Autometer guage lighting connection??
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From: So. Cal.
Autometer guage lighting connection??
hello,
where did you hook the guages up to? where and which wire did you use for the lighting? do the guages dimm with the rest of the dash? any info is appreciated. thanks.
where did you hook the guages up to? where and which wire did you use for the lighting? do the guages dimm with the rest of the dash? any info is appreciated. thanks.
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RE: Autometer guage lighting connection??
hey man..
i did this with mine.. but becareul.. i have to re-do it now, bc they only work when my headlights/parking lights are on.. if they are not on.. no power gets to the gauges.. so i have to figure out hwere i went wrong..
as far as where to hook up for the dim thing..
take that switch pannel that holds the dimmer and the light switch.. you will see a plug that has like 8-13 pins/wires.. the wire you want to tap for the dim, is i believe, the yellow wire with purple line.. or the second from the right pin..
heres a pic of when i did mine..
.... you know what.. i think i know where i went wrong...
im going to take a look at this and get back to you in the next day or two.. it will probably be too late... but also, here is a write up from someone else..
http://www.users.qwest.net/~cookpagi...augePower.html
i know where i went wrong.. i put both, power and back light to the head light switch, where the power should be connected to something thats hot when the key is on, and the backlight to when the headlights are on...
i am gunna finally fix this crap once and for all..
i did this with mine.. but becareul.. i have to re-do it now, bc they only work when my headlights/parking lights are on.. if they are not on.. no power gets to the gauges.. so i have to figure out hwere i went wrong..
as far as where to hook up for the dim thing..
take that switch pannel that holds the dimmer and the light switch.. you will see a plug that has like 8-13 pins/wires.. the wire you want to tap for the dim, is i believe, the yellow wire with purple line.. or the second from the right pin..
heres a pic of when i did mine..
.... you know what.. i think i know where i went wrong...
im going to take a look at this and get back to you in the next day or two.. it will probably be too late... but also, here is a write up from someone else..
http://www.users.qwest.net/~cookpagi...augePower.html
i know where i went wrong.. i put both, power and back light to the head light switch, where the power should be connected to something thats hot when the key is on, and the backlight to when the headlights are on...
i am gunna finally fix this crap once and for all..
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Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 193
From: Sarasota,Fl
RE: Autometer guage lighting connection??
Or you can follow this thread, this is how I have mine https://mustangforums.com/m_4172896/...tm.htm#4173916
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Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 403
From: Plant City FL
RE: Autometer guage lighting connection??
ORIGINAL: GTstangB.F.D.M.
hey man..
i did this with mine.. but becareul.. i have to re-do it now, bc they only work when my headlights/parking lights are on.. if they are not on.. no power gets to the gauges.. so i have to figure out hwere i went wrong..
as far as where to hook up for the dim thing..
take that switch pannel that holds the dimmer and the light switch.. you will see a plug that has like 8-13 pins/wires.. the wire you want to tap for the dim, is i believe, the yellow wire with purple line.. or the second from the right pin..
heres a pic of when i did mine..
.... you know what.. i think i know where i went wrong...
im going to take a look at this and get back to you in the next day or two.. it will probably be too late... but also, here is a write up from someone else..
http://www.users.qwest.net/~cookpaging/bumbleboost/GaugePower.html
i know where i went wrong.. i put both, power and back light to the head light switch, where the power should be connected to something thats hot when the key is on, and the backlight to when the headlights are on...
i am gunna finally fix this crap once and for all..
hey man..
i did this with mine.. but becareul.. i have to re-do it now, bc they only work when my headlights/parking lights are on.. if they are not on.. no power gets to the gauges.. so i have to figure out hwere i went wrong..
as far as where to hook up for the dim thing..
take that switch pannel that holds the dimmer and the light switch.. you will see a plug that has like 8-13 pins/wires.. the wire you want to tap for the dim, is i believe, the yellow wire with purple line.. or the second from the right pin..
heres a pic of when i did mine..
.... you know what.. i think i know where i went wrong...
im going to take a look at this and get back to you in the next day or two.. it will probably be too late... but also, here is a write up from someone else..
http://www.users.qwest.net/~cookpaging/bumbleboost/GaugePower.html
i know where i went wrong.. i put both, power and back light to the head light switch, where the power should be connected to something thats hot when the key is on, and the backlight to when the headlights are on...
i am gunna finally fix this crap once and for all..
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