Digital UB3 install in 94 CS with analog UB3

[GOT2B GM]

Anyone have a good writeup / pinouts for both clusters and what pins need to be changed?

 

Oil pressure sending unit need to be changed?

 

Any additional wires need to be run?

 

How hard is it to disassemble the plug?

 

Thanks

[ManicMechanic]

Do a search. I'm pretty sure Ken made one. The Digital cluster will not have Airbag or Security lights, of course.

 

Yes.

 

Yes. One to the ALDL.

 

Easy.

[GOT2B GM]

all my searches ended in dead links......

[ManicMechanic]

K.

 

I went to the Internet wayback machine for this: 1988-1991 UB3 cluster pinouts.

 

GAUGES Cluster (UB3)

Terminals C1-C16

Terminal-Wire Color Function

C1 (PNK/BLK 39) Ignition power to Cluster. Battery voltage in RUN, BULB TEST or START. See schematic 8A-11.

C2 (LT BLU 14) To Left Turn Indicator. Flashing battery voltage with Left turn signal. 0 volts with signal off. See Schematic Section 8A-110.

C3 (DK BLU 15) To Right Turn Indicator. Flashing battery voltage with Right turn signal. 0 volts with signal off. See Schematic Section 8A-110.

C4 (TAN/WHT 33) To BRAKE Indicator. Indicator is grounded when Park Brake is on or Brake Fluid Level is low. Infinite ohms with Park Brake off and system OK. See Schematic Section 8A-41.

C5 (GRY/WHT 852) To ANTI-LOCK Brake Indicator. See Section 8A-44.

C6 (TAN/BLK 456) To Shift Indicator. ECM provides a ground when car is to be shifted. See Section 6E of the Service Manual.

C7 (LT GRN 11) Hi Beam Indicator. Battery voltage when Hi Beams are on. 0 volts with Hi Beams off.

See Schematic Section 8A-100.

C8 NOT USED

C9 NOT USED

C10 (YEL 726) Display Dim Enable. Battery voltage when Park Lights are on. 0 volts with Park Lights off. See Schematic Section 8A-114.

C11 (GRY 8) To Cluster Illumination bulbs. Variable voltage with Head or Park lights on and Dimmer Control adjusted.

C12 NOT USED

C13 (ORN 461) Bi-directional Serial Data Link between Cluster & ECM. <~~I think this is the wire that needs to be added, from the ALDL orange wire, someone should correct me here though if I am wrong.

C14 (BLK/WHT 151) Ground to G101. See 8A-14.

C15 NOT USED C16 (PNK/BLK 750) Ignition power to Cluster. Battery voltage in RUN. See 8A-11.

Terminals D1-D16

Terminal-Wire Color Function

D1 (BLK 150) Ground. See Section 8A-14.

D2 (YEL 237) Safety Belt input from Component Center. Battery voltage for 5 to 10 seconds after Ignition is put in RUN.

D3 (YEL/BLK 68) LOW COOLANT Indicator input. See Test L, M

D4 (BRN 25) CHARGE Indicator input. See Schematic Section 8A-30.

D5 (BRN/WHT 419) SERVICE ENG. SOON input from ECM. See Section 6E of Service Manual.

D6 NOT USED

D7 NOT USED

D8 NOT USED

D9 (LT BLU 811) English/metric switch output. See test N.

D10 (BRN/WHT 230) VF Dimmer input. Variable voltage with lights on and dimmer adjusted. See 8A-114.

D11 (TAN 31) Oil Pressure input. Sender resistance varies from 15 ohms, low pressure, to 91 ohms, high pressure. Tests E, F, G.

D12 (DK GRN/WHT 35) Coolant Temperature input. Send resistance varies from 60 ohms, hot, to 1500 ohms, cold. Tests H, I, J.

D13 (PPL 30) Fuel Level input. Sensor resistance varies from 18 ohms, empty, to 88 ohms, full. Tests B, C, D.

D14 NOT USED

D15 (DK GRN 389) Vehicle Speed input from ECM. See Schematic Section 8A-33.

D16 (ORN 640) Battery power (memory) to Cluster. Battery voltage at all times. See Section 8A-11.

 

Let me go get my 94 FSM and I'll have you the 1994 pinouts.

Edited November 17, 2010 by ManicMechanic

[Psych0matt]

Follow this and you're golden. If you want to add a DIS, I might know someone that still has the chip that shawn made him...

[ManicMechanic]

1994:

 

C1: To BRAKE indicator - Tan/Wht

C2: Tach input from DIS - Wht

C3: Illumination bulbs, dimmer input - Gry

C4: Fuel level Sender - PPL

C5: VSS - Dk Grn

C6-C9: Not used

C10: Ground - Blk

C11-C12: Not used

C13: Ignition 12+ to gages - brn

C14: Not used

C15: Ignition 12+ to indicators - Pnk

C16: Coolant temp sender - Dk Grn

 

D1: Check gages to HUD - Brn

D2: airbag light - brn

D3: not used

D4: LH turn - Lt blu

D5: Hi beam - Lt grn

D6: RH turn - Dk blu

D7: Ground - blk

D8: Fasten belts - Yel

D9: Security light - Gry

D10: not used

D11: oil pressure sensor - Tan

D12: not used

D13: Anti-Lock light - Lt grn/blk

D14: Low Coolant level light - Yel/Blk

D15: Check Gages light - Brn

D16: SES light - Brn/wht

Edited November 17, 2010 by ManicMechanic

[AL]

Manic, Can you PM me 2003 GPGT Radio single disc pinouts? I still dont know which wire goes to my HUD

[ManicMechanic]

Ehhhhh Al...I think those are on an old HDD...But let me see what I have.

[AL]

Thanks!!

 

/derail

[GOT2B GM]

Follow this and you're golden. If you want to add a DIS, I might know someone that still has the chip that shawn made him...

 

Hook me up

[GOT2B GM]

Thank you very much Jay

[Hairdo12]

Isn't a 94 CS ODB1.5? I have doubts the ALDL chatter will work for the tac.

[GOT2B GM]

I know it can be done, Jay (manicmechanic) and Shawn (gnatgosplat) have both installed UB3's in 94 verts.

[ManicMechanic]

No, I didn't.

 

Rockfangd and Psych0matt had done it.

[GOT2B GM]

 

Not yours?

[Psych0matt]

Iirc I had to run a wire from the aldl, but I could wrong, that might have just been for a DIS

[ManicMechanic]

 

Not yours?

 

Whoops, I read UB3 as DIS. Yes, I had a digital UB3 in my '94. Taylor put one in it for awhile too, but went back to analog.

[Crazy K]

HERE YOU GO:

 

this is the typical wiring for the digital UB3:

1990 digital UB3 CS cluster

CONNECTOR PIN# WIRE COLOR FUNCTION

dUB3-C1 PNK/BLK INDICator FUSE circuit, hot in run, bulb test, and start (+)

dUB3-C2 LT BLU left turn indicator (+)

dUB3-C3 DK BLU right turn indicator (+)

dUB3-C4 TAN/WHT brake indicator (-)

dUB3-C5 GRY/WHT "Antilock" indicator

dUB3-C6 TAN/BLK shift indicator (-)

dUB3-C7 LT GRN high beam indicator (+)

dUB3-C8 --- not used ---

dUB3-C9 --- not used ---

dUB3-C10 YEL VF display dim enable (+ to enable dimming)

dUB3-C11 GRY Illumination (adjustable backlighting) (+)

dUB3-C12 --- not used ---

dUB3-C13 ORN Serial data link to aldl (for tach and data)

dUB3-C14 BLK.WHT ground

dUB3-C15 --- not used ---

dUB3-C16 PNK/BLK CLUSTER FUSE circuit hot in run (+)

CONNECTOR PIN# WIRE COLOR FUNCTION

dUB3-D1 BLK ground for indicator bulbs

dUB3-D2 YEL fasten seatbelt indicator

dUB3-D3 YEL/BLK "low coolant" level indicator

dUB3-D4 BRN "charge indicator"

dUB3-D5 BRN/WHT "service Engine Soon" indicator

dUB3-D6 --- not used ---

dUB3-D7 --- not used ---

dUB3-D8 --- not used ---

dUB3-D9 LT/BLU english metric switch ouput(switch part of cluster)

dUB3-D10 BRN/WHT VF dimmer input

dUB3-D11 TAN oil pressure sensor input

dUB3-D12 DK GRN/WHT coolant temperature sensor input

dUB3-D13 PPL fuel level sender input

dUB3-D14 --- not used ---

dUB3-D15 DK GRN VSS speedometer input

dUB3-D16 ORN ELEC FUSE circuit, constant hot, cluster memory (+)

 

**************

 

1994 analog UB3 CS cluster

CONNECTOR PIN# WIRE COLOR FUNCTION

94aUB3-C1 TAN/WHT brake indicator

94aUB3-C2 WHT tachometer input

94aUB3-C3 GRY illumination (adjustable backlighting)

94aUB3-C4 PPL fuel level sender input

94aUB3-C5 DK GRN VSS speedometer input

94aUB3-C6 --- not used ---

94aUB3-C7 --- not used ---

94aUB3-C8 --- not used ---

94aUB3-C9 --- not used ---

94aUB3-C10 BLK ground

94aUB3-C11 GRY Illumination (adjustable backlighting)

94aUB3-C12 --- not used ---

94aUB3-C13 BRN Hot in run,ignition feed for gages

94aUB3-C14 --- not used ---

94aUB3-C15 PNK hot in (+)

94aUB3-C16 DK GRN coolant temperature sensor input

CONNECTOR PIN# WIRE COLOR FUNCTION

94aUB3-D1 BRN Check Gauges output to HUD unit

94aUB3-D2 BRN Airbag (SIR) warning signal

94aUB3-D3 --- not used ---

94aUB3-D4 LT BLU left turn indicator (+)

94aUB3-D5 LT GRN high beam indicator (+)

94aUB3-D6 DK BLU right turn indicator (+)

94aUB3-D7 BLK ground

94aUB3-D8 YEL fasten seatbelt indicator

94aUB3-D9* GRY "security" (VATS) indicator(1994 ONLY)

94aUB3-D10 --- not used ---

94aUB3-D11 TAN oil pressure input

94aUB3-D12 --- not used ---

94aUB3-D13 LTGRN/BLK Antilock indicator

94aUB3-D14 YEL/BLK low coolant level indicator

94aUB3-D15 BRN charge indicator feed (sets check gauges indicator)

94aUB3-D16 BRN/WHT Service Engine Soon indicator

 

*different pinouts between 92-93 and 94 analog cluster, you cannot substitute a 92-93 cluster for a 94 without loosing these critical indicators.

 

 

1990 digital UB3 CS cluster into a 94 Analog UB3 cluster equipped car:

 

dUB3-C1 PNK/BLK INDICator FUSE circuit, hot in run, bulb test, and start (+)

pending!

 

dUB3-C2 LT BLU left turn indicator (+)

94aUB3-D4 LT BLU left turn indicator (+)

 

dUB3-C3 DK BLU right turn indicator (+)

94aUB3-D6 DK BLU right turn indicator (+)

 

dUB3-C4 TAN/WHT brake indicator (-)

94aUB3-C1 TAN/WHT brake indicator

 

dUB3-C5 GRY/WHT "Antilock" indicator

94aUB3-D13 LTGRN/BLK Antilock indicator

 

dUB3-C6 TAN/BLK shift indicator (-)

not present, UNUSED.

 

dUB3-C7 LT GRN high beam indicator (+)

94aUB3-D5 LT GRN high beam indicator (+)

 

dUB3-C8 --- not used ---

 

dUB3-C9 --- not used ---

 

dUB3-C10 YEL VF display dim enable (+ to enable dimming)

INFO PENDING!!!

 

dUB3-C11 GRY Illumination (adjustable backlighting) (+)

94aUB3-C3 & 94aUB3-C11 GRY Illumination (adjustable backlighting)

 

dUB3-C12 --- not used ---

 

dUB3-C13 ORN Serial data link to aldl (for tach and data)

you must run this wire to the ALDL connector TAN wire.

 

dUB3-C14 BLK.WHT ground

94aUB3-C10 OR 94aUB3-D7 BLK ground

 

dUB3-C15 --- not used ---

 

dUB3-C16 PNK/BLK CLUSTER FUSE circuit hot in run (+)

INFO PENDING!!!

 

dUB3-D1 BLK ground for indicator bulbs

94aUB3-C10 OR 94aUB3-D7 BLK ground

 

dUB3-D2 YEL fasten seatbelt indicator

94aUB3-D8 YEL fasten seatbelt indicator

 

dUB3-D3 YEL/BLK "low coolant" level indicator

94aUB3-D14 YEL/BLK "low coolant" level indicator

 

dUB3-D4 BRN "charge indicator"

94aUB3-D15 BRN charge indicator feed (sets check gauges indicator)

 

dUB3-D5 BRN/WHT "service Engine Soon" indicator

94aUB3-D16 BRN/WHT "Service Engine Soon" indicator

 

dUB3-D6 --- not used ---

 

dUB3-D7 --- not used ---

 

dUB3-D8 --- not used ---

 

dUB3-D9 LT/BLU english metric switch ouput(switch part of cluster)

 

dUB3-D10 BRN/WHT VF dimmer input

 

dUB3-D11 TAN oil pressure sensor input

94aUB3-D11 TAN oil pressure sensor input

 

dUB3-D12 DK GRN/WHT coolant temperature sensor input

94aUB3-C16 DK GRN coolant temperature sensor input

 

dUB3-D13 PPL fuel level sender input

94aUB3-C4 PPL fuel level sender input

 

dUB3-D14 --- not used ---

 

dUB3-D15 DK GRN VSS speedometer input

94aUB3-C5 DK GRN VSS speedometer input

 

dUB3-D16 ORN ELEC FUSE circuit, constant hot, cluster memory (+)

RUN TO RADIO CONSTANT HOT WIRE

 

 

MUST ADD!!!

94aUB3-D9* GRY "security" (VATS) indicator(1994 ONLY)

94aUB3-D2 BRN Airbag (SIR) warning signal(1994 ONLY)

 

94aUB3-C13 BRN Hot in run,ignition feed for gages

94aUB3-C15 PNK hot in (+) ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

 

NOT USED:

CONNECTOR PIN# WIRE COLOR FUNCTION

94aUB3-C2 WHT tachometer input (ANALOG)

94aUB3-D1 BRN Check Gauges output to HUD unit

94aUB3-C6 --- not used ---

94aUB3-C7 --- not used ---

94aUB3-C8 --- not used ---

94aUB3-C9 --- not used ---

94aUB3-C12 --- not used ---

94aUB3-C14 --- not used ---

94aUB3-D3 --- not used ---

94aUB3-D10 --- not used ---

94aUB3-D12 --- not used ---

Edited November 19, 2010 by Crazy K

[Crazy K]

P.S. cause the text limit forced me to a second post....

 

LAST BUT NOT LEAST...

IMPORTANT!!!!!! READ:

 

to avoid confusion, you should tag and mark each wire so that no two wires get confused. I'm not responsible if you forget which wire is which and render your vehicle inoperable, or cross wires, start a fire, burn down your house, block neighborhood, or cause the start of World War III (or is it IV, V, or VI?).

 

 

I recommend making high quality SOLDER joints, complete with heat shrink tubing.

 

I prefer to "twin" my connectors so that the OEM plug is still present, and the new plug is connected into the wiring rendering either plug available for whatever reason you may not even have thought up yet. You may have a dud cluster, might decide to sell the car, or maybe the replacement cluster's mileage will void your tire warranty. Plan for the worst but hope for the best and make this type of mod reversible!

 

UNHOOK YOUR BATTERY WHILE DOING WIRING!!!

 

IMPORTANT!!!!!!! CHECK BOTH WIRING DIAGRAMS BEFORE YOU START TO MAKE SURE IT MATCHES THE VEHICLE AND DONOR PART YOU ARE WORKING WITH. IF YOU FIND AN ISSUE, DOCUMENT IT SO I CAN CORRECT IT!!!!!!

 

 

I am doing what I can to help, but I AM NOT LIABLE FOR YOU MAKING MISTAKES!

[GOT2B GM]

So you do not recommend repinning the connector, rather splicing in a digi UB3 connector so that I can choose from one or the other at any given time.

 

I planned on marking all wires with tape before removing them from the connector so that wires the same colour would not get confused.

[AL]

I agree with the splicing in of the other connector, that way you could revert to the original if ever needed

[GOT2B GM]

I'll have to try and find a pigtail at the yard

[Bake82]

Matt I will have a converted wire harness out of my 88 cutlass soon. It worked fine on my UB3 cluster. Email me if it will help!!

[GOT2B GM]

repinned harness or an adaptor?

 

If its a repinned harness I'll just take the plug with 6" + of wire

 

How soon are you thinking?

[Crazy K]

repinned harness or an adaptor?

 

If its a repinned harness I'll just take the plug with 6" + of wire

 

How soon are you thinking?

 

Personally, I would actual cut and splice both another 94 and 90 connector onto the wires that went to the oem plug, meaning that the original plug would be discarded when complete. And you would have a quick and easy swap to change clusters as needed with no fumbling in between.

 

Make it about 30 to 40 cm if you splice the one connector into the other. Plenty of extra so you can tuck the other farther away... and you might confuse your Canadian bretheren with that ancient Sumerian hokey pokey imperial shit!