Volt gauge?

[Lofty]

I am unsure of where I should tap into for my volt gauge I'm installing.
Anyone have Ideas?
The instructions said to go through the fusebox, which is retarded in my mind.
Where did you guys tap yours into?

 

[kris_stewart10]

my radio harness is where i did mine

 

[Lofty]

my radio harness is where i did mine

See I would do that, but the person before me put a pioneer radio in it, and they spliced all the wires and shit, so I have no idea what's going on back there .

 

[jayiszraw]

why not wire it to your cigarette lighter? make sure the lighter and not the bulb the bulb is only one with the interior lights

 

[Lofty]

why not wire it to your cigarette lighter? make sure the lighter and not the bulb the bulb is only one with the interior lights

Good idea
Imma go do that now.

 

[greathuskie]

im going to be installing mine soon...but you need to wire it somewhere which tells you teh volt of the entire car, if you are running a short somewhere itll tell you. running to your radio and cigarette lighter are not good spots to put it i dont think as they are constant, yes?

maybe im dumb, but am i completely wrong? if so, ill tap at the cigarette lighter

 

[josh2ndgen]

You make a good point if you ran it off your cigarette lighter it could short/blow and then just rear 0 all the time. A location more towards the battery would be more ideal.

 

[LandoAWD]

im going to be installing mine soon...but you need to wire it somewhere which tells you teh volt of the entire car, if you are running a short somewhere itll tell you. running to your radio and cigarette lighter are not good spots to put it i dont think as they are constant, yes?

maybe im dumb, but am i completely wrong? if so, ill tap at the cigarette lighter

The lighter is a switched power source. Most TT installs recommend that wire for a tap (had one on my old Apex-i pen timer).

 

[greathuskie]

The lighter is a switched power source. Most TT installs recommend that wire for a tap (had one on my old Apex-i pen timer).

yes, but is that the proper location for tapping for a volt gauge?

 

[ArticNemesis]

yes, but is that the proper location for tapping for a volt gauge?

Yes, tapping into the power source for the cigarette lighter is perfectly fine. It's a switched, 12v power source.

 

[LandoAWD]

yes, but is that the proper location for tapping for a volt gauge?

The volt gauge function on the TT was supported on this connection...that is what I was getting at.

 

[95CarbonEclipse]

When I used to have my volt gauge on my A pillar, I tapped it into the ECU power wire. This is my preferred place to tap all my gauges switched "ON" power sources. WORKS GREAT!!