Delboy52

Thanks everyone With the help of Tsia in his 600hp Supra to get over to the bodyshop yesterday (many thanks again mate for the lift), the collection was made! So pleased with the colour and styling, just need the new wheels on and some good weather to really show it off. Colour code is Renault Flame red "NNP"

Should be ready to collect on Friday after the new screen is in and paint is polished.

Looks stunning! Great job

It "may" not be a good idea to piggy back as it's an ECU temp sensor. My test kit arrived to test the gauges outside of the car just this weekend, so am yet to see how the Toyota gearbox temp sensor operates when linked to a Toyota gauge. Last time I tested it in the car the 10amp gauge fuse blew, so to not risk breaking the car further I'll see if the gauge even works in an isolated condition first.

Happened to come across this video describing the difference between ECU temperature sensors and gauge display sensors. 2 pin sensors like the one in the transmission are going to be a "negative coefficient temperature sensor" where resistence decreases as temperature increases. The curve is not linear either but logarithmic so becomes less accurate as the temperature rises. At 5:23 in the video, it is explained that adding another sensor inline with the ECU temp sensor can affect the resistence and result in an inaccurate reading. It may not be a good idea to piggyback onto the gearbox temp sensor for the purposes of a gauge. There is a service port on the left side of the transmission which is apparently best for putting a pressure sensor. Fitting an aftermarket temp sensor can be either a port welded into the sump/pan or on the front most flow-out line of the transmission.

Very nice. Might be a bugger to sort stone chips so am looking into getting a protective film like Xpel over the front end while it's still spotless.