SHO-247 Member 77 Member For: 14y 6m 11d Gender: Male Location: South Australia Posted 25/08/13 08:00 AM Share Posted 25/08/13 08:00 AM What one did you end up using? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/38565-how-to-dimming-aftermarket-gauges-with-dash-lights/page/4/#findComment-1418717 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wenier Donating Members 1,736 Member For: 15y 3m 1d Gender: Male Location: Christchurch, New Zealand Posted 26/08/13 12:51 AM Share Posted 26/08/13 12:51 AM Just had a look at mine and I have my + tapped off a red with silver or grey stripe wire. It is in the corner of the grey plug on the drivers end of the ICC plugs.Hope this helps you. 1 Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/38565-how-to-dimming-aftermarket-gauges-with-dash-lights/page/4/#findComment-1418850 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHO-247 Member 77 Member For: 14y 6m 11d Gender: Male Location: South Australia Posted 26/08/13 02:31 AM Share Posted 26/08/13 02:31 AM That's we're I had my ignition wire connected, hopefully if I swap the two it will work ok Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/38565-how-to-dimming-aftermarket-gauges-with-dash-lights/page/4/#findComment-1418863 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHO-247 Member 77 Member For: 14y 6m 11d Gender: Male Location: South Australia Posted 26/08/13 07:46 AM Share Posted 26/08/13 07:46 AM I tried swapping the two over and it didn't change it.... I may have to ind anothe power source Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/38565-how-to-dimming-aftermarket-gauges-with-dash-lights/page/4/#findComment-1418952 Share on other sites More sharing options...
5lYBA Member 57 Member For: 16y 23d Gender: Male Location: Sunshine Coast Posted 06/04/14 01:47 AM Share Posted 06/04/14 01:47 AM Anyone have the collector and emitter values for hooking up 3 cobalt gauges? I tried hooking into the dimming circuit but they don't dim as much as the dash and are heaps brighter. They dimmed about the same as the dash hooked up another way but were dimming opposite to the dash so it's probably just going to be easier to build this little gadget and reverse it Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/38565-how-to-dimming-aftermarket-gauges-with-dash-lights/page/4/#findComment-1463804 Share on other sites More sharing options...
demon1300 Member 435 Member For: 13y 2m 10d Gender: Male Posted 28/06/14 05:06 AM Share Posted 28/06/14 05:06 AM What about an FG? Same rules apply? I'd be keen to get my 2 cobalts to dim with the dash rather than using a pot. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/38565-how-to-dimming-aftermarket-gauges-with-dash-lights/page/4/#findComment-1481511 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawlass Silver Donating Members 1,161 Member For: 17y 5m 10d Gender: Male Location: left right out Posted 28/06/14 06:06 AM Share Posted 28/06/14 06:06 AM Would it be tricky with leds used to create the blue glow and incandesants used for perimiter lighting apparently?I had thought about giving one of these a go.- http://www.autometer.com/cat_accessoriesdetail.aspx?vid=185 Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/38565-how-to-dimming-aftermarket-gauges-with-dash-lights/page/4/#findComment-1481519 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry30rb New Member 1 Member For: 7y 10m 15d Posted 12/06/17 11:22 AM Share Posted 12/06/17 11:22 AM Hi 81jch just a simple question where does the mosfet get the signal to turn the light to low and high bcz I got fg turbo so it's bit different bcz it's got ambient sensor to dim the lights? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/38565-how-to-dimming-aftermarket-gauges-with-dash-lights/page/4/#findComment-1640909 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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