Looking to bench test a Instrument cluster

[Wryvin]

I did some work to a test instrument cluster and want to test the part before I put it back in a car. I was browsing through the schematics for the 2013s, and haven't found anything yet.

I was curious if anyone had already figured this out yet. I searched the forums and what I found is mostly just LED swap jobs and re installations. I will keep looking through the schematics, and if I find it I will update here.

[Ohio Enthusiast]

Maybe a silly question, but why not test in the car? You don't need to put it back in, just hookup the connector to it.
I would imagine a test bench would need to supply much more than just 12V to get anything meaningful from the cluster.

[Wryvin]

I haven't taken mine out of the car yet. I wanted to do quick ops check, without swapping them out. My ESD workbench isn't at home so I just wanted to test while I worked it.

I have a programmable Power supply that can support this, I have used it for much larger projects.

[Ohio Enthusiast]

I'm pretty sure you'll want the Combination Meter, starting at page 326 here: https://www.ft86club.com/files/BRZwiringi.pdf. That would be connector D7, a straightforward 2 row 40 pin connector. Looks like it's mostly controlled via CAN, so not sure how easy it would be to get it working outside of the vehicle.
Good luck, though!

[Wryvin]

Thanks I'll check that out. I really just need power, shouldn't need any of the signals.

[zapp]

Originally Posted by Wryvin

Thanks I'll check that out. I really just need power, shouldn't need any of the signals.

@Wryvin

hey mate, how did you go with this?

I am hoping to run mine outside of the car too. i want to make some changes and test before reinstalling. did you manage to get yours running?

Any chance you have a pinout/diagram for the pins on the back on the unit?

Cheers

[FR-S2GT86]

Originally Posted by zapp

@Wryvin

hey mate, how did you go with this?

I am hoping to run mine outside of the car too. i want to make some changes and test before reinstalling. did you manage to get yours running?

Any chance you have a pinout/diagram for the pins on the back on the unit?

Cheers

That member hasn't had any activity here for almost three years.

[Phantomworks78]

Hello, bumping this old thread because it pops up on a google search, I was able to bench test my cluster with just a 12V input.
This will illuminate all the bulbs (lamp check mode) and displays (along with showing cluster mileage)

You need to do the following;
Pin 1 - Input 12V
Pin 2- IGN
Pin 20 - GND


Bridge pin 1 & 2 with +12v

When looking at the back of the cluster (round side to the sky), pin 1 is the very top right, pin two is the next pin to the left of that (top row).
Pin 20 (ground) in the very top left pin.

Hope this helps others.