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The Shop => Electrical => Topic started by: demonicdragon on May 31, 2012, 02:45:08 PM

Title: hey guys. quick question for yeah
Post by: demonicdragon on May 31, 2012, 02:45:08 PM
Hey guys. im doing some wiring with my aftermarket guage. I need to find the color wire for the factory dash lights so i can wire in my guage light.. it seems to be a orange wire from the schematics, am i right on this one? thanks
Title: Re: hey guys. quick question for yeah
Post by: vangremlin on May 31, 2012, 03:23:34 PM
Yes, orange is the right wire.  Good luck!
Title: Re: hey guys. quick question for yeah
Post by: demonicdragon on May 31, 2012, 04:30:30 PM
well.. that didnt work the way i wanted it too.. couldnt seem to get that wire to work. i just had a wire climp on it to try it and i got nothing.. so i guess ill just rig up a switch instead. thanks though
Title: Re: hey guys. quick question for yeah
Post by: eagleman on May 31, 2012, 07:15:52 PM
Sure it was grounded?
Title: Re: hey guys. quick question for yeah
Post by: demonicdragon on May 31, 2012, 09:45:24 PM
well with my finger holding it to ground. lol. i got it all wired in except the illumination wire. ill try again one more.. maybe if i have to ill take out the lower tray and cluster out to find it better. i was just trying wires in the engine bay by the firewall
Title: Re: hey guys. quick question for yeah
Post by: Jurjen on June 01, 2012, 06:24:58 AM
I think there is a blue wire dangling behind the radio, that is switched as soon as the lights are turned on. I think that was for old fasioned radios with external light connection.
Title: Re: hey guys. quick question for yeah
Post by: demonicdragon on June 01, 2012, 05:50:41 PM
ok. thanks ill check it out
Title: Re: hey guys. quick question for yeah
Post by: demonicdragon on June 07, 2012, 11:09:39 AM
found the wire. found a orange wire that gave me the right juice i needed behind the radio. thanks!
Title: Re: hey guys. quick question for yeah
Post by: Jurjen on June 07, 2012, 03:30:29 PM
Great, I must be color blind :)
Title: Re: hey guys. quick question for yeah
Post by: demonicdragon on June 07, 2012, 03:35:10 PM
no. i swear nothing matches anything to a illustration. i always seem to have to guess lol