AWeb80 Posted December 10, 2005 Report Share Posted December 10, 2005 I've got the Hud and dic all wired up and the temp sensor good to go and now i try the key and see if everything works and the HUD is on, but no DIC... So i turn the HUD off and teh DIC comes on...wtf?....I turn the HUD on, and the DIC shuts off.....aaahhhrrgg. and the HUD dimmer rotation knob does not dim the HUD...? I took this apart and cleaned it...a few of the connections are bent...like on the rotating knob..would this cause the DIC/HUD ON/OFF problem? ... and my headlight swith turns on the parking lights and fogs....but no headlights.... What is goin on... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1138 Posted December 10, 2005 Report Share Posted December 10, 2005 Could you possibly have switched the two connectors? I can't remember if they're the same kind of plug, but it's possible. I'd check that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manitcor Posted December 10, 2005 Report Share Posted December 10, 2005 elves, defintly elves, or gremilins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWeb80 Posted December 10, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2005 yes....double checked everything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWeb80 Posted December 10, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2005 I found the HUD switch on gmpartsdirect..P# 10249411 for $23.58 is that just this in the red? or is it everything? and i found this for $104 P#10098825 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supreme_style21 Posted December 10, 2005 Report Share Posted December 10, 2005 Can you seperate the switches? IIRC, they don't seperate, but it's been a long while since I've last had mine apart. If not, I don't think that HUD switch for 20some bucks is going to work. All I remember being able to remove is the foglight switch. You've double-checked your wiring on the temp sensor? Didn't cross anything? The english/metric for the HUD is switched thru the trip computer, so they are interlaced somehow. It really sounds like there is something crossed. Otherwise, I'll place my cash on the idea of a bad switch if there are no bare/crossed/bad grounded wires. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWeb80 Posted December 10, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2005 I did nothing with the wiring except hook up the temp sensor and it is reading correctly.... I have teh foglight and HUD switches both out.... I took the HUD swith apart and there are some bad looking connections in there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supreme_style21 Posted December 10, 2005 Report Share Posted December 10, 2005 I did nothing with the wiring except hook up the temp sensor and it is reading correctly.... I have teh foglight and HUD switches both out.... I took the HUD swith apart and there are some bad looking connections in there... Welp grab the new HUD switch from GM and it outta work the way it should. Electrical problems suck. One small thing can go wrong and affect other seemingly-unlreated components. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWeb80 Posted December 10, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2005 do you think the $23 switch is the Hud one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supreme_style21 Posted December 11, 2005 Report Share Posted December 11, 2005 For that price, I wouldn't dare say. If you KNOW its a HUD switch, yet aren't sure as to whether or not its just what you have circled or the entire thing, it SURE isn't the entire thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted December 11, 2005 Report Share Posted December 11, 2005 That sounds like the switch... what do you mean you turn the HUD on and the DIC goes off... the HUD should always be on. But then again you can dim it alll the way to off. These green digital displays have two power sources... One illuminates it durning the day, and when you put on the headlights that source is cut off and another opened up at a presumably lower voltage. Maybe something is messed up in the switch like that. The "daytime" power source isnt working properly... Does it work with the headlights on? Is the red arrow illuminated, or is it dead completely? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwmin Posted December 11, 2005 Report Share Posted December 11, 2005 go to a dealer and have them look it up. the acdelco systems have diagrams Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWeb80 Posted December 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2005 Ok UPDATE When i have ONLY the Hud switch plugged in , the Hud comes on and the DIC is off....and my turn signals are backward....when turning right the left hud signal flashes and vise versa. If I dim the HUD all the way off, the Dic comes on.... BUT When i plug in the HUD swith & the Headlight switch the DIC and HUD BOTH work...? I don't understand this.... and with all of this going on the HUD ALWAYS stays the same brightness and I can't dim it down or brighten it....so I don't know if its all the way bright or just part way. Is it the switch's causing this?, cause the wires look fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted December 11, 2005 Report Share Posted December 11, 2005 the headlight switch and the HUD switch are supposed to both be plugged in at the same time. The DIC display gets its power somewhere along the lines from the headlight switch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWeb80 Posted December 12, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2005 Ok, so when i plug the headlight switch in yes the HUD and DIC do work then..... I also forgot, the headlights don't turn on...but the parking and fogs do....? and the dome lights and interior lights don't work. So, i'm getting a new headlight switch sent to me this week....hopefully that takes care of all the problems Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwmin Posted December 12, 2005 Report Share Posted December 12, 2005 damn, i hope so. sounds like a nightmare. im pretty worthless unless i have the car in front of me sometimes :oops: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWeb80 Posted December 12, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2005 Ya, i'm the same too....gotta see the stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWeb80 Posted December 12, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2005 even with the headlight swith in, the HUD still doesn't dim.....i tired the original one that came with the car AND the one that was sent with the HUD....i think the HUD switch and the headlight switch are both bad.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted December 12, 2005 Report Share Posted December 12, 2005 you switch is definetly shot. Good luck with the new one. You're lucky you were able find another right away, they are hard to find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWeb80 Posted December 12, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2005 Well, Zach (Heza) is truely DA MAN, he is sending me and extra headlight switch that he had laying around just in case... Thanks DUDE :kiss: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heza Posted December 12, 2005 Report Share Posted December 12, 2005 Well, Zach (Heza) is truely DA MAN, he is sending me and extra headlight switch that he had laying around just in case... Thanks DUDE :kiss: ok dude...please lets not have any kissing. my buddy kissed me friday night and i was so caught off guard it was rather intimidating. yeah, ill get that switch out to ya tomorrow...sorry again for the craziness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWeb80 Posted December 12, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2005 I was just trying to lighten up the situation Zach, cause I know your mad at this situation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heza Posted December 12, 2005 Report Share Posted December 12, 2005 oh dude...its cool. ive been in your situation before with my car when it would power down, lose power, lights clipping, etc...for 3 weeks. not to mention with my cooling system issues that lasted for a good month or so after my waterpump went out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWeb80 Posted December 13, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2005 PICS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supreme_style21 Posted December 13, 2005 Report Share Posted December 13, 2005 I dunno if that two-tone looks good or if it looks like a mcdonalds playland theme. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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