Eliminating Circuit Board Dash - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

chastain90 · 06-17-2015, 10:41 PM

Has anybody "straight wired" their dash and eliminated the circuit board? I am running a new EZ wire harness and having trouble getting the circuit board to work. I have thought about just putting 2 wire light bulb sockets in and running the 2 wires for each gauge. Would this be better than the circuit board? If anybody has done this would you post pics if possible. Im curious as to which bulb sockets I would need and how it is working.
Thanks,

**Blazerowner** · 06-17-2015, 11:29 PM

You could wire everything straight without the board. That's how all the newer gauges are wired when you go that route. All the circuit board does is get rid of the extra wires.

chastain90 · 06-17-2015, 11:44 PM

Thanks, thats what I was thinking.

bp71k5 · 06-18-2015, 12:43 PM

I've done that on mine. The circuit board thing makes a nice pattern to just trace out the wires.

hemi43 · 06-18-2015, 02:41 PM

Here's how i fixed this problem ! :-)

http://www.dakotadigital.com/index.c...rod/prd776.htm

Chulisohombre · 06-18-2015, 06:21 PM

I rewired my stock one but had to trace out the wires from the harness. Had way too Many cuts in my harness. Bought a new circuit board and the stock
Stuff works good now that the wires are going to where they need to be for good signal to the gauges. I also had to add a strait wire to ground from the board as well to make sure it was reading correct. Wiring individually is going to be a pain but can be done.

chastain90 · 06-18-2015, 07:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hemi43

Here's how i fixed this problem ! :-)

http://www.dakotadigital.com/index.c...rod/prd776.htm

I would love to have that but cant right now.

**Blazerowner** · 06-18-2015, 10:22 PM

I just bought this from classic instruments. A little more money but it's nice.

Quote:

Originally Posted by hemi43

Here's how i fixed this problem ! :-)

http://www.dakotadigital.com/index.c...rod/prd776.htm

**GMC-YA68** · 06-18-2015, 10:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hemi43

Here's how i fixed this problem ! :-)

http://www.dakotadigital.com/index.c...rod/prd776.htm

Fixed my issue as well!!!!

ls1nova71 · 06-18-2015, 11:29 PM

I've done several this way, I use a modified electric speedo so the printed circuit won't work. here's a few pics, and the thread about the speedo that has some info on what others have used for light sockets and such. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=512751

06-17-2015, 10:41 PM	#1
chastain90 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Chatsworth Ga Posts: 400	Eliminating Circuit Board Dash Has anybody "straight wired" their dash and eliminated the circuit board? I am running a new EZ wire harness and having trouble getting the circuit board to work. I have thought about just putting 2 wire light bulb sockets in and running the 2 wires for each gauge. Would this be better than the circuit board? If anybody has done this would you post pics if possible. Im curious as to which bulb sockets I would need and how it is working. Thanks,

06-17-2015, 11:29 PM	#2
Blazerowner Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Yuba City, Ca Posts: 1,955	Re: Eliminating Circuit Board Dash You could wire everything straight without the board. That's how all the newer gauges are wired when you go that route. All the circuit board does is get rid of the extra wires. __________________ Kirk 72 Blazer CST 4wd highlander

06-17-2015, 11:44 PM	#3
chastain90 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Chatsworth Ga Posts: 400	Re: Eliminating Circuit Board Dash Thanks, thats what I was thinking.

06-18-2015, 12:43 PM	#4
bp71k5 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Knoxville, TN Posts: 57	Re: Eliminating Circuit Board Dash I've done that on mine. The circuit board thing makes a nice pattern to just trace out the wires.

06-18-2015, 02:41 PM	#5
hemi43 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 1,526	Re: Eliminating Circuit Board Dash Here's how i fixed this problem ! :-) http://www.dakotadigital.com/index.c...rod/prd776.htm

06-18-2015, 06:21 PM	#6
Chulisohombre Registered User Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Bangor pa Posts: 1,223	Re: Eliminating Circuit Board Dash I rewired my stock one but had to trace out the wires from the harness. Had way too Many cuts in my harness. Bought a new circuit board and the stock Stuff works good now that the wires are going to where they need to be for good signal to the gauges. I also had to add a strait wire to ground from the board as well to make sure it was reading correct. Wiring individually is going to be a pain but can be done. __________________ 72 3/4 ton blazer. 5 inch lift on 35 inch tires. 355 corvette engine with crane roller rockers, rv cam, edelbrock carb and intake with one inch spacer. Thrush Headers with flowmaster 40 duels. 4speed sm465 manual. 4 wheel disk brakes with Inboarded rear shock prerunner style mounts and shocks.

06-18-2015, 11:29 PM	#10
ls1nova71 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Independence Mo Posts: 4,118	Re: Eliminating Circuit Board Dash I've done several this way, I use a modified electric speedo so the printed circuit won't work. here's a few pics, and the thread about the speedo that has some info on what others have used for light sockets and such. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=512751 Attached Images __________________ My '72 short bed build. http://www.ls1tech.com/forums/conver...6-0-4l80e.html 5.3 swap into my RUSTY '71 C10 http://ls1tech.com/forums/conversion...71-c-10-a.html

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