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Old 05-14-2007, 07:42 AM
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ok i'm not the best with working with electrical wiring and i dont like to do electrical work. But how hard is it to put the gauges in i have 3 gauges oil pressure water temp and volts i know it should be easy but i dont wanna screw anything up.can someone help me and tell me what to do.
 
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Old 05-14-2007, 08:52 AM
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oil pressure is simple, water temp is sometimes a PITA and volts is stupid simple.

solder your connections and wrap it up in shrink tubing. It's not hard.
 
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Old 05-14-2007, 10:33 AM
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alright cool thanks man yea i was gonna buy the shrink wrap stuff anyway, but thanx.
 
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Old 05-14-2007, 11:36 AM
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Originally Posted by r3dn3ck
oil pressure is simple, water temp is sometimes a PITA and volts is stupid simple.

solder your connections and wrap it up in shrink tubing. It's not hard.
ok maybe i dont get this, where do the wires connect to ?
 
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Old 05-14-2007, 01:11 PM
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the sensor wire connects to the sensor, the guage +12v goes to a switched 12v source. You can tap into your radio's 12v power or any of a dozen other systems. The guage -12v goes to a chassis ground. The guage light can be hooked into the dimmer power on your headlight switch (a 12v probe light will help you find it). You should be able to ground it at the chassis but don't twist the light's ground wire with the guage ground.

Other than that... RTFM.
 
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Old 05-15-2007, 07:04 AM
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yea i mean i kinda figured it wouldn't be too hard but i knew where they would hook up just a matter of doing it lol.
 
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