Tripminder installed, and I was RIGHT! March 21, 2005, 05:38:51 PM It was truly plug-and-play! I had to make up a short harness so that I could plug it into the existing clock harness. The short harness was very simple to make - I just used the factory clock harness, cut off one end, removed two wires from the small connector (clock end) and put them in the large (8-pin) connector in the proper locations. I then just used some butt connectors to connect my new pigtain harness to the tripminder's harness, and the rest, as they say, is history. If you ever find a tripminder, DO NOT CUT THE HARNESS! Follow it back about a foot and you can simply unplug it, then you can simply plug it into your 83-88 Bird/Coug's clock harness with no wiring modifications required! If the harness has already been cut, don't depair - you can simply make you own harness as I did. I'll be doing a tech article shortly. In the meantime here's pics: #1: The harness I made#2: The tripminder plugged into the stock harness#3: The finished project Quote Selected
Re: Tripminder installed, and I was RIGHT! Reply #1 – March 21, 2005, 05:55:02 PM sweet... Quote Selected
Re: Tripminder installed, and I was RIGHT! Reply #2 – March 21, 2005, 10:04:18 PM Here's a diagram I just made up of the jumper harness I made. If you can get the tripminder with the harness intact it's just plug & play (except you'll have to put your T-Bird/Cougar clock brackets on the tripminder if you didn't get it from a T-Bird/Cougar tripminder): Quote Selected
Re: Tripminder installed, and I was RIGHT! Reply #3 – March 22, 2005, 09:02:24 AM I have a tripminder, but have been unable to find the plug for the back. It didn't come with any wiring. Quote Selected
Re: Tripminder installed, and I was RIGHT! Reply #4 – March 22, 2005, 02:33:10 PM Hmmm... Now let me get this straight. You can grab a tripmider and its just that simple if you have the harness?? Does this work on ....say a 1988 Thunderbird Turbo Coupe? If so, ... This is very goooooodd! Quote Selected
Re: Tripminder installed, and I was RIGHT! Reply #5 – March 22, 2005, 05:42:59 PM Yes, it's that simple. Plug & play, if you get the harness :DIf you get a tripminder from anything other than a T-Bird or Cougar you'll have to swap your clock's mounting brackets over to the tripminder. Quote Selected
Re: Tripminder installed, and I was RIGHT! Reply #6 – March 22, 2005, 07:12:29 PM I'm wondering if '84 T-birds had such things... I know it seems that tripminders were sort of common in the earlier cars. Quote Selected
Re: Tripminder installed, and I was RIGHT! Reply #7 – March 27, 2005, 11:45:01 AM Ok, so I got the harness made up, and the tripminder installed. So how do you set the clock on them? Everything works, just need to set the time. :D Quote Selected
Re: Tripminder installed, and I was RIGHT! Reply #8 – March 27, 2005, 12:37:45 PM I had the same problem, I just pushed buttons randomly until I got into the clock set mode. Don't know what combination of buttons I pressed though... Quote Selected
Re: Tripminder installed, and I was RIGHT! Reply #9 – March 27, 2005, 01:52:21 PM Ok, here goes, you push the "time" and "R" buttons together to get to set mode. Use the "S" button to set , and the "time" button to scroll to the next item to set. :D Quote Selected
Re: Tripminder installed, and I was RIGHT! Reply #10 – March 28, 2005, 08:26:43 AM Just had this PM'd to me, it could be useful to others ppanning the upgrade:QuoteThe tripminder used in the 86 - 88 us the same wiring and light color, 85 and earler model year use a different display color and wiring but an 84 Thunder Bird V8 tripminder seams to work just fine in an 88 TurboCoupe if you don't mind a differnt shade of green. If you use a pre 86 tripminder you will either have to take out just about the whole dash to get enough wire or you can make your own pigtail. The pre 86 tripminder wiring is part of the main loom. Quote Selected
Re: Tripminder installed, and I was RIGHT! Reply #11 – March 29, 2005, 07:38:29 PM another classic thread,, thanks man!! Quote Selected
Re: Tripminder installed, and I was RIGHT! Reply #12 – March 29, 2005, 08:47:24 PM and the hunt begins Quote Selected
Re: Tripminder installed, and I was RIGHT! Reply #13 – April 01, 2005, 12:08:30 PM This thread should be made a sticky!!! :D Quote Selected
Re: Tripminder installed, and I was RIGHT! Reply #14 – April 01, 2005, 03:43:11 PM There. It's stuck. Glad to be of service :D Quote Selected
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