I have a 84 berlinetta that has the "starship" option with all of the bells & whistles. I've had constant issue with the light board & am looking to take the nuclear option & rewire the car. Is this something that kits exist for & if so what would be the easiest way to go about this. I intend on putting a stock column & stock cluster. Any help would be much appreciated.

 

Try forum member John in RI. He's a berli expert.

 

Iv'e emailed & direct messaged him multiple times with no luck.

 

it involves swapping a lot of stuff from a non berli car over, other than the dash and console.

steering column, HVAC, wiper motor, the list goes on. best to have a donor car ready.

 

I haven't seen your direct messages/E-Mails yet,... just barely starting to 'catch-up' again ! I'm still kickin',.... Just been out-of-service' for awhile !

A Berlinetta buddy of mine once built his own relay station to completely replace the factory original Light module in his ride once; it's the first and only time I've ever seen someone create such a sophisticated custom part for their Berlinetta. It appeared to retain control using the original Pods - but entirely replaced the Light Modules functionality. ( cool-stuff !!)

NAF nailed it: My own experience with replacing/converting digital Berlinettas goes 2 ways; converting from digital to analog and converting from analog to digital. In order to use non-digital Thirdgen parts in a digital car IMO the best option is a full cockpit conversion. The best path to success would be to obtain a full parts car so that all (MOST ! ) of the required parts are available to you. The most compatible parts car would be an 84-86 ( 87 is close but needs work ). 82-83 and 88-92 years would require much more work to get the electrical right.

Almost everything electrical should change. Dash, Radio, Steering column, HAVC Wiper motor, Etc. Along with that you'll also need all the supporting parts to: Dash housing, HVAC Box Center Console, as well as all related wiring harnesses. C100 firewall connector of the Digital Camaro is similar to corresponding years of 'regular' ( Ya'....... I said it ! ) Camaros with the wiring exceptions to the electric VSS and Wiper Motor.

I *MIGHT* be able to help with your Light Module problem. The thing runs just about all of the cars interior and exterior lighting and can cause some really weird things to happen when they fail ! Describe your problem a little and maybe there's a way to correct it rather than a full conversion.

 

came across this old thread. I'm struggling to find a light control pod for 84 Berlinetta. Pulled mine apart and the contacts on the circuit board for the turn signals have come apart at the soddered connections. Looking to either find a new pod or someone who could fix mine. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks!

 

I'll be honest I sold my car for this exact issue really the only "fix" is doing a complete dash swap. I've yet to find anyone who is willing/able to service these boards. Miss my 3rd gen it was a lil V6 manual. But on to greener pastures.

 

I *might* be able to help,...... Your new here so you probably don't have Private messaging available yet so send me an E-Mail with a couple pics of your current Pod and I'll send you a reply with some info and questions.

Webmaster@berlinetta.info

 

I'll send some photos and info over this evening. Would like to keep it original but considering turn signals are kinda a must, I'm open to options. Thanks guys!

 

https://berlinetta.info/video/ChrisPodRebuild.mov