mickey_gee Member 593 Member For: 20y 2m 27d Gender: Male Location: Newcastle NSW Posted 03/06/06 11:34 AM Share Posted 03/06/06 11:34 AM What colour are the wires behind the TC switch that I should use to illuminate the boost guage and oil presure guage?MG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwigybo Member 288 Member For: 18y 8m 8d Location: bendigo home of SFA Posted 03/06/06 01:12 PM Share Posted 03/06/06 01:12 PM would probably get a response if the thread was in the modification forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Here since the start... Lifetime Members 10,282 Member For: 21y 8m 17d Gender: Male Location: Victoria Posted 03/06/06 09:09 PM Share Posted 03/06/06 09:09 PM would probably get a response if the thread was in the modification forum←Topic moved.Power = Blue wire with a red stripe.Earth = Blue wire with a white stripe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaine HgAg soldier Member 253 Member For: 21y 5m 30d Gender: Male Posted 03/06/06 11:01 PM Share Posted 03/06/06 11:01 PM Or you can splice the wires behind the cig lighter for both power and dash illumination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Here since the start... Lifetime Members 10,282 Member For: 21y 8m 17d Gender: Male Location: Victoria Posted 03/06/06 11:13 PM Share Posted 03/06/06 11:13 PM You could but then the lights won't fade with all the others on the dash and ICC.And the gauges will be lit up all the time instead of just coming on with the parklights/headlights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaine HgAg soldier Member 253 Member For: 21y 5m 30d Gender: Male Posted 03/06/06 11:26 PM Share Posted 03/06/06 11:26 PM Nah I have done this and it works.There is 4 wires. The two large wires on the left are 12v which power with accessories on. The smaller ones on the right are linked to the dash illumination system and only light up when the driving lights turn on.Kaine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xr6t ute Member 442 Member For: 20y 8m 26d Gender: Male Location: Gold Coast Posted 03/06/06 11:38 PM Share Posted 03/06/06 11:38 PM Nah I have done this and it works.There is 4 wires. The two large wires on the left are 12v which power with accessories on. The smaller ones on the right are linked to the dash illumination system and only light up when the driving lights turn on.Kaine←I used that wire as well and I found that it worked the opposite to the dash lights meaning that the brighter I had the dash lights the duller my boost and oil pressure gauge lights got, is that how its supposed to be?Shane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaine HgAg soldier Member 253 Member For: 21y 5m 30d Gender: Male Posted 03/06/06 11:43 PM Share Posted 03/06/06 11:43 PM oh well yeah I dont think u can actually dim them using these wires.. but it is linked up to dash illumination and can be used to light up the gauges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xr6t ute Member 442 Member For: 20y 8m 26d Gender: Male Location: Gold Coast Posted 03/06/06 11:49 PM Share Posted 03/06/06 11:49 PM oh well yeah I dont think u can actually dim them using these wires.. but it is linked up to dash illumination and can be used to light up the gauges.←I originally had them hooked up so they were a constant brightness and found sometimes that they were too bright, but changed to the other wire and they do dim but opposite to the dash lightsShane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Here since the start... Lifetime Members 10,282 Member For: 21y 8m 17d Gender: Male Location: Victoria Posted 04/06/06 02:39 AM Share Posted 04/06/06 02:39 AM If you use the TC switch wires they will dim with the dash perfectly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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