reverse glow gauge installation (with funny story)

by **chrom3titan** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 3:21 am

well I would like to start by telling everyone here that I am a dumbass. like literally what I did today was call my buddy up and ask them where I can put the red power wire since i didnt understand the tutorial. So tard tells me I can hook it up to my stereo power cord thingy (12v wire thats always on so the gauges are always on) and I did that, what happens next? flippin sparks come flying in from my dash.. and I SHORTED my NEW PIONEER HU! like the emotions i felt.. was I was to mad/ stunned to even show emotion, surprisingly i didnt hit anything or raise my voice.. yall know that deep pissed off ness that we all feel sometimes...

anyways since I didnt understand the first tutorial in the tut section, I need help installing the power wire. I dunno where and how to put it. Do you sauder it on? I dunno how to attach it, and where to attach it? The instructions it came with looks like a 9th grader was trying his hardest to sound professional.. I didnt understand it lol.. help would be much appreciated! thanks!

PS: I'm going down to circuit city tomorrow to hopefully replace my HU, and also I broke the gauges so I'm ordering new ones tonight, after typing that I had to go hurt something,

by **AllShowNoGo** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 9:10 am

Are u talking about your power wire that goes to your amps or HU?

by **AllShowNoGo** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 9:11 am

nevermind..lol

by **shocar4** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 9:20 am

if you are asking where to connect the hot wire for the gauges, i just installed mine this last weekend...it might have taken me 30 minutes to install and put back together! i connected mine to my parking light fuse, so that they come on just like my oem gauge lights do!

by **chrom3titan** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 3:05 pm

which one is the parking light fuse? and how do I attach the red wire to the parking lot fuse?

by **CamryOnBronze** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 3:26 pm

wiring to a fuse can be pretty shady- personally I would solder the wire into the positive wire for your cig lighter- thats how my aftermarket gauges are wired, no issues!

by **SleeperSolara** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 6:53 pm

I just used the red power wire for the gauges to my cigarette tray light.
Only issue i had was it cuttin' off power cause all i did was shove the power and ground wires into the cigarette tray light plug on the back.
I also electrical taped the wires to the ones on the cigarette tray light plug wires.

by **woa_its_j3ff** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 7:32 pm

CamryOnBronze wrote:wiring to a fuse can be pretty shady- personally I would solder the wire into the positive wire for your cig lighter- thats how my aftermarket gauges are wired, no issues!

my wiring for my a-pillar gauges, part of it is to the fuses, others is to 02 sensor and whatnot... so far ive never had issues, and ive had my set of gauges for roughly a year or so.. nearly.

by **chrom3titan** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 9:06 pm

thanks for the help guys, I guess when these come in I will wire them up to the cig lighter. PS: last night i blew a fuse and the very kind people pep boys fixed it for me for free, my subs and my HU are fine

thanks guys if I need more help I'll let yall know!

by **chrom3titan** » Tue Jan 01, 2008 5:52 am

sorry to be naive but where exactly does the power wire go? Yall suggested the cig lighter wire but their strapped on to a harness. There really are no loose wires to connect to. Pics would really help

I know there's a tutorial but I couldnt find anything on it on how to literally install the wires.

btw, can I just place the power wire under a fuse? As in take the fuse out and strip enough wire to slip under it while the fuse can still fit in its slot? Is that possible/ safe? I think thats what themexguy did and I just didn't get it?

by **lilm** » Tue Jan 01, 2008 12:17 pm

.........lol all the wires are going to be on a harness you need to splice into them

by **Jon11582** » Tue Jan 01, 2008 12:55 pm

Solder to the Green wire with silver striping on the Brown harness.

Thats the wire is hot only when the gauge lights are on, which is perfect for the guages.

Look under Reverse glows under gauge cluster here for details

by **Midias** » Tue Jan 01, 2008 1:19 pm

Look in my sig for CPE info there is a tip and pics there on soldering connectors to wires.

by **chrom3titan** » Tue Jan 01, 2008 5:41 pm

okay now I fully understand

wow I am learning so much here.. I would never be able to do this a month ago

!

so is this acceptable?

cut the green wire with silver stripe, shave some plastic and twist green wire together with red power wire, solder; then wrap heavily with electric tape?

place ground wire under the nut behind the gauges?

is that acceptable? thanks!

by **Astro** » Tue Jan 01, 2008 5:51 pm

You can use tape, but why not get some heat shrink tubing? They sell them at all the auto parts stores...all you do is slip it over the soldered area and use a lighter or heat gun to shrink it.

reverse glow gauge installation (with funny story)

reverse glow gauge installation (with funny story)

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