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 Enthusiast  Joined Nov 4, '02 From Hecho en la Republica Dominicana/Living in NJ Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%)  |
well just installed mine today got them used ... well just wanted to know were did you get your power from? i hooked mine up to the sound system but they are not lighting up...
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Sep 2, 2004 - 9:45 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Aug 31, '02 From Philadelphia, PA Currently Offline Reputation: 8 (100%) |
best thing to do is buy a multimeter. then you can start testing what wires get 12v when you turn your headlights on. for my gauges i taped into the light that goes around the sig lighter.
what guages did u buy? This post has been edited by lagos: Sep 2, 2004 - 9:46 PM -------------------- 15PSI - 30MPG - Megasquirt Tuned
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Sep 2, 2004 - 10:33 PM
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Enthusiast Joined May 3, '04 From Alhambra 62001 Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
I hooked mine up to the red wire for the sterio. That wire powes when you turn the car on. Mine light up fine. For the Volt gauge I just ran a wire off the battery so I can watch my voltage at all times (when the carns not running and the sterio is on).
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Sep 3, 2004 - 12:11 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Mar 8, '04 From Newport, RI Currently Offline Reputation: 63 (99%) |
Green wire at the dimmer I think. That is a positive and only gets power when the parking lights are turned on.
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Sep 3, 2004 - 9:32 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Feb 25, '04 From Wisconsin Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
brake lights in the fuse box
simple, easy, and right next to the gauges... w00t! |
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Sep 3, 2004 - 10:06 AM
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 Administrator Joined Aug 23, '02 From Seattle, WA Currently Offline Reputation: 14 (100%) |
Although if you tap into the brake light fuse, your gauges will constantly be on. 
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Sep 11, 2004 - 9:31 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 26, '03 From Minneapolis, MN Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
Another easy (and awesome
) way is to hook it up to your ignition. Then they light up the second you turn the key.
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Sep 11, 2004 - 10:12 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Jan 22, '04 From WA, Australia Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
I would think park lights (Dimmer) would be easy (and practical) like batman said, since your stock gauges only turn on when your lights are on, which makes sense to me. my 0.02
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Sep 11, 2004 - 10:27 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Mar 23, '03 From New Orleans Currently Offline Reputation: 5 (100%) |
me too |
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Sep 11, 2004 - 10:34 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Mar 27, '04 Currently Offline Reputation: 14 (100%) |
I ran mine to the dimmer switch. It just made sense to me so that they come on when my headlights are turned on. :-)
This post has been edited by Jaws4God: Oct 9, 2004 - 1:33 PM -------------------- ~Daniel~ No Longer Celica Owner.. moved on to a 03 WRX-EJ207
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Sep 29, 2004 - 12:03 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Sep 6, '04 From oakdale Mn Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
hook it it up to your illumination wire on the stero on the aftermarket harness.
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Sep 29, 2004 - 4:24 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Jun 29, '03 From canoga park , ca Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
well all that is tricky stuff guys. heres what ya do theres a bunch of lil light behind the guage pannel. pull out the pannel as a whole. there should be a green palstic computer board on the back of it. pull out a light(black palstic plug) put the wire in the hole. make sure the wire is conecting with the copper toned circle that the light goes in. put the light back in.. and bam now anytime you start the car lights go on you wont blow anything and you dont have to run alot of wire.
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