[Gmecm] check engine light

[Jay Vessels]

Hi there!

The Painless harness I have came with just that -- a lamp mounted in a 
housing with an amber lens.  Nothing special.  On my truck the cluster 
has a place for the MIL, so I populated that part of the cluster and ran 
the wiring to it.

What would I do?  I'd probably grab some transparency media (the stuff 
you use with overhead projectors for presentations), crank up some paint 
software (Photoshop, Gimp, etc.) and make a "Check Engine" lens with a 
black background and whatever color you want for the lettering.  Print 
it on your inkjet printer, stuff it into a housing, and shine the LED or 
lamp of your choice behind it.

If you want that lens from a factory car, one source is 1982-1985 
S-series trucks.  The lens is in the middle of the cluster and pretty 
easy to get to (take a T15 Torx bit screwdriver with you, that's it).

1982 Chevrolet S-10 Sport, 2.8V6 TBI
1984 Chevrolet S-10 Blazer Sport, 2.8V6 carb. (for now)

demon wrote:
> Anyone have a source for an aftermarket MIL? I've been checking just 
> about every place I can think of on the web and nobody seems to make an 
> add-on MIL. I'm just wondering what the street rod guys do - I can't see 
> them just using a plain ol' light bulb or LED in their dash. Worst case, 
> I'll just go to the junkyard and grab a dash to hack it out of, but I 
> just thought this would be easier if I could find one. BTW, this is for 
> my boat that I converted to TPI.
> 
> Thanx in advance
> Mark