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Old Jul 9, 2004 | 09:35 AM
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Right i'm wiring up my gauges this weekend and was after a bit of advise!

I'm fitting a 2 pod A pillar mount and wanted to wire up the gauge lights, can i join the seperate lights together then splice into one light feed off the steering column or will i have to run seperate connections....

If that makes sense?!?!

Dont reall want the lot setting alight for any reason.


Ps i will be soldering all connections & using heatshrink!!

Cheers

Jay
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Old Jul 9, 2004 | 09:40 AM
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i used the switched live off the ignition... took one wire from the black thing that goes on the end of the barell and then just connected it up to the 4 gauges i have..
Just used one connection.. put 2 pieces of wire in each crimp connector so i could carry on to the next one.
Dont know if its the right way to do it.. but it works
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Old Jul 9, 2004 | 09:42 AM
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That the sort of answer i was looking for Phil.......
















Now when i find my car is a pile of ash.........i'll blame you
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Old Jul 9, 2004 | 09:45 AM
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join them in paralel, not in series otherwsie they will share the voltage and be dimmer.

do you have a dash dimmer? if so, connect them up to the output of that so that you can easily dim them down. they can be damn annoying at full brightness sometimes.
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Old Jul 9, 2004 | 09:49 AM
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Cheers bud, i thought of the voltage issue but i'm no sparky!

Better go buy some more wiring then!
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