I have an 03 Chevy 1/2T truck, basic LS model. Buddy has an 03 Chevy 3/4T with the bucket seat upgrade and steering wheel mounted controls. They are essentially identical trucks. My odometer displays total miles, trip miles, and engine hours. His also displays fuel economy, driving range, and something else. I’m guessing that the sensors and computer are the same, but mine is dumbed down cuz it was a slightly cheaper truck. So, question is, is there some way to get mine to display the other info?
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Does your intrument cluster look like it has displays for those? Maybe a chip upgrade? Otherwise I imagine you'd have to swap instrument pods, I bet that's a couple bucks...
No, that's just it ... both instrument panels are identical. My odometer is a digital display (everything else is analog), and if you push the normal trip odo button, it scrolls through total/trip/hours and back. He pushes a button on the steering wheel and his display scrolls through more items.
Whenever you are asked if you can do a job, tell'em "Certainly, I can!" Then get busy and find out how to do it. T. Roosevelt
Sure sounds like you could swap a chip, but I'm certainly no vehicle computer mavin. I have had a car stereo, and an AC unit at home that had certain features ommited. Turned out that by buying a remote for the "better" unit, all of a sudden I had the missing features.
Ed, Ed, Ed...........Life is too short to drive a cheap truck. Always get the one with all the toys. :-) DanT
Yeah, and then work an extra 10-15 hours a week to pay for it.
You dont need a door chime from a 94 F-150 do ya. Come hiel or hi water im going to reach up in there and rip that sucker out this weekend.Its the most loudest,annoying battery draining(if u leaave door just a bit ajar when exiting) sucker ive ever heard. Cant listen to radio with door open either.I ripped the one out of my subaru and have never missed it.
CAREFULL with them wires and stuff.
When the fuel pump seemed to die on my van, I had a bud tell me to check the voltage of the wire to the pump..no prob, I thought..this wire must be it.."nope, it's the fuel gage" ok, this one...he says "NO NO NO< do not test THAT one" uh, why?
"It's the AIRBAG line from behind!!!!!!"
I almost woulda set off the bag...lol.
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Hey, the truck is nicer than I need. Power windows & auto door locks, tilt & cruise, auto headlights, am-fm-cd-cass, a/c that works, cloth seats with no holes ...
Whenever you are asked if you can do a job, tell'em "Certainly, I can!" Then get busy and find out how to do it. T. Roosevelt
That is a very specialized question.
Do a google on chevy truck forum.
Based on what I have seen in others you will find one that where some one will know the answer. Possibly a dealship mechanic that can list the parts difference between the models.
There are potentially many different ways that they could have done this. From things like a jumper in the wiring harness that tells the computer which features to activate, to a completely different computer, to a programable computer that that the download the features to.
Thought you said it was a cheap version? Guess not. Livin' large Ed. DanT
The place I know will probably have the answer for you is http://www.thedieselplace.com . There is a guy there who goes by Dmaxallitech who is a good GM tech. There are several others there too. You could post it in the ask the techs section of the forum or the 2500 3500 section so it would get visability.
Try here
http://www.gm-trucks.com/forums/index.php?s=8b2fbbec6a6085e86d668b563db1554d&act=SF&f=3
Or here
http://www.chevytalk.org/threads/postlist.php?Cat=&Board=UBB11&PHPSESSID=
I have recieved good information there in the past
Those are two good hangouts!