wiring boost gauge illumination

Aubec · May 11, 2011, 08:39:52 AM

Quote from: Simaroon;761697i thought that to.

i nearly had the instrument cluster off earlier, i freed it from the front but, it was getting stuck near the windscreen and i was afraid anymore force would snap a clip

You do have to give it a really hard tug, but as long as you pull straight forward it\'ll come out OK. I\'m curious to see where Looksamc is going to get the feed from without removing the cowling...

PDale · May 11, 2011, 11:12:59 AM

Quote from: Aubec;761773You do have to give it a really hard tug, but as long as you pull straight forward it\'ll come out OK. I\'m curious to see where Looksamc is going to get the feed from without removing the cowling...

I would say he is on about the cowling around the steering wheel where the headlight stalk switch wiring is so no need to remove the instrument cluster.

Aubec · May 11, 2011, 11:18:41 AM

Doh, of course! I thought \'headlamp switch\' = switch on top right of cluster that raises and lowers them... Must have taken stupid pills... Obviously he meant the turn switch on the stalk... Ignore me...

neil_jdmr · May 11, 2011, 12:44:39 PM

Mate just use the light around the fag lighter its a 5min job, no fuses, no long lenths of cable needed, i just snipped the crimp from the fag lighter twisted the fag lighter wire with the gauge wire then re-crimped it and fitted it back on the fag connector.
Ground the other wire on the gauge and that it: job done.

JohnP · May 11, 2011, 01:18:13 PM

yea its not too bigger job.. i went off the stereo adapter cable i bought rather than mangle the original wiring in there.. works fine.

SiH · May 11, 2011, 04:21:50 PM

Quote from: batman;761669theres your first problem you dont want to use a fuse ?? wtf happy with fires then do yourself a favour and let some one who knows whats what do your illumination easy pickup at the back of the radio :rollin

Don\'t be such a drama queen - it\'s all fused through the main interior fuse box.
If he puts too much of a current draw on it it\'ll pop that fuse. If it keep on doing it he\'ll need to look elsewhere. Simple.

Simaroon · May 11, 2011, 04:59:19 PM

thanks for all your help folks, i now its a pi55 easy task and ive never had trouble putting them in my nissans, but this fd is tight.
i tried and tried to get to the fag lighter wires yesterday untill i was pi55ed off to the max, and the only way i could seem to get to them was from where i pulled the cig lighter out, stupidly annoying.:2Mad

and SiH, thats exactly what i was thinking to:2Rolleyes

Looksamc · May 11, 2011, 08:36:59 PM

Simaroon I got the pics but I\'m unsure of how to post them up?! :Hammer Anyway please \'mail me and i\'ll send them to you a-sap!!!

n.sargeant@fashion.arts.ac.uk

Simaroon · May 11, 2011, 09:28:57 PM

thanks mate, to upload pics i use photobucket to host them, then copy the image link from photobucket and paste it here.

ive emailed you for the pics now anyway tho

Looksamc · May 11, 2011, 11:12:40 PM

Ah great..see we all have something to learn!!!