please help! can't find dimmer wire in2G

[Mightyp]

I'm installing a boost gauge into a 96 talon, I pulled off the steering column, instrument bezal to try and locate a place to tap into the dimmer. I tried to tap a few lines unsuccessfully. any help is greatly appreciated.

 

[RamenPride]

just use the wires for the cigarette lighter

The black wire with a yellow stripe with the green wire is the instrument light ground. The boost gauge light must be connected to these two wires to dim properly.

 

[Mightyp]

could not find any such wires

found, two black wires one with space's, and one with X's on it,
green with blue stripe, green with yellow stripe, red with space's and red with X's on it....and there is no orange conector like in the vfaQ, it's grey. I think the vfaq pic is from a 1G. the part that is discribed has four connectors, and three wires, no such part in my car. unless it's not located behind the instrument bezel.

 

[RamenPride]

http://www.roadraceengineering.com/instructions/vdoboostgaugeinstructions.htm

 

[Mightyp]

thanks alot, I was lookin for the wires behind the instrument bezel, but just like u said they where behind the lighter. evrything seems to be working fine now. thanks agian.

oh, one more thing. when I turn on my car what's the normal idle reading of a boost guage?

 

[44pirate]

-16 to -20

 

[Mightyp]

I just got done testing it out,

ran 11.5 psi, completly stock
took off my air filter and lower air filter box ran a solid 15 psi
I was shocked!

thanks a lot for all your help.

one mod down! 1G BOV next!

 

[sleepinGSX]

The best place to tap for elec for gauges in the cruise control light on the button near the dash. Works great easy to do, and its really close to the gauges so u dont have wires runnin all over the place.

 

[droptopgst]

I have my autometer boost and oil psi gauge hooked up to the cigarette lighter but does anyone know why the gauges wont dim when i dim the interior lights? The cigarette lighter dims but the gauges wont.

 

[sleepinGSX]

If u hook it up to the light it will. Any place on the dash u can splice from, all those little bulds.

 

[Booster2k]

Originally posted by sleepinGSX
The best place to tap for elec for gauges in the cruise control light on the button near the dash. Works great easy to do, and its really close to the gauges so u dont have wires runnin all over the place.

Easiest I think is to just pop out the cruise/fog light control panel on the left side of the gauge cluster and tap into a hot light wire for it, the panel just pops out with a flat tip screwdriver. Cant remember what wire, just use a voltmeter and find one.