Fitted boost gauge today

[dannyk]

i paid 35 a pop, but i've seen them for 22-24 notes on ebay,

http://search.ebay.co.uk/autogauge_W0QQsojsZ1QQfromZR40

Various ones here, oil temp, press etc no boost tho!!!!

 

[cordobabrendy]

2 inch? thats a little under 52mm, i take it your nomad pods are 52mm?

 

[sportbilly]

Nomad are stated at 52mm yes.

 

[Feel]

Various ones here, oil temp, press etc no boost tho!!!!

Yeah, no charge temp ones either...

 

[tom167]

I've just tried the fitting method on this thread, i've drilled through but cant work out where its coming out behind the dash lol. Any help would be most welcome lol

 

[cordobabrendy]

Hey up, you need to open the fuse box (open the door and remove the cubby cover on the end of the dash), you need to unscrew the fuse holders, they will come out far enough for you to get your arm in and find the tubing, getting someone to waggle the tube on the way in through the box to give you n idea of where it is.

 

[tom167]

i found it eventually, was a lot further to the right than i expected, took a lot of hooking about with a coat hanger but it made it through in the end!

Just out of interest, what is it your actually drilling through, the plastic casing and then some insulation is it?

 

[cordobabrendy]

nope when I drilled through it was just the black plastic, once I figured out drilling that bit of plastic the actual pipework locating was done in a couple of mins including connecting to the gauge.
To me its a lot tidier than using a grommet in the bulkhead.

 

[tom167]

yes definately, especially as the only easy-ish place would be the passenger footwell. Good find lol

 

[AdamRoutley]

how do i go about wiring it in? i have 2 cables.. red-positive black-nagative and yellow-ignition..

do i just disconnect the battery, then twist the bits of cable around the correct wires that are in the dimmer bit? and then slot em back in? total noob when it comes to wiring

 

[cordobabrendy]

You do need to trim back a little of the dimmer unit wiring so you get a good contact, if you are going to solder them on, do it gently so as not to burn away the existing sleeving which could possibly short something out.

 

[AdamRoutley]

i wasnt intending on soldering as i dont have a soldering kit..nor the experience to attempt it..could i pull the cable out, and wrap the corresponding gauge cable around it, the plug it back into the wire socket?

 

[cordobabrendy]

Yea you can, make sure you leave no strands out though and take your time, tidy wiring will prevent any issues.

 

[AdamRoutley]

got some scotch locks today.. i want my gauge to dim with the dimmer,

my gauge has the following;

red - positive
black - negative
yellow - ignition.

which do i have to put each wire to on the following pics? so that it dims?