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wiring in a gauge
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If you mean by wiring it in so it lights up with your lights and dims with them, then this thread will help you, it helped me with the same problem as you, just need to wire it in to your dimmer switch
http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/showthread.php?t=308002
http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/showthread.php?t=308002
How i did it any way step by step.
1) take your plastic panel of (driver side) hiding fuses and take of your pull out compartment (which allows you to get to relay switchs, digonostic plug etc)
2) Unplug both your light switch and the dimmer switch (as they are kind of connected and you cant pull dimmer switch plug into view if light switch still plugged in)
3) next pull carefully ! the dimmer switch out into view through the pull out compartment space, should just about come into view so you can see what you are doing.
4) finally - as Edward says in the post above wire in both the wires into the back of the dimmer switch check it works by plugging both switchs back in then ifhappy put everything back togother.
p.s i just pushed the wires in each gap to avoid cutting any wires etc
hope this helps mate
1) take your plastic panel of (driver side) hiding fuses and take of your pull out compartment (which allows you to get to relay switchs, digonostic plug etc)
2) Unplug both your light switch and the dimmer switch (as they are kind of connected and you cant pull dimmer switch plug into view if light switch still plugged in)
3) next pull carefully ! the dimmer switch out into view through the pull out compartment space, should just about come into view so you can see what you are doing.
4) finally - as Edward says in the post above wire in both the wires into the back of the dimmer switch check it works by plugging both switchs back in then ifhappy put everything back togother.
p.s i just pushed the wires in each gap to avoid cutting any wires etc
hope this helps mate
you guys are legends, spend all day uming and arring what to do and couldnt find anything! ok so im doing 2 gauges im thinking splitting the cable and putting one of the junction things in on 6 and 1 sound good?
not sure what you mean ? by one in 6 and one in 1, you mean each wire ?, if you can and want both gauges to light up and dim out with the rest of your lights (like i did) then just push each of the positive and earth wire from each gauge in to each pin 6 and 1
iv used the proper connectors to join it up, ok boost gauge lights up fine, cant test till i get some longer pipe, (recomendations?)
BUT the oil....... does it checks but doesnt light up.... there is an orange wire but instructions said i didnt need it, i guess this needs to go onto the live?
BUT the oil....... does it checks but doesnt light up.... there is an orange wire but instructions said i didnt need it, i guess this needs to go onto the live?
haha that was my first stop, but its wayyy to big the fitting are for 2,5mm internal lol, so get some orderd of tinterweb a think and a bit that goes into the boost pipe think i orderd 4mm internal,
yehh it should light up the dial needle moves for its checks but iv not wired the sender in yet maybe it will work them before i start putting wires in im not suposed to haha
thanks for all your help thow i would have been flogging them if you hadnt have gave me that link!
yehh it should light up the dial needle moves for its checks but iv not wired the sender in yet maybe it will work them before i start putting wires in im not suposed to haha
thanks for all your help thow i would have been flogging them if you hadnt have gave me that link!
ok so still not there ![[:@]](/forums/styles/seatcupra/oldforumsmileys/furious.gif "Furious [:@]")
the oil gauge is not reading and is lit very dim? its done properly as per the instructions but it contradicts its self,
red acc
black ground
green signal
white acc
orange not used
from the sensor
red - green
black - ground
then goes onto say
black wire from sensor to white from gauge..
but it doesnt seem to be drawing enough power
i took the boost gauge wires out of the connection but still the same deal... put the orange to positive aswell nothing changed whant your opinion before i strip it out and re do the sensors wires.
the oil gauge is not reading and is lit very dim? its done properly as per the instructions but it contradicts its self, red acc
black ground
green signal
white acc
orange not used
from the sensor
red - green
black - ground
then goes onto say
black wire from sensor to white from gauge..
but it doesnt seem to be drawing enough power
i took the boost gauge wires out of the connection but still the same deal... put the orange to positive aswell nothing changed whant your opinion before i strip it out and re do the sensors wires.
First of all mate you havnt left your instrument cluster on dim have you ? thats the little wheel you can adjust to make all dash lights brighter and dimmer ?
Well every gauge i have done has only ever had 2 wires, live and earth and to light them up i put live wire in pin 6 and earth wire in pin 1 (I THINK)
guessing with your gauge and from what ou have said it has other wires to read oil etc.
It should defo work for you mate its just a question of working out which of the wires are live and earth to make the gauge light up. Should be easy to work out, on mine one wire came of the bulb holder (red wire, live) and the other just below the bulb holder (black, earth) i did only have 2 wires though.
Finally be sure your wiring them into the dimmer switch and not your headlight switch as i made that easy mistake the first time i cameto do it !. Dimmer switch is small and rectangler with only around 6 wires going into it if that. Headlight switch is a lot bigger and has alot more wires going into it and is straight in front of your face when you take your driver side panel of coverig the fuses.
Well every gauge i have done has only ever had 2 wires, live and earth and to light them up i put live wire in pin 6 and earth wire in pin 1 (I THINK)
guessing with your gauge and from what ou have said it has other wires to read oil etc.
It should defo work for you mate its just a question of working out which of the wires are live and earth to make the gauge light up. Should be easy to work out, on mine one wire came of the bulb holder (red wire, live) and the other just below the bulb holder (black, earth) i did only have 2 wires though.
Finally be sure your wiring them into the dimmer switch and not your headlight switch as i made that easy mistake the first time i cameto do it !. Dimmer switch is small and rectangler with only around 6 wires going into it if that. Headlight switch is a lot bigger and has alot more wires going into it and is straight in front of your face when you take your driver side panel of coverig the fuses.
after playing around to make sure the connections were good and no broken wires i decided to put the white to power and black to earth and it works fine i guess it must just be a typo in the instructions and iv left the orange wire taped up and its all working fine 
got a longer pipe in the post for the boost be a lot easyer thow 2 wires and a pipe wil post pics up when its done,
big thanks again guys couldnt have do it without you!!!!
i guess it must just be a typo in the instructions and iv left the orange wire taped up and its all working fine got a longer pipe in the post for the boost be a lot easyer thow 2 wires and a pipe wil post pics up when its done, big thanks again guys couldnt have do it without you!!!!
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