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Got my gauges in, couple install questions.

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CManT1914

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Autometer Sport-comp, they came with two sleeves that look like they slip over the lightbulb, one is green and the other red. Am I supposed to put one over the light bulb? What the hell purpose do they serve? Like if I want different color lights then I can use those? lol, Also, how do these mount into the a-pillar cups? They came with a u-shpaed bracket, am I supposed to use that? Ugh, all I've done is open them and I'm already frustrated, lol. Any tips?

EDIT: Oh yea, and where do I mount the oil pressure sending unit?
 

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those lil colored things for the bulbs are only if u want colored lighting, and yeah you use those u shaped brackets to mount them
 

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CManT1914 said:
Autometer Sport-comp, they came with two sleeves that look like they slip over the lightbulb, one is green and the other red. Am I supposed to put one over the light bulb? What the hell purpose do they serve? Like if I want different color lights then I can use those? lol, Also, how do these mount into the a-pillar cups? They came with a u-shpaed bracket, am I supposed to use that? Ugh, all I've done is open them and I'm already frustrated, lol. Any tips?

EDIT: Oh yea, and where do I mount the oil pressure sending unit?
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The Green cover will make it more like your factory color....My F/P on the cowl is just the bulb....its pretty bright, but I wanted it bright for ouside..the covers kinda help inside tho....I have Sport-Comps too..
Both the AM pods I used the gage is like a press fit...I have nothing securing mine and they have yet to move....those brackets are good if you have something solid directly behind em to secure em, otherwise kinda tough to get them to mount inside an A pillar set-up??? not alot of room in them as it is...
try your gages inside the pod...i think you'll find the last 1/4" has to be forced right in...that'll hold em just fine...
FWIW....I used bullet connectors on all my gages........i put a male connector right at the end of the wire at the gage...run all your wiring and put females on them....its just plug and play from there....all your need is power and a ground....tit...
I ran all my wires out to the engine bay.....grabbed power at the parking light, and ground right at that Green battery ground...just plug em in...

Mine are just pushed in place....2 yrs and no movement....
 

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RIO5.0 said:
I ran all my wires out to the engine bay.....grabbed power at the parking light, and ground right at that Green battery ground...just plug em in...
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So for the lightbulbs in the gauges, you just ran the power wire from the park lamps? Genius, a lot easier than wiring into the headlight switch too I bet huh? Check out my other thread if you could, I got a question about mounting both oil pressure sending units.

http://forums.stangnet.com/showthread.php?p=5113931#post5113931

Thanks for the pics. Oh, and I found out after I posted that the gauges just pressed in, lol. Shoulda read the damn instructions first.
 
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