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Old 03-30-2006, 07:42 PM
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No, analoge
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Old 03-30-2006, 07:45 PM
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There should only be two wires then. One for power and one for round. Can you give pics of the guages?
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Old 03-30-2006, 07:48 PM
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Yes, there is power and ground. But there has to be a third wire that connects to whatever the gauage needs to read. (o2 sensor, oil pressure sending unit, etc). I will try to find a pic.
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Old 03-30-2006, 07:52 PM
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If you are just trying to wire up lights on the guages all you do is ground it to a piece of metal and then run the power side to a wire under your dash that gets hot when you turn the key on, or when you turn the headlights on. The oil pressure will go to the spot where your oil sender is and the coolant will go where the coolant sender is. it's all pretty simple.
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Old 03-30-2006, 07:56 PM
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I found a wire that comes on with the lights. I had to wire the back lighting for the guages into that. I just didn't want to have to turn the lights on for the guages to work.
I think I have confused everyone. I have already wired the lighting for the guages, those are two separate wires and yes, you are correct it is just two wires. I have already wired that into the headlights. However, there are three other wires to get the actual guage to work. The ground, power/ignition and the sending unit wire. The wire has to be an ignition wire with power other wise the guage will be on constantly, otherwise I would just wire it to the battery. Sorry for the confusion.
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Old 03-30-2006, 08:16 PM
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Oh man, we're going to need those pictures
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Old 03-30-2006, 08:21 PM
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Just hook it up to the same circuit as your radio or something. Anything that comes on with the key.

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The hardest part was just undoing the screws up around the windshield. I just used a Torx bit and visegrips to undo the two screws.
Haha, I used a screw driver and a hammer and pounded a hole through my windshield on one of my cars cause that one was seized and I was NOT about to round it... my other cars a 1/4" ratchet worked fine.
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Old 03-30-2006, 08:25 PM
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I think I got my answer. I know how to wire them, I was just hoping someone else would have done this and could point me to a wire quickly. I will find one.

Thanks all.
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