Installing V meter

BigOL3 · 01-21-2019, 10:17 AM

I got one of ScottyB's volt meter to install in CC DS. I planned on cutting out hole in flat part of 'dash' around the steering wheel shaft for the meter to fit into. Naturally nothing is ever as simple as it could be and did not take long to see that removing the 2 screws holding the 'dash plate' did not solve the problem. Yes, the plate becomes movable after taking the screws out, but the plate does not simply slide out. I seems to be held in place on the bottom side by the aluminum frame around the bottom AND it slides over the steering wheel shaft. I had wrongly ASSumed it would be 'notched' to fit around the shaft, I guess that would have made it too simple to work on ....... lol.

So, is there a simple way to take the plate off to make the 'cut out', or am I better off trying to make the cut while still attacked to dash? Obviously the engineers were not believer is KISS ....... Keep It Simple, Stupid!

Fairtax4me · 01-21-2019, 10:23 AM

It comes out.
Be sure to disconnect your battery - to avoid shorting anything electrical to the frame.
Pry the top edge out, then pull up and out and the trim will slide out and up the steering shaft. You may have to use a trim tool or screwdriver to pry the bottom edge upward but it will come out.
The thin section below the notch has breakaway cut in the middle of it. Twist it with some pliers and it will snap down the middle. Then simply pull it off of the steering shaft.

BigOL3 · 01-21-2019, 10:32 AM

Thanks FT4M. I am always leery of tearing something up that I am not familiar with when it is in a bind and I start 'forcing' it.

Fairtax4me · 01-21-2019, 10:44 AM

Been there! Broken plenty of stuff that way too!

I haven't managed to break one of these trim covers yet though. They seem to be pretty darn tough.

scottyb · 01-21-2019, 11:20 AM

Another thought is now you see where you can put the meter without interfering with anything. Mark your new hole and push the panel back in place. Cut the hole using a new razor blade or dremmel.

Hunter450 · 01-21-2019, 01:19 PM

I took the dash plate off to clear the area behind for the voltage meter and other switches and accessory outlet when I installed my reducer. I marked all the cutouts I needed then reattached the dash plate for stability while I was razor cutting or using the dremmel. Here is a pic of my dash. Good luck and like someone said.... disconnect your battery pack as there is 48 volts at your dash.

BigOL3 · 01-21-2019, 04:51 PM

All good advice, thanks. Got plate off no problem. What is this round thing with the red wire. When I bumped it, the red wire came loose, appears the other terminal was broke off?

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HaulnA$$ · 01-21-2019, 05:23 PM

That’s the reverse buzzer.

BigOL3 · 01-21-2019, 05:51 PM

LOL ...... good to know it is a piece of useless stuff, I don't need, since it was broke anyway

scottyb · 01-21-2019, 06:48 PM

One of those wires should be hot all the time - a good source for half of the meter.

01-21-2019, 10:17 AM	#1
BigOL3 Gone Wild Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: Deep, deep in the heart of Dixie, Kentwood, La. Posts: 443	Installing V meter I got one of ScottyB's volt meter to install in CC DS. I planned on cutting out hole in flat part of 'dash' around the steering wheel shaft for the meter to fit into. Naturally nothing is ever as simple as it could be and did not take long to see that removing the 2 screws holding the 'dash plate' did not solve the problem. Yes, the plate becomes movable after taking the screws out, but the plate does not simply slide out. I seems to be held in place on the bottom side by the aluminum frame around the bottom AND it slides over the steering wheel shaft. I had wrongly ASSumed it would be 'notched' to fit around the shaft, I guess that would have made it too simple to work on ....... lol. So, is there a simple way to take the plate off to make the 'cut out', or am I better off trying to make the cut while still attacked to dash? Obviously the engineers were not believer is KISS ....... Keep It Simple, Stupid!

01-21-2019, 10:23 AM	#2
Fairtax4me Bonafide Nincompoop Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Charlottesburg Va Posts: 8,987	Re: Installing V meter It comes out. Be sure to disconnect your battery - to avoid shorting anything electrical to the frame. Pry the top edge out, then pull up and out and the trim will slide out and up the steering shaft. You may have to use a trim tool or screwdriver to pry the bottom edge upward but it will come out. The thin section below the notch has breakaway cut in the middle of it. Twist it with some pliers and it will snap down the middle. Then simply pull it off of the steering shaft.

01-21-2019, 10:32 AM	#3
BigOL3 Gone Wild Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: Deep, deep in the heart of Dixie, Kentwood, La. Posts: 443	Re: Installing V meter Thanks FT4M. I am always leery of tearing something up that I am not familiar with when it is in a bind and I start 'forcing' it.

01-21-2019, 10:44 AM	#4
Fairtax4me Bonafide Nincompoop Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Charlottesburg Va Posts: 8,987	Re: Installing V meter Been there! Broken plenty of stuff that way too! I haven't managed to break one of these trim covers yet though. They seem to be pretty darn tough.

01-21-2019, 11:20 AM	#5
scottyb Happy Carting Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 73,417	Re: Installing V meter Another thought is now you see where you can put the meter without interfering with anything. Mark your new hole and push the panel back in place. Cut the hole using a new razor blade or dremmel.

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01-21-2019, 04:51 PM	#7
BigOL3 Gone Wild Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: Deep, deep in the heart of Dixie, Kentwood, La. Posts: 443	Re: Installing V meter All good advice, thanks. Got plate off no problem. What is this round thing with the red wire. When I bumped it, the red wire came loose, appears the other terminal was broke off? Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk

01-21-2019, 05:23 PM	#8
HaulnA$$ Getting Wild Join Date: May 2018 Location: Lavon, TX Posts: 105	Re: Installing V meter That’s the reverse buzzer.

01-21-2019, 05:51 PM	#9
BigOL3 Gone Wild Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: Deep, deep in the heart of Dixie, Kentwood, La. Posts: 443	Re: Installing V meter LOL ...... good to know it is a piece of useless stuff, I don't need, since it was broke anyway

01-21-2019, 06:48 PM	#10
scottyb Happy Carting Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 73,417	Re: Installing V meter One of those wires should be hot all the time - a good source for half of the meter.

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