Adding Original A/C Wiring to our Painless Wire Harness | LS Swapped B2200

Brandon is getting down to the last bit of wiring on Judy's 1987 Mazda B2200 with a 5.3 LS swap. In this episode the A/C wiring is figured out and routed behind the dash and run through the firewall to mate up with the compressor. Also, dash panels are scrubbed, cleaned and installed. After the carpet is shampooed the newly reupholstered seats will be mounted back in the cab.
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[@daverose4992]

That little truck is looking great. She's a lucky lady.

[@rickhayes8009]

5 minutes in, I'm thinking, "Man, that dashboard needs a detailing!" WELL DONE! 😎

[@dalestofer4301]

Patience is the victor.

[@garyworokevich2524]

Interior looks great.......seats look great.
I'm the same as you Brandon......simple gauges that turn on and work.

[@waltermartin6176]

Great video.

[@ivycycles]

I'm not sure how the stock gauge cluster system operates in a Mazda pick-up, but on my 1990 Nissan 240SX LS swap - I had to use a Dakota Digital SGI-100BT Universal Speedometer and Tachometer Interface to make the stock cluster work. It just might be something look in to. You also might try giving Wiring Specialties a jingle as well. Sorry that other system isn't working out.

[@brandonwelsh2743]

The painless has all the wires that would go to a cluster. All that matters is the voltages if they match up.

[@ivycycles]

@@brandonwelsh2743Nods, my thinking was that if the digital gauge cluster you installed wasn't going to give you all the info you wanted, perhaps you could fall back on the stock cluster - since you mentioned perhaps setting up separate gauges to compensate for it being persnickety. For the temperature on my old cluster I used a stock sensor with an LS threaded adapter for temperature - while the ECU uses the GM one. Anyways, love the work you guys do - wish I lived closer, but I'm up here in Maine wishing the snow would go away faster, LOL!

[@joshuagies4900]

Shout out to Steve for the dash detail!

[@esiebert7625]

Ha, love the 22lr in the center console 😂 What are the prechecks/conditions that need to be met before the ecu ends power to engage the AC clutch relay? Car must be running obviously but what else? Don’t know if you saw my comment from the last video or not about using Pi vs tablet, an android tablet is definitely the way to go, I use them in all my cars as a supplemental digital dash. Use them with Macrodroid to automatically turn the screen on and off when the car stops and starts. Cheers 🍻

[@brandonwelsh2743]

The a/c how I have it wired is the pressure switch needs to be engaged for the ECU to see power. There’s only a low pressure switch though. I don’t think a tablet will work because Judy said if there’s any interaction need with the gauges ever, she doesn’t want it. So no updates or anything will be allowed.

[@esiebert7625]

@brandonwelsh2743 I can show you my setups, I basically disable everything including wifi, notifications and updates. Every app is either disabled or uninstalled except for the OBD app. I have it to start automatically if the tablet is ever restarted for some reason and with the auto sleep/wake you really don't have to do anything It's worked pretty flawlessly for me. I've used cheap Fire tablets, generic android tablets and you can even use the cheap Onn tablet for $50 at Walmart, I've also used cheap Motorola prepaid phone and never activated the service. It's fairly cheap/easy to at least try and setup to see how it works. The alternative is those more expensive devices like from Holley or those HUD displays.

[@brandonwelsh2743]

@@esiebert7625how fast is the start up? Also I’m not sure how I would mount it.

[@esiebert7625]

@@brandonwelsh2743 so you’re basically just turning the display off when the tablet loses power when the car is turned off, so when the car is turned back on and it has power again it turns the display back on automatically, so the startup is instant. I’ve used a aluminum mount to hold my tablet on an angle in my yukon center console, I’ve also used magnetic mounts where you put the metal plate between the tablet and a case and it attaches to a mount that is glued to the dash/vent/anywhere. I’ve also glued the metal plate right to the back of the tablet without a case. There are probably some other creative ways it could be mounted.

[@brandonwelsh2743]

@@esiebert7625 the setup is definitely beyond me but it sounds like it has potential