you can see the indicator light...
the moment where you noticed you missed to complete the wiring for the temperature gauge.
Dacota have also a temperature device but as this was build in before and the hole was cut in ...
for trailer is a different relay necessary
Also for the hazard lights needed it to complete with a...
Finally we finished the cab-electric
Our additional wiring is bigger than the original one 😅 only as we dont want to destroy the original one.
Now the dashboard is filled completely with wiring.
about a weak battsystem of a lot of testing are the lights also a bit weak beside we not...
Still on the electric... a neverending story
Coming up by first missing the parkbrake switch.
found it later correct bagged but not in the place where it had to be stored... :censored:
Now i need to figure out on Dakota how it will work with the new cluster
the function should be given with...
Really it dont look like we going forward - but we do.... 😅 still not ready inside but a lot of forward.
And every evening after the job is done again transfer all installations and changes to the wiring diagrams
We noticed we still need another Distribution board/relay unit for the...
We had a lot of "Fun" yesterday during we finished the electronic shifting for Dakota and Compushift on the 4L80e Transmission and we noticed we had missed our wiring diagrams for the cab to go on there :mad:
Well an option was to drive home and pick them up or continue with other work...
We...
Electric go on...
passengerside nearly ready - just some minor things to do
Also Dakota Digital is mostly done on the device
the exchangeable lightbar make also progress
I dont know how it is in USA - here you have to use reflectors Trailer triangle, and Vehicle all shapes beside...
if you think you have a big truck and enough space to bring all your additional devices in good space... will you learn that it is still a small one
The additonal lights and devices need 8 relays and several fuses and connections
One Fusebox is behind the speaker but this is not at all
We need...
We couldnt resist to build our own design for a Fire-Barrel
got them from here Elbfighter
Elbfighter has implemented our template very well using laser cutting
Now let's tackle the electrics. First of all, a bit of tidying up before we start connecting the Dacota Digital and the additional devices
Very timeconsuming - progress is slow
But I'd rather be slow and thorough than make a mistake somewhere that can take an infinite amount of time to find again
Still waiting on the lock nut for the electrical sockets in the firewall. I could got immediatly plastic nuts but i want metal nuts like the sockets itself. So i have to wait. That mean the eletrical wiring have again a downtime
Meanwhile, we took care of the braking system
This is the first...
Merry Chrismas and thanks you can follow my English. In my mind does i translate just german to english but we have different sentence structure. I guess it will be funny to follow that. Not to forget the grammar.
About the vehicle requirements - well I have now a lot of experience with the...
We finished the tank assembly and bringing all electrical wiring to the front
a documentation of that wiring make sense
also to use waterprotected connectors
the worst part in that job was to make new holes in the firewall on the passenger side
We use the same waterproof connectors like on...
it exists - how could it be otherwise - rules and regulations for measurement of the noise on vehicles in Germany
Any aftermarket muffler muss fullfill these measurements
The Sierra LBZ Duramax have similar values 90 dBA Stand and 78 dBA drive ahead. I like to have a dual exhaust system for him...
It must be quiet as we have value for noise by stand beside and drive ahead in the vehicle documents which will be controlled if you be in trafficcontrol and an officer guess it is to loud. You lost roadlicence if you fail.
Of this we used silent Flowmaster muffler.
"Difficult" will be the...
Finally the exhaust system is finished
heatprotection for the speedsensor and the rubberbushing of torque-support of the NP205
also on the fuel distribution of the dualtanks
i wonder if we will got roadlicence with the muffler just 1 cm away from the brakelines.
But this was before the...
Still working on the exhaust system
Unfortunately you cant go to the next shop and buy what you need.
Nothing is common here.
We need to use a reducer on the passenger side from the front tube - however
First we had the wrong one and now with the right one is again a lot of prepare on the ends...