Thread: Adding HUD and a DIC to your 97-03 GP

Originally Posted by KoldAsIce

OK I have a 2001 GP GT and it has a DIC in it but it's just the picture of the car for the door lights etc.. I want to change it to the DIC with the MPG, oil life all that good stuff do I need to splice any wiring for this or is it just a swap? I did read the first few pages but I just want to make sure before I spend cash on it if it's not going to work! And my father had a 2003 GTP and I didn't find the HUD to be worth the money or time to drop it in a GT it's actually kind of annoying IMO. Thanks

You would need to remove your dash to see if you have the connectors already there. If not then you will need to splice. It is not that difficult to do. Just follow the connections on the first page. As stated you want a DIC from a 98-02. The 97's need 97's and the 03's are slightly different and it is recommended to stick with an 03. You also want to get the GT digital DIC. If you get one from a GTP the traction light will be on. This can be easily fixed with this write up ClubGP:

Well my traction lights on anyway lol but yea it's not that it's hard just I'm disabled and I can't use my right hand the best so I'm afraid if it's like very dexterity needed I won't be able to do it but I'm gonna get a GT one pointless to get a GTP if I'm gonna spend the money anyway and I will see if I have the connections if not maybe I can use those wire taps.. The blue connectors that you crimp and it links them up.. If I make any sense lol

I was thinking since I've gotta take the cluster out I might as well change the bulbs to LED 1 of the bulbs is out but it's not that big of a deal but like I said being I have to anyway might as well! There should be no power issues swapping to LEDs right? I know there is a red film so pointless to make it another color but I was thinking super white LEDs and I assume the #74 bulbs just leave stock.. I know this isn't the place to ask this but I assume you or someone on here knows about this thanks!

Been reading through the whole thread. Great information. Forgive me if I miss somethings, but it is such a long thread it might not hurt to revisit, at least that is the excuse I am trying to use. :-)
My question may be best broken up into two areas, one cosmetic the other interfacing. For now to narrow the context I am going to ask from installing a DIC, but can be expended to HUD and maybe something custom.

Interfacing:
Sounds like I maybe boxed into a corner, since I have a 97 GP GT. In my shelter life all I have ever seen is analog DIC on my 97, 02 SE, 02 GP. Once I moved into the 06 (two of them), 07 GXP then I saw a digital. After doing some googling I did see where someone was selling an earlier model digital. Looking at some of the names of the wires there seems a mixture of signals. Some are "a wire (bit on/off)" and "bus (communicated serial?)" I know you stress 97's only 97's. Is that because of connectors? It was mentioned because of "tire pressure" notification. What's/How is the sensor? What about using a latter model digital (cosmetic issue discussed in next section)?

Cosmetic:
Adding a round peg into a somewhat square hole? Of course the cosmetic is mute point if interfacing can not be worked out.

how can i tell if my '97 is wired for the dic already?

Originally Posted by mikejohnlewis

how can i tell if my '97 is wired for the dic already?

i never did get an answer to my question. This may be a dead thread.

Originally Posted by mikejohnlewis

how can i tell if my '97 is wired for the dic already?

Easiest way is to remove the dash and see if the wires are there.

I did this and there is another set of wires behind the non digital dic, its a large black connector.

Sorry.. never heard of flashing zeros.