Good 12V switch source for gauges???

[Gearhead91]

I have an '02 GT. Is there a magic wire that's easy to get to accomplish this? I'm not a hack and want to wire these things up right. (autometer wideband and DPSS tach)

Any wiring tips would help too, It's not my strong point! Thanks!

 

[the98stang]

I have an '02 GT. Is there a magic wire that's easy to get to accomplish this? I'm not a hack and want to wire these things up right. (autometer wideband and DPSS tach)

Any wiring tips would help too, It's not my strong point! Thanks!

The red wire on the cigarette lighter is a switched 12v...you could use that.

 

[Rusty67]

Where are you puting the gauges ?

 

[SaleenGT2001]

i tied into one of the large wires from the steering column. there are a lot of switched hot wires there.

 

[SilverBullet00]

i tied into one of the large wires from the steering column. there are a lot of switched hot wires there.

I did the same thing. With my Alarm, remote start, and guage wiring it looks like a birds nest of wires under my dash

 

[jprovence]

The red wire on the cigarette lighter is a switched 12v...you could use that.

They must have changed it then. Both my cig lits are constant 12v. My cell phone charges from it all the time.

You could use the stereo swictch wire. I use that for my IPOD adapter, Kicker equalizer, Valentine V1, and the stereo itself.
BLACK/Pink wire at the stereo.

 

[Gearhead91]

The gauges are going on my pillar.
Just got my new pillar from speedofsound. By the way, I was kinda shocked when I got it. Everyone brags how good the fit is and how it mounts just like factory......that's because the pillar IS a factory piece with some holes drilled in it and their pods riveted on! I mean it looks nice and I'm sure it works great, but paying $137 after shipping for something I could of made easily if I could just buy the pod cups kinda gets me. On the other hand, the company shipped fast and had great customer service.

 

[Gearhead91]

I can understand how to wire 1 gauge and tap into power, but I get confused when it's more than 1 gauge.

Should I tap power, run the power to the gauge, then tap THAT power for the other gauge? or Should I place 2 wire taps next to each other on the first 12v source? I tried to wire some gauges a while back the first way, and ended up with gauges that were lit more than others and uneven power distribution. Any ideas? Thanks!!!

 

[saleen556]

You can tap them both into the same wire,together or seperate it doesn't matter. I grounded all mine at the fuse box under the dash. I tapped into the dimmer fuse for the lights.

 

[mustang50v8]

The red wire on the cigarette lighter is a switched 12v...you could use that.

the lighter on my car is constant.....it was like that on my 94 and on my 04

 

[SilverBullet00]

I'd just run a ground line from your battery all the way up to the A pillar, and then run your power up there as well. From there wire your guages to that.

I also wires my gauge light to the 12v power as well... I wanted them on all the time