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Originally Posted by Alain
Doing my part to help the community. I installed my TC controller today. Easy install, would have been easier and quicker if I knew exactly where to place the box near the accelerator pedal. So that’s what I’m doing here to help the next guy.
sorry the pictures are sideways, I’m doing this on my iPhone
1st picture is where I ended up leaving the box. I outlined it with my fingers.
2nd picture shows the wire coming out from the top of the carpet. This is perfect since you have to run the wire up towards the dash anyway.
3rd picture is where I believe Mike from Soler was suggesting to leave the box. NO WAY it fits there. The accelerator pedal would not mount properly and the wire harness for the TC was not long enough to reach both connectors. Also, the wires would have been really contorted, I wasn’t comfortable with that.
4th picture is the clip that was securing (to the body of the car) the OEM wire harness leading to the accelerator pedal assembly. You need to pull that clip out (it came out really easily) in order to get enough slack to put the box behind the carpet without having to severely bend the wires. I left this clip off, the wires are high enough and it’s tight enough back there so nothing will be sliding around.
Pictures 5 and 6 are were I mounted my LCD screen. I ran the wire right underneath the steering column to the final mounting point. Plenty of space in there so nothing will get pinched when you adjust the steering column.
Programming the unit was smooth, no check engine light afterwards. Take the extra 3 minutes and disconnect the battery before you start doing any of this.
I haven’t driven the car yet so I can’t comment on that. But for $75 and the exceptional customer service you get from Soler it was a no brainer for me to try it.
Im looking forward to the first drive. I’ve heard really good things about this mod.
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Alain,
Fantastic write up and pics!!! Extremely helpful to say the least. I’m finalizing the install and will look at placing my control /mode selector where you put yours too. I hid all my hardware just to the left of the gas pedal under the carpet. I plan to finalize the setup tomorrow. I didn’t disconnect the battery. Was that recommend??
Thanks bro
