AngeloEvs wrote:Worth evaluating. How do the other commercially available repair kits connect to the DOP's board?
From the photos and videos that I've seen, they don't seem to be very clear on this point. I think I'll go with those Dupont connectors for now, as they can be bought cheaply in bulk and they're guaranteed to fit. They're even cheaper if you crimp them yourself, but they're extremely fiddly and difficult to do properly without the right crimper. The drawback is they could be connected up in the wrong order, but anyone attempting this will surely check the order carefully. If I buy ready-made 40cm female-to-female multicoloured Dupont connectors in ribbon strips 40 wide, I can peel them off in strips of 6 and cut the 40cm pairs in half to give me 2 sets. If I then put a ribbon connector on the cut end, the order becomes fixed. I'll put a 2x3 pin header on the connection board for that ribbon connector, instead of (as well as perhaps?) the screw-down terminals, and it should be fairly fool-proof.
The multiplug connector is about ready to order - just need to check a couple of measurements to make sure the two slots in the board will ensure a tight fit. I did away with the zip tie holes, as I think a zip tie running the other way (from the long edge of this board to the back of the multiplug) is simpler and better, if needed.
I checked under my dash binnacle again, and of course the hydraulic fluid reservoir takes up the space between the dials behind the LEDs, so there isn't really room for another board to stack behind the LED panel. So for this first go I think I'll stick to a single all-in-one board, while I iron out the niggles, and then consider splitting it in a future iteration. A few more things to finish on the layout but hopefully it should be ready to order this weekend.