Fitting GTE Digital Dash Into a Corsa B

[mcswfc]

Right this is my first Write up so you have to bear with me on it here....


Try to give yourself a weekend at it make sure you are ready for the little task ahead of you lol

Tools: what ever you can get a hold of to help you mess everything up lol jk
:screw drivers + star driver
:Jr hack-saw + Dremmel if you have one and your lazy like me ha
:fiberglass kit + filler
:glue gun if wanted but not needed
:bullet connectors and crimps makes it alot easier to connect all the wires
:Sand paper + Paint plastic primer + colour you would like the dash.


first of all you need to take your old clocks out... once out your left with you empty dash with you dash plug and a black plastic backing remove the plug and cut the back plastic backing away....


thats what you should be left with..
now you need to cut away the clips that hold the top of the dash surround just to help ad the fitting of the dash when it comes to putting it in...


now i think its time to get your Digi dash re-molded to fit into the corsa b dash... not many photos but you can get the idea i'll put the way i did mine and i'll pop some other pics up of the better way but i was abit short on things lol here goes..

first of all you need to take the digi dash apart i'll find the link to show you have to do that but its really common sense.. make sure you remember how it goes back together lol. once apart you need to cut some of the front away of the digi dash to make it flat your startin to cut half way for the dash to the bottom to take away the slope from the dash this will make it fit when it comes to fitting it lol. then take you old dials apart as you need the face of the dials with bit with all the rings in and your dash icons. vut all the rings out well all the plasic backing from it thats so you can mold it to the digi dash. and it should look somink like this...

i just used the glue gun but heres the other way a member did it....


i just used glue to hole it then i just used filler as i didn't have any fiberglass left witch i thought i did but here it is mine and the other members pics ready to me paints remember once you have fiberglassed it will need filling then sanding...


once filled and sanded its ready for painting remember when it has been plastic primed it will bring out all the places that hasn't been sanded down right so you can then go back to the sanding to make it right. i didin't as i just wanted to get it fitted as i was at it 5days lol but i'm gonna finished mine when i get back around to it.... here it is....


thats all primed up ready for me to spray... i did a little impervising to make it look abit smoother lol but here is it sprayed up to the colour i wanted it...


now its time to fit it all back together now remember how it all fitted back together lol. once its all back together it should look something like this..

and remember when fitting it back together don't slip with the screw driver cos it hurts as i found out lol

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now its time for the fun part the wiring cut you old dash plug off and if you can pull all the wires from the back of the dash down to you fuse box and out there will make it alot better for pulling the wires together to the digi loom then all you will need to do once all the wires are together id feed it back into the dash... heres the wiring for the GTE loom to the corsa loom i've added another wire in for the lights icon on the digi... for the indicators you need to take the feed for the digi from the back of the indicator stork this is the black with green trace and you miss the first black with white trace and connect to the next black with white trace thats for your left and right indicator lights.

heres how i did mine before i did all the re-molding lol all the wires going up on the outside of the dash lol


once you got the dash to all work its time to feed the cables but into the dash then fit it you will have alittle bit of messing about but it will go.. thats why you cut the tabs of the surround so it will make it abit easier to it once its fitted should look something like this....


now heres the proper way it should look if you have taken you time and used the proper stuff lol



I hope that this will help you fit your GTE Digital Dash if you need anymore help then let me know or just ask in the forums i'm sure there is other people that will not mind giving you some info on it.

[oggy182]

just wandering about changing the mechanical speedo drive into wires, easy or not as i was a revcounter from the newer corsa, or may just get the gte one

[jampot]

mcswfc........... Well done a well detailed thread many thanks for when I buy and start building, once the mk3 is done cheers. J

[plattapus]

hiya is any1 having speed reading proplems im getting a verry high speed reading ther is no way im doing a 127 cuming off my drive could it be a bad earth?any1 got any ideas as the dash looks like it was fatory fitted its a propa nice job hes made off all the plastic work but carnt get a right reading iv put the speed sencer in the gearbox,its a corsa p reg 1.2 8v any info would be gratefull

[Rusty 16v]

Are you sure you have the right transducer for the dash?

You could try flicking the red switch on top of the dash, although given the massive jump in the speed I'm not sure if that would be the cause.

[plattapus]

hiya i think its the right cencer its got sum codes on it 30 135 189 12v 16mp ak. is that the right cencer? iv tryd the switch but its nt made any big differce.any ides ?

[Rusty 16v]

No idea, that's the problem. I'm not sure on the criteria for matching the transducer to the dash. I just made sure I took the one from the car I took the dash out of.

[Juan-ito]

Hi

My name's Juan I'm from Mexico and i want to know where can i buy one digital dash for my corsa b like the one describe it in this article.

Thanks in advanced

Regards

JG

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[M/PORT]

From the mk2 astra gte, There are two styles of rev covnters one in shape of a tick and the other a arch.
Also make sure you get the transducer for the gearbox.
astra gte dash, Vehicle Parts Accessories items at low prices on eBay.co.uk

[mickeyroulston]

Hey people i have wired up my digital dash to my 2000 corsa b using this guide ,. My dash is not working right when i turn on my lights the indicator comes on the dash when it is sitting with nothin on it makes a buzzing sound ,., I wired everything right i checked it all ,., I have not got my transducer in yet,., I am confused i need help

[Rusty 16v]

I wired everything right

Really doesn't sound like it lmao

[mickeyroulston]

Really doesn't sound like it lmao

do you have to take the wires down to the fuse box because i didnt i put them together from the dash where i cut them off the black corsa b connector

[jacko1992]

hi has any 1 got a link so i can strip down me digi dash as its got these silly roung screws in the top

[nitro12]

good guide there mate, im gonna have a go at doing it after reading this, just wondering if i still need the transducer if ive already got an electronic speedo? cheers, ben

[mutleycorsa]

Hi guys. Just wondering if you think it's possible remove the rev counter from the GTE dash and use it in an gauge pod.

BTW its a 1998 corsa breeze with a rev counter but I just really like the look of the curved digital ones.

Thanks for any help you can give.

[BigTurk]

Will these work with the mechanical drive? Do I just need a transducer to change it?

[smokeybone]

you have to have the transducer for it to work bigturk

[Matty101]

hey guys having a bit trouble understanding this little bit........

"GTE loom to the corsa loom i've added another wire in for the lights icon on the digi... for the indicators you need to take the need for the digi from the back of the stork this is the black with breen trace and you miss the first black with white trace and connect to the next black with white trace thats for your left and right indicator lights."

can some one please explain this to me, cos at the minute this is the only problem i am having and its stoping me fitting it.

thanks matty.

[andyrico20]

hello mate, thts a great step by step, i havent remoulded mine tho ive just trim sum bits off and it fits in fine! . could u just retype the bit about the indicators please because i dnt understand lol sorrry

[andyrico20]

hello, erm ive done tht but it makes a buzzing noise, when i turn my indicators on it stops, can anyone help

[Dom]

Wire the left and right from the digidash to the indicator stalks, not the original wiring behind the clocks.

[mcswfc]

sorry for not replaying to any.. not been on for a while

re-edit for ya

for the indicators you need to take the feed for the digi from the back of the indicator stork this is the black with green trace and you miss the first black with white trace and connect to the next black with white trace thats for your left and right indicator lights.

[andyrico20]

thats top notch tar mate, ive wired all mine up now its great, but me bloody speedo has stopped working nw im **** off!

[dj_ande_kaos]

spot on thread mate!!!! just on with mine now using your guide! al post up sum pics once its sorted!

[Spicy-McHaggis]

ive been browsing the web for about a day now and finally found this!

W00h00! thanks mate top how to there! il soon be getting the clocks and il make it a weeknd!