Dakota Digital VHX-78C-VET User manual

Manual # 650444A
VHX-78C-VET
Dakota Digital VHX Instrument Installation
For 1978-’82 Corvette
Your new VHX-78C-VET kit includes:
Installation
Control Box
(5) 8-18 x 1” Screws
(1) 60” CAT5 Cable
(1) 36” CAT5 Cable
(2) 12” CAT5 Cable
Universal
Sender Pack
Installation Manuals
VHX Displays
1. Remove the stock main gauge cluster and the center gauge cluster from the dash and save all center
gauge hardware for reassembly.
(3) Block-Off Lenses
Clock Switch Harness
Clock Switch
Switch Assembly

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2. Remove the stock gauge assembly from the center gauge
bezel; the only items to be reused are the front bezel and
the gauge mounting hardware. Now is a good time to clean
or refinish the bezel.
3. Peel the paper off the two block-off lenses needed
(636234-A and 636234-B) and place them shiny side
down in the two rectangular openings. Use silicone to
hold them in place and avoid handling until the
silicone has cured.
636234-B
636234-A
4. With the block-off lenses in place, position the VHX center gauges over the back of the center
bezel and secure the system by using the four (4) stock mounting screws.
5. Attach the provided 60” CAT5 Cable and the 3-Pin Switch
Harness to the back of the VHX display. Carefully route the
other ends to the control box mounting location. Refer to
manual 650360 for switch wiring instructions before
reassembly of the center gauges to the dash using stock
hardware.

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12” CAT5 cable
WARNING: This product can expose you to chemicals including lead, which is known to the State of
California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information go to
www.P65Warnings.ca.gov
6. Connect one of two 12” CAT5 cables to the Tachometer, and the other end to either port on the
Speedometer, connecting the two halves; the other 12” CAT5 cable goes from the center indicator
connection to an open port on either the Speedometer or Tachometer. Finally, with the 36” CAT5
cable, connect one end to the last open port on the Speedometer or Tachometer, and as the
assembled cluster is installed into the dash, carefully route the other end of the cable to the control
box mounting location and use the five (5) supplied 1” screws to mount the assembly to the dash.
7. Refer to the main manual for wiring instructions to complete the VHX installation.
12” CAT5 cable
36” CAT5 cable