ARGH! Help! 1990 Daytona with no BUS lines

[NAJ]

Glad to hear and see everything is working.

[MNmopar]

Very nice!

I'm still waiting for mine to come in the mail... it's a pita when you're not home when the mailman comes and they won't leave it at your door...

[EvilcowRoland]

I do like the looks of that later model digital dash. And it gives you all of your gauges up front, unlike the previous generation where you only get 1 of the important gauges at a time. I had wanted to do that swap in my '90. I picked up a digital dash from the junkyard and after doing research I found out I would need a '90-'91 model dash to make it work with the stock BCM. I have no idea what year the LeBaron was that I grabbed the dash from, so I guess now it's kinda useless. Are there part number listings that might tell me what year it is?

Also, do the '90 Daytonas have the sub-harness for the traveler computer or do I have to tap into the BCM? I've looked into the center dash area a little and didn't see it, but I don't want to go pulling the whole thing apart until I know there's something there to look for. I actually have a 2-button and a 6-button traveler. The 6-button requires the later model BCM from what I've read, but it'd be cool to custom mount a 2-button in the Daytona. That's the only thing I don't like about the raised console. I miss my traveler computer.

[gkcooper]

You will have to splice into the data bus lines underneath the dash. It's pretty easy if you pull the glove compartment out first. I just did this a few weeks ago. The LeBarons were wired with the connector, Daytonas were not (none of them '90+).

[EvilcowRoland]

I thought I had read in a few posts on here that the Daytonas never had the sub-harness for the traveler, but I never got actual confirmation of that. Is there a sub-harness disconnect somewhere or is the pigtail hardwired into the LeBaron's harness. I'm a big fan of keeping things as stock as possible when it comes to wiring, so if I can do it without cutting into anything that'd be great. Then again, I don't really need the traveler. Not like there's a spot for it in the dash anyway ('90 raised center console). I'm just thinking aloud really.

[ZoskalonMPI]

I've been messing with fiberglass a bit and my plan is to install the traveler above the vents on the center console. I'm actually going to have 3 travelers up there. I'm going to take the displays off of the circuit boards and attach them to a piece of MDF board side by side. It's going to be a little work, but it'll look cool molded to the dash for a more or less factory look (I'm not going to have the texture in my dash anymore, going to fiberglass the whole damn thing). I got the travelers for free from the junkyard, tested them all out by splicing into the ECU harness under the hood. And just like you and I both hated cycling through the functions of the old digital dash, I hate cycling through the traveler, although I mostly just need average mpg. But with the 3 up top, I'll have average mpg, instantaneous mpg, and miles left on tank. I don't need to know the time the car's been running and the digital odometer will be in the dash. I just need to find a spot inside the dash to house the 3 circuit boards. I bought very nice ribbon cables to not only connect all the pins for the displays, but also to extend the wiring to the buttons. I also have tiny surface mount buttons to use instead of the gigantic buttons on the original traveler. I'll have 5 buttons, 3 will alternate each display respectively, one will change all 3 to metric and back, and the 5th will reset it all.

It's based on this look, although mine'll be half as tall. The digital travelers may be 3" or so tall in the case, but the displays are only about and inch and a half tall.



If ANYONE knows who's car this is, can they PLEASE let me know or ask them to contact me. I met the guy at SDAC when I went but I'm forced to work every saturday now and can never make it to another meeting.


Let me know what you guys all think.

[EvilcowRoland]

The 3 traveler concept is a cool idea. I'd like to see it implemented just for something different. But I think you'll be disappointed a little with that setup (if we're talking about the 84-89 style units). The average MPG function is only temporary. It displays for a few seconds, then switches to running MPG. Also, the computer always reverts back to time function when you turn the key off. It means you'll still be cycling through the displays every time.

I love the interior on that picture you posted. The 12-button is a nice touch. I assume it had to be wired individually to each sensor? What a mess of wires that would be. I wonder if we can get some of those center stack 3-guage pods made for other 90+ Daytona owners. I wouldn't mind having one. It almost looks like the car was designed that way.

[ZoskalonMPI]

I'm sorry, I didn't mention that I'm using 90-91 travelers. They use so much less wiring and they store which function they were displaying when you turn the key off, IIRC.

Those 3 gauge pods are actually for a Dodge Ram or something along those lines. I'm not sure if he mentioned any modification needing to be done to the pod or not though.