JEEP ZJ VIC INSTALL - SWAPPING A GDM TO VIC ON A 98 GRAND CHEROKEE 

That's awesome! I haven't driven that far yet 🤣🤣🤣

Yep! I'm elbow deep in the "more".... So much for a free Z. 🤣

@@ProjectDanH hey Dan, I tried to swap my GDM for a VIC but my ZJ wasn't wired for a VIC. The plug was short two light blue wires with a white strip. Any thoughts on this?

Erik, that is wonderful news! I'm so glad this video inspired you to fix your VIC. I too had the same situation with this "free Zee". It first i didn't know what would become of it, but it had soon moved up the ranks to my daily driver! lol. I really appreciate you sharing your story. Hearing stories like yours it by far my favorite part about youtube.

And today I installed a remote start. No more cold seats for me this winter. 🤗

@@erikstrieter4233 Nice!!! Im Jealous!!!

С 2011 года катаюсь! Машина мна на каждый день. Ничего другого не надо!

Братва! VIC просто пропаивается и работает годами!

Thank you! I appreciate the comment, I'm a huge fan of your work! 👊

Just found Dan myself. As you know, I have a '96 Orvis 4.0 with a 242, built on Leap Day (February 29). I need to do that solder job as well. ~Bill near Hershey, PA

@@OldsVistaCruiser a leap year Orvis! Wow. Keep that baby forever! So rare.. so cool!

@@ProjectDanH - I rescued "Nick" from a junkyard "in the nick of time" just as it arrived in October 2017, and hadn't yet been processed. The 22yo kid who owned it bought a new car, and his dad wouldn't let him keep both.

@@ProjectDanH - It ran great for about a year, then the PCM started to act up, and the BCM as well. I'm also getting a P0420 catalytic converter code and it needs a brake line spliced in due to PA rust.

Dude! I'm so jealous. After I finish the General Grievous I may sell it for a Niner! Thanks for the support, Im glad you enjoyed this one and hope you enjoy the rest of my vids.. I'll keep em coming!

My niner says the coolant sensor is bad but it isnt

@@briansmith2875 reflow the solder joints.. should be good as new!

Project Dan H unfortunately, my vic was fried beyond repair, so now I'm on the market for one someone pulled out of theirs. My number has a ton of problems unfortunately. The biggest is the previous owner installed an aftermarket radiator fan that doesn't seem to have enough power to effectively cool the thing...

@@cfreeses ahh.. sometimes going back to working OEM parts is a better upgrade than upgrades! Haha

Thanks Brother! I really appreciate your feedback. God bless, happy new year!

Thanks Mike! I have big XJ news coming soon. Stay tuned!

Heck yeah buddy, sounds like my channel is the perfect RU-vid channel for you 👍👍👍

Wow.. that is some great insight to the VIC. Thank you for sharing that info. Thank you for watching!

Hello, I understand this is a very old post. If you have the time, could you tell me if they sell the MC3306A 14 pin DIP chip to replace the one I have? Mine is intact, but has corrosion where it connects to the PCB.

🤣 that's awesome! It's great to hear from locals. Thanks for the support 👍

Thank you Brother! Barricade is awesome. Much respect to him and his channel! I really appreciate you watching and taking the time to comment. Thanks again 👊

Glad you enjoyed brother!.. I totally understand removing the VIC. its definitely an unnecessary luxury and a great place for a switch panel

Thank you so much Kevin! I appreciate the kind words and I'm looking forward to working with you again soon 😁

Thank you for watching! its amazing how the same Jeeps have the same problems all over the world! Isn't it funny how Jeeps unite us? I swear, If everyone owned a Jeep there would be work peace! 😁

@@ProjectDanH Yes, its true :-) I have my ZJ as my first car about 2,5 years now. Its 97 Limited with Inline 6 :-) I did a lot of work on it to make it nice, clean and reliable. It was a lot of work, but I think it was worth it. I really love my ZJ. I really like you videos, keep it going :-)

Will do! Thank thank you my friend!

I need to do the resolder job on my '96 Orvis 4.0.

Glad you liked it!

YW Dave, thanks for the input

score!

AHHH man, I totally dropped the ball. I've been extremely busy and totally rushed the editing on this vid. Its been way too long since ive uploaded I didnt hunt out many clips. Sorry man, wont happen again!

@@ProjectDanH Project Dan, you're the man, you'll get it on the next one. We love your content. You've got a family to spend time with. Always a pleasure to learn something new with you. Raw footage, I loved seeing the skydivers parachuting in and the stuck in the sand footage you dig up from yesteryear!

@@robertbrodarick9607 thanks man! Glad you enjoy! I'll make sure I keep it real for you all! 😁

Awe... Say a pray and rebuke those demons! 🙏😆. Sound like she just needs a lil TLC. Take care of her and she'll take care of you! God bless!

Score! Glad it helped. thank you for watching 💪💪💪

Thank you for your sub and your Views. God bless you too!

Thanks brother! Dang... You're making me nervous about the flush.. I'll try to be thorough AF.

Project Dan H good luck my friend!

Thanks man! I appreciate the kind words and the view!

NP Brother! Go for it!!!

Thanks for watching! Glad it was helpful!

Glad to hear it!

lol. that's awesome bro. Glad it helped!

That is awesome! Glad to hear. Thank you for watching!

Thank you! 👊

Thanks Doug! Go for it go for it! Lol . It wasn't bad at all!

Thanks man! Those boxes can be tricky! lol

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Thank you very much

Thanks man! Hope your swap goes easy! Stay tuned for some 5.9 interior upgrades!

@@ProjectDanH sweet looking forward to it!

Hey Dan have you thought of upgrading the AC heater control unit with the digital display that the limited have?

@@zaf5273it's more than just plug and play for the AC controls... I tried... It's a huge fail. It cannot be done. The ZJ is wired throughout with either electric or vacuum AC components. To use the digital display you would have to rip everything vacuum related out of the jeep and wire in the electric harness. I guess it could be possible but who would want to go through all that hell for just a display. Lol

@@ProjectDanH ohhh snap! Forget that idea then lol. 🤦‍♂️ thanks

Hey Shellie, there is a ground that connects to the back of the factory head unit. thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed!!

lol.. yep.. I'm local to a range and an airport 🤦‍♂️

Thanks John!!!

Ahh man, that's too bad! I'm sure you can find a great deal on a ZJ. Let me know how you do!

HAHA I know right !?! I told ya he was a ZJ expert!

Rear lights you need a Lamp Outage Module. Doors you need to reset your sensors/switches. 💪

😂😂😂😂 Can I Have it?

@@ProjectDanH i dont have the 97 anymore. im glad my 98 doesnt have VIC. that stuff was a pain in the ass.

@@_AndromedaGalaxy_ lol.. its all good...when it works 😂

thank you 👍

I know .. it's tough on eBay.. I'll check my local yard.

Yeah man the Lamp Outage module threw me for a loop, that and the re-flow made filming the video take a whole week. I hope y'all didn't pick up on the different clothes. lol! I have a sensitive rear flip glass latch. I mitigated the alarm issue and the dome lights randomly going off while driving by welding an extra tab onto the latch. sometimes its still happens when i hit a large bump or pothole. now I'm not sure if its my glass or my hatch latch. either way all the other problems of the VIC were solved by re flowing the solder joints and I'm glad I did the conversion. Thanks for the view!!! 👊

@@ProjectDanH Thank you for the awesome well planned out video, extremely easy to follow, I took notes so I can do that swap too. I like the oil change reminder and some of the other things that the VIC does that the GDM doesn't do, or at least mine doesn't I thought it was supposed to show the doors and hatch being opened like the VIC but I guess it doesn't, and some of the bulbs in my GDM are burned out too found out after watching your video that the rear wheels should light up when in 2WD as well...mine don't light up regardless of what position the transfer case is in so figured I may as well do the GDM to VIC swap while I'm in there and I'll do like you and save the GDM just in case. If I recall the switch issue with my rear hatch was the flipper glass switch, that's disconnected now and haven't had any issues. When the flipper glass is opened the interior lights don't turn on now but who cares, least of my worries, rather not be woke up to the dang alarm going off at 2am, and interior lights flickering on and off while driving....I initially thought it was one of the door switches but nope that was too simple of a fix LOL. Thank you again for an awesome video. Extremely useful.

@@wildbill23c haha.. yea I suppose all ZJs have the same problems! Glad I could inspire you to do the swap. Also Thanks for great comments in response to other viewers questions. Jeepers helping Jeepers! I love it!

@@ProjectDanH No problem, enjoy giving my knowledge whenever I can.

Haha... Odly enough I actually do live next to a shooting range 🤣🤣🤣. Right between shouthaven trap and skeet and the brookhaven airport! A RU-vidrs worst nightmare... Luckily they only shoot loudly early on weekends. 🤦‍♂️

Thanks man! Im pretty sure it can be!

lol. thanks for watching!

Thanks man! So when i put the dash back together I used a new glove box so I had to swap out the lock to keep using the same key. I just got a whole other glove box and kept my original lock. 👍

Ohhhh I see nice thanks

Good idea!

Yes, i believe and LED conversion will trip an error in the VIC. you must wire in a dummy load resistor when converting to LEDs. Perhaps I can attempt a video on this in the future.

I have replaced all the front and rear lights with Amazon LEDs. The hatch break light is the only thing that tripped the Vic. marker, breaks ,turn signals reverse lights ,head lights all good

YeA man! Time is ripping by, hopefully I can get up there soon

Lol! That's a great mod! Way to overcome! 👊

@@ProjectDanH yup...got love for my lil ZJ

Calidude, when you say cubby hole, does that mean their is a plastic insert that comes factory when there is no VIC installed?

@@bombdiggitydave3881 yes sir

There's probably a bulb out

all your key FOBs are programmed to the passenger door switch.. you would definitely need to re program. check out my ZJ FOB video

Haha! IASIP is my favorite show ever

Awesome! Make sure you have those pigtails coiled up next to the fluid and coolant tank so you know it will be plug and play 😉

Just follow the schematic I provided in the video that should help you to connect it to the battery the same way I connected it to the power supply

maybe try new soft lines, calipers and pads. also make sure system is bled well with fresh fluid

if your back windows are not working you may have broken wires in your drivers door boot.

@@ProjectDanH Ill definitely check that one out thanks Dan..

I wonder if you blew a fuse....

@@ProjectDanH Wasn't a fuse, but smoke came out from under my steering while driving a day after. Jeep drives just fine though so I have no fucking clue what's going on anymore, alarm always goes off also had to remove the fuse for that.

Hey brother, thanks for watching. Try a new VIC from eBay or something

Also I'm surprised your jeep didn't have an access port behind your spare so you didn't have to remove your trim, all mine range from 94 to 97 have an access port, not sure why they didn't have it on your 98

That recall was due to the full time 4WD models, running a temporary spare on a full time 4WD would cause damage to the transfer case and differential would possibly overheat...so the recall gave those with the full time 4WD model a full size spare which a 4x4 should have in the first place LOL. Luckily my 98 ZJ had a full size spare when I got it, but my previous 96 ZJ did not, local tire shop was able to find me a matching limited edition wheel and a full size tire which was great.

Thanks Gib, I did not know that! I already have a full size spare laying around... now i'm gonna have to buy full size tire cover! lol (coverless spare is also a pet peeve of mine! hahaha)

@@wildbill23c That makes a lot of sense, I have someone that wants to give me a spare Ultra Star 😁

@@ProjectDanH That would be good. All my wheels match including the spare on my current ZJ, it'll be getting new tires before this winter though the tires on it now are horrible in snow/ice.

Yes, it's now more of a Limited! 😁 Да, теперь это больше ограничено! 😁

Nope, they're independent

oh no, it is still possible to get a VIC but you would have to wire EVERYTHING by yourself

Its my understanding that the reflow only solves some of the VIC problems. Apparently the VIC has many issues which is why so many people remove them. Best of luck with the error!

Hey Dan I sent you an email of pics of my Double DIN DVD radio upgrade. Check it out.

I loved it! 279k miles? That's Great!

A 242 was in this ZJ so it does sync.

perfect!

That is just the info I needed. THANKS!

So, Chadwell777, do you mean, if you have a 95 gc laredo , its a single plug connector to the back of theVIC of thesame year?

Try Ebay or the junk yard.. Gps is always an option!

watch my other VIC vid ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-8zw5BT8F3CI.html

Should be!

hit me up on IG!

Awesome! Check to make sure you have the wires and the plugs for the washer fluid and coolant sensors. If you do, go to town!

LOL, Silly VIC's

sounds like you need some fresh solder in that baby

@@ProjectDanH pulled that junk yesterday turns out it was a JY vic I’m just going to make a switch panel there I have a 231 t case I might’ve kept it if I swapped a 242

sorry brother, I live in NY

hmmm. interesting. I find that most ABS errors come from a bad sensor or cable. You may want to replace all the sensors and cables and then trace all wires that go from the cables to the ABS module. It could be something as simple as a bad ground. The ABS system does not communicate with the OBD2 so no programming is necessary. The ABS system does not necessarily depend on your brake lines either. Make sure you have enough fluid in the system and make sure your bleeder valves are on the top of the caliper. as long as your brakes work well you don't need ABS. If the ABS light is bothering you then you could just pull the ABS fuse out of the fuse box and boom or your problems will disappear! It should still be able to get it inspected without ABS or with the ABS light on

@@ProjectDanH Thanks a lot man, yea I'm in the process of replacing all the sensors. I've got 2 done already. I'm going to have to check up on the grounds. The abs system was working just fine just before I changed the caliper so I know it has to be something with the sensor. Yes, my bleeder valves was installed backward that's why I had to switch them around. That's when the light came on. And yes I didn't know it could pass inspection with the light on so thanks for that. I guess I will just get it done and drive it that way because no I don't care about the light at all. Now that I switched the calipers so that the bleeders are on top the brakes work better than they ever have since I've owned it. So I really appreciate the help!

Thanks for watching Roll! I'm not exactly sure why you aren't getting your indicator light.. can you please tell me your parts list from the swap?

@@ProjectDanH Had the Vic from the factory I have a 1998 5.9l zj. I swapped the np249 to a np242 from a 98 zj with a 5.2l. The 4wd sensor on the np242 is the correct one for the tcase and I did get an mountain Vista tcase shifter linkage to alleviate the binding from the swap. I also reflowed the solder joints just like you did in the Vic and did the little wire swap behind the Vic for the 249 to 242 swap to work with the Vic right

@@crayfishroll Dang man.. you stumped me! You covered everything I was gonna suggest! Perhaps what you have is the best possible scenario for the 242 swap.

@@ProjectDanH that's what I thought I was thinking about pulling another Vic from the junk yard and plugging it in because the local pick and pull they are cheap

@@crayfishroll sure.. u might as well. It's not too difficult to pop another in. It may work and if not, At least it will give u peace of mind

Thanks Major!

was your Jeep pre wired with the sensors?

@@ProjectDanH I guess not, im new to all of this and I've been inspired by a lot of your content but I don't think my jeep is compatible with a vic. sadly

Nice!

Sometimes they're folded back and taped high up in the harness.. sometimes they didn't complete the harness. A couple guys with 93 and 94s said they had to run their own wires. 😯

Ok thank you very much for the information

what a shame, I love the VIC. One of my favorite features!

@@ProjectDanH GOT SICK OF ALL THE FALSE CODES, BRAKE LIGHT OUT, ETC... AND THE CUBBY DOES HOLD A FEW THINGS, WELL WORTH THE 30 BUCKS AND SOME TIME

Driver Door Tag

Lol... It's ok.

No, It was just a SelecTrac Tcase

Oh man.. that sucks. What year? Maybe I can take it off your hands

it’s from a 96

Still have it, the VIC, I mean, id like it for parts on keeping up a 95 vic

A false Coolant level sensor error is a classic indicator that you need to reflow the solder joints. Give it a try!

@@ProjectDanH I think it might be worth a try and thanks

Darn you Jim! Now I'm gonna have to install an EVIC! 🤣

@@ProjectDanH you wouldn't happen to know and parts yards in our areas that allow a person to go pull there own parts would you?

Gotta find a u pull.. unfortunately they're are none by here

Haha.. what's wrong with your alarm.. I'll pass it on

@@ProjectDanH i want to remove it altogether i heard it had a alarm module and if i remove it and get a new pcm and bcm without a alarm it will be good the alarm is killing my battery

Did you try a parasitic draw test? D&E in the garage has a great vid on how to test for it. It would be great if you could just pull a fuse and solve the problem.

It was the alarm fuse

Found it, so I guess I need to change the bulbs in it or something... mine doesn't do anything but show the 2 front tires and if I am in LO. I still need to know how to screw in the two screws behind the ash tray. The other system is the Graphic Display Module (GDM). It is located directly under the vehicle's HVAC system controls, and consists of a light-up vehicle diagram and 4WD system (if equipped) indicator. The system displays no messages and has no accompanying beeps, however, it will light up a section of the vehicle, should it detect a fault. Here are the parts of the vehicle diagram that light up: -Vehicle doors light up: One or more of your vehicle's doors are open. Reopen and close them. -Vehicle's liftgate lights up: Your liftgate is open. Reopen and close it. -Vehicle's headlamps light up in red: Your front light(s) is/are out. Check and replace them as necessary. -Vehicle's tail lamps light up in red: Your rear light(s) is/are out. Check and replace them as necessary. -Vehicle's hood lights up in red: There may be a problem with your engine. Stop and check the engine as soon as possible. -'4WD LO' lit up: You have engaged 4WD Lo. No action is required, however, do NOT drive above 10 Miles per Hour (MPH) in this mode. -'4WD HI' lit up: You have engaged 4WD Hi. No action is required.

Thanks for lookin up the GDM!

glad you found it!

@@ProjectDanH Didn't find out how to get the screws in behind the ashtray, seems like there is nothing there for them to screw into...