Boost Gauge Installation

[Noka]

Gday all. I have just installed a Autometer NV boost gauge to my BF turbo ute.

After reading every forum on here and getting the best understanding oh where to pass the vac line and to hook up to the lighting circuit I thought I would share how I did it so it may help someone out in the future.

1. Remove little silver plate on top of centre console where to mount gauge

2. Take the silver shroud off from around the gear selector (it is only 4 clips that pop out) then take the side strips off by 1 screw each below the gear selector cover, then remove the tissue box by 1 screw on each side. Now you have access to the cig lighter wiring.

3. Undo top screw and then the 2 bolts on each side from the sides of the ICC so you can pull it out about 5cm for access

4. Remove glove box

5. Pass piece of straightened coat hanger in the gap behind the top of the ICC. I went from drivers side top diagonally down to passengers foot. If you look up from where the glove box is you will see light and you just have to guide the wire down there. I passed my vacuum line down there so it comes out above where the glove box is then fed it forward towards the firewall where there is a grommet by the passengers feet.

6. I ran some speaker wire (2 wires joined together) from the top where the gauge will sit and alone the left side of the ICC behind the removed panel so it comes out where the cig lighter is.

7. I spliced the gnd wire into the black wire onto the cig lighter, and the +ve wire to the blue/white wire that is taped onto the cig lighter loom. That gives you the illumination circuit so your gauge light comes on with cars lights. But it just doesnt dim from here when u dim the dash.

8. I passed the vac line thru the grommet into the engine bay and then went straight up so you are near the bov. Cable tied it in gently as not to block the line and put a t piece into the bov vacuum line. I tried tapping into the vac line that went into the manifold but was having the needle flicker too much and not reading correct boost or vac as there is apparantly a check valve in that vac line and was giving bad indications. Went into the bov line and works real smooth.

9. Put everything back together and enjoy.

Hope this helps. Will try get some photos up in the next few days if need any help give us a shout. After all I wouldnt have been able to do it without reading about other peoples experience.

[mar705]

just completely remove the icc unit that's what I did anyway mad life alot easyer

[Wenier]

Yea lots of room if you remove it. Especially if you solder your wiring on.

[SuckSqueezeBangBlow]

No need to remove icc, u can easily poke wire from gauge pod to traction/ fog light switch and from there to ciggie lighter EASILY.

[SuckSqueezeBangBlow]

No need to remove icc, u can easily poke wire from gauge pod to traction/ fog light switch and from there to ciggie lighter EASILY.

[Noka]

Why are you tapping into the fog light & traction control wiring?

[SCOOP]

  On 29/01/2011 at 3:56 AM, Noka said:

Gday all. I have just installed a Autometer NV boost gauge to my BF turbo ute.

After reading every forum on here and getting the best understanding oh where to pass the vac line and to hook up to the lighting circuit I thought I would share how I did it so it may help someone out in the future.

1. Remove little silver plate on top of centre console where to mount gauge

2. Take the silver shroud off from around the gear selector (it is only 4 clips that pop out) then take the side strips off by 1 screw each below the gear selector cover, then remove the tissue box by 1 screw on each side. Now you have access to the cig lighter wiring.

3. Undo top screw and then the 2 bolts on each side from the sides of the ICC so you can pull it out about 5cm for access

4. Remove glove box

5. Pass piece of straightened coat hanger in the gap behind the top of the ICC. I went from drivers side top diagonally down to passengers foot. If you look up from where the glove box is you will see light and you just have to guide the wire down there. I passed my vacuum line down there so it comes out above where the glove box is then fed it forward towards the firewall where there is a grommet by the passengers feet.

6. I ran some speaker wire (2 wires joined together) from the top where the gauge will sit and alone the left side of the ICC behind the removed panel so it comes out where the cig lighter is.

7. I spliced the gnd wire into the black wire onto the cig lighter, and the +ve wire to the blue/white wire that is taped onto the cig lighter loom. That gives you the illumination circuit so your gauge light comes on with cars lights. But it just doesnt dim from here when u dim the dash.

8. I passed the vac line thru the grommet into the engine bay and then went straight up so you are near the bov. Cable tied it in gently as not to block the line and put a t piece into the bov vacuum line. I tried tapping into the vac line that went into the manifold but was having the needle flicker too much and not reading correct boost or vac as there is apparantly a check valve in that vac line and was giving bad indications. Went into the bov line and works real smooth.

9. Put everything back together and enjoy.

Hope this helps. Will try get some photos up in the next few days if need any help give us a shout. After all I wouldnt have been able to do it without reading about other peoples experience.

Cheers Mate, just did mine and this was helpful :-)

[Benji_vs]

Good writeup, im still yet to put a gauge in mine and ive had it for 2 years

Edited 10/02/11 03:55 AM by Benji_vs