Auto meter guage lighting. Where to hook up?
08-24-2004, 11:18 PM
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Auto meter guage lighting. Where to hook up?
I have a Boost Guage and a Fuel pressure guage, they both have light bulbs that need to be hooked up.. I want to connect them to the same switch that I turn on my lights with.. Where do I connect them? I dont want to pull the dash apart to connect them to the actual switch, where is another location that would work off the switch?
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Nick
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08-24-2004, 11:21 PM
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Re: Auto meter guage lighting. Where to hook up?
what gauges do you have?
and you can wire them into the HVAC thing... if I recal that's wired to your night lights
and you can wire them into the HVAC thing... if I recal that's wired to your night lights
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08-24-2004, 11:33 PM
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Re: Auto meter guage lighting. Where to hook up?
piece of cake buddy. Where are you gonna mount it. If its on the pillar than just run the wires down and connect them together. Put a jump clip on the end, slide it behind the dash on the fuse box side and just attach it to the fuse ( I believe the acces one ). It will work with when you turn on the switch, dimmer and all. Sorry if I was at home I could send you a pic. I actually took a picture of the rig.
08-24-2004, 11:33 PM
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Re: Auto meter guage lighting. Where to hook up?
Originally Posted by Heatmaker
Sorry... I'm kind of drunk... I ment to say gauges...
I guess I shouldn't drink and type...
and I mean what series of gauges do you have.
I guess I shouldn't drink and type...
and I mean what series of gauges do you have.
08-24-2004, 11:34 PM
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Re: Auto meter guage lighting. Where to hook up?
Originally Posted by S.J.S.
piece of cake buddy. Where are you gonna mount it. If its on the pillar than just run the wires down and connect them together. Put a jump clip on the end, slide it behind the dash on the fuse box side and just attach it to the fuse ( I believe the acces one ). It will work with when you turn on the switch, dimmer and all. Sorry if I was at home I could send you a pic. I actually took a picture of the rig.
When you get home could you send me a pic?
08-24-2004, 11:44 PM
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Re: Auto meter guage lighting. Where to hook up?
Originally Posted by CoUnTryMuZiCZ28
What do you mean attach it to the fuse?
When you get home could you send me a pic?
When you get home could you send me a pic?
. If not email me to remind me.
08-24-2004, 11:46 PM
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Re: Auto meter guage lighting. Where to hook up?
Originally Posted by Bawls
I used the BROWN wire coming from the headlight switch. So the gauge lights only come on when your parking lights or headlights are on. Which is only when its dark, which is when you should only need them to come on.
08-24-2004, 11:49 PM
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Re: Auto meter guage lighting. Where to hook up?
Originally Posted by CoUnTryMuZiCZ28
How did you get to it?? I dont want to take the whole switch out..
LoL I took the whole switch out. Just remove the gauge bezel (for the oem gauge cluster) the switch is attached to that, unsnap, run a lead wire from the BROWN wire on the headlight switch (soldered of course) and run it up the a pillar, splicing off to each gauge.
Damn i miss my gauges lol.
08-24-2004, 11:51 PM
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Re: Auto meter guage lighting. Where to hook up?
Originally Posted by Bawls
LoL I took the whole switch out. Just remove the gauge bezel (for the oem gauge cluster) the switch is attached to that, unsnap, run a lead wire from the BROWN wire on the headlight switch (soldered of course) and run it up the a pillar, splicing off to each gauge.
Damn i miss my gauges lol.
Damn i miss my gauges lol.
08-25-2004, 12:00 AM
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Re: Auto meter guage lighting. Where to hook up?
Originally Posted by Heatmaker
There's a bunch of ways you can wire it in... but easiest way is to just pull the fuse box and tap into one of the wires.