Does anyone know how to connect a digital Driver Information Center (DIC) from a 99 GT to a 12VDC power source to check if the lights and LCD are functional? It has a 24 pin connector on the back plus I have the mating plug with flying leads.
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05-13-2010
Does anyone know how to connect a digital Driver Information Center (DIC) from a 99 GT to a 12VDC power source to check if the lights and LCD are functional? It has a 24 pin connector on the back plus I have the mating plug with flying leads.
05-13-2010
why two threads?
05-13-2010
Just trying to determine if the DIC I have is ok. The dash panel is a pain to remove so thought someone would know how to power it up without tearing apart another car just to test it. Thought another thread would be useful for someone trying to bench test their DIC.
05-13-2010
i bet i can get that "hard to remove" panel out in 5min topsOriginally Posted by jejensen
05-13-2010
less than that... are you kidding?
I dont think it'd work unless you had it hooked up to a PCM so it seems like a waste of time.
05-13-2010
Yeah, I can remove it pretty quickly too but didn't really want to tear into my buddy's GP to test the DIC if I didn't have to.
05-13-2010
just go diggen so you know the answer. make sure that all of the wires are firm in the plug for the dic. i know its a stupid thing to look at but if you have it apart it takes like 4 sec.
05-14-2010
Can the DIC be bench tested with just a 12VDC power supply or do I need the Body Control Module (BCM) and/or Powertrain Control Module (PCM) to light up the LCD display?
05-20-2010
I have seen eBay sellers show these DIC modules lit up on a bench (including LCD) so it must be possible. Does anyone know how to do this?
05-25-2010
Yes, Connect the grey - pink - orange together on a 12+ volt dc supply or car battery. The two blacks are obviously ground, to the negative. I just did this and installed my DIC this past weekend!
Last edited by Mikey; 05-25-2010 at 06:50 PM.
05-25-2010
Her is the plug view.
05-25-2010
Thanks Mikey for the schematics and letting me know which wires to connect for bench testing!
05-26-2010
Here's my old one on the bench so it can be done.
05-26-2010
Is that an LCD panel showing the outline of the car or is it similar to the other warning indicators on the right side?
05-26-2010
Yes it is the cars outline. The other are signal driven from the pcm & bcm. This is my old one. The other has a digital display. This one just has light bulbs in the back.
05-26-2010
Did you test your digital display before installing it using the wiring connections you mentioned earlier?
05-26-2010
Yes and the whole display lit up just like the pic you show earlier. That way I would know not to waste my time installing it if it was dead.
05-26-2010
That's exactly what I needed. Many THANKS!!
05-26-2010
No Prob Bro!
06-19-2011
Thread resurection time.
I have two digital GTP DIC's here, and when I bench test them per Mikey's instructions, the only thing that lights up is the TCS light. I'm no slouch with wiring, but I'm sure I am doing something wrong.
Mikey, do you have your pictures hosted anywhere? Can you post a link to them?
Also, is the plug/harness from a regular GT DIC different from the digital GT or GTP harness? All that I can find mentioned is the number of wires (18 vs 24), and in this write-up ( 97-03 GP Digital Drivers Information Console Install ) buddy says, "I went ahead and just cut the old connector off and stripped the wires on both the body harness as well as the digital DIC pigtail", so I'm guessing that they are different?
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