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Old 10-04-2007, 02:07 PM
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right if got a bosst gauge ready to go in my car and need to know a few things

1, were is the best place to run the hose through the bulkhead to the inlet?

2, were is the easiest place to wire the bulb to?

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Old 10-04-2007, 02:37 PM
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well best place to feed the pipe is from near the heater plastic caseing and wiper moter pop a hole in the speedo cable rubber and wire it up to the heater vent controll illumination
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a better place is actually the blank bung behind the heater box, it annoys me when people slice up the speedo cable grommet, typically the thing cowboy alarm fitters do, rough fucking cunts.
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ok im sorry andy
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i use the speedo cable gromet for loads of bits
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Originally Posted by Rick
i use the speedo cable gromet for loads of bits
yeah i don't doubt it, i've seen your wiring efforts aswell

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piss off, my wiring is TOP NOTCH, not a crimp or scotch insight.. all fully soldered joints.

If you mean my loom, u know thats not finished
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Finished or not, you wouldnt catch me with wiring in that state whether it was work in progress or whatever
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cheers safechav i will look for the bung was thinking about the speedo cable hole xcept my mates done that and doesnt seem all that water tight anymore
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Originally Posted by fatboy billy
cheers safechav i will look for the bung was thinking about the speedo cable hole xcept my mates done that and doesnt seem all that water tight anymore
Bet you a jam tart his fuse box is rotten through you would never get water in through the speedo cable grommet
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probably is lol hes sold it now well couple of days ago couldnt handle it becuase it kept braking lol
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lol
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