Rebuilt Loyale dash clock

[kmpdx]

Hey guys. Just rebuilt my dash clock using a much more reliable 2001(?) Toyota Corolla clock. Going to post photos if anyone is interested. Probably won't actually install it for a while still. 

[el_freddo]

Nice. 

When mine gave up I resoldered several of the factory solder joints and it’s good as gold. Pulling it out and refitting it took longer than the fix once the iron was hot! 

Cheers 

Bennie

[kmpdx]

I tried that first. I could see that 5 or 6 of the points were bad. When I connected it to 12v, it would only light up when two of the buttons were pushed and would not retain the time. Had a couple of goes at it and could not get it to work. To make matters worse, the battery wire on the factory harness doesn't have power. The acc and illumination work. I will be wiring this one to the stereo area when I get the ol' Loyale fired back up in  another month or so. 

[somick]

I searched Amazon for 2001 Corolla clock and got nothing.  Where did you buy them?

[kmpdx]

I pulled it from the junk yard. They are definitely available on eBay and should be pretty cheap. One step I did not show is that I needed to saw off the harness connector on the back of the Corolla clock. 

Here is one:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/98-99-00-01-02-TOYOTA-COROLLA-PRIZM-83910-02040-DASH-DIGITAL-TIME-CLOCK-G-12/152623201345?_trkparms=aid%3D1110006%26algo%3DHOMESPLICE.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D228411%26meid%3Df6268f2018594e79816d7dbe96445fc9%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D12%26mehot%3Dco%26sd%3D174305935983%26itm%3D152623201345%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D0%26pg%3D2047675%26algv%3DSimplAMLv5PairwiseWebWithDarwoV3BBEV2b%26brand%3DToyota&_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851

 

They are a good size for this project and a pretty square which makes it easier to modify the hole that needs to be cut. I will look next time I am at the junk yard, too. 

Just FYI, I basically cut a hole in the face of the original clock body and glued the Corolla clock inside that body. I had more photos to show the process but the forum limits photo total to 2mb. Pretty sure if you own one of these you are probably pretty used to finagling with stuff, lol. 

Edited August 9, 2020 by kmpdx
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[Step-a-toe]

Nice presentation of your adaptation. I went through three or four and gave Up. Mounted my 0-5V gauge instead to monitor knock sensor, only for the sun to buckle it's screen