12V tap for center gauges?

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10-23-2010, 08:27 PM
Frostedbutts

12V tap for center gauges?

Is there any good place other than the rheostat connector to tap a 12V wire somewhere near the center gauges? I am installing new center gauges and my rheostat connector is already tapped to hell.

Thanks
10-23-2010, 09:27 PM
Lithium

Ignition harness
10-23-2010, 10:07 PM
stealthee

The purpose of hooking it to the rheostat is so they will dim if you dim the gauges, and so that they will only come on with parking lights.
10-24-2010, 03:27 AM
Frostedbutts

Quote:

Originally Posted by stealthee

The purpose of hooking it to the rheostat is so they will dim if you dim the gauges, and so that they will only come on with parking lights.

Oh, I see thanks. I will need to tap them into a source that is always lit then.
10-25-2010, 05:13 PM
blindmist

Quote:

Originally Posted by DrGonzo

Gauges don't draw a lot of power. Especially digital ones with LED lighting. So the stock wiring is more than sufficient.

10amp fuse is way to high of a rating for just three gauges. A 3 amp fuse would be more than enough if you are just running the gauges alone. Remember digital gauges are rated in milli-amps not amps

You match the fuse to the wire, not the project. Gauge of wire over length = fuse amperage
10-25-2010, 06:25 PM
jba3

Cigarette lighter? Stereo switched 12v line?
10-25-2010, 07:38 PM
deemo99

I used the cig lighter 12V with a 10amp inline fuse to my AEM's in center. Ground and power both run along pass side along console.
10-25-2010, 08:22 PM
DrGonzo

If you replaced the center gauges then use the stock wiring for the +12v When I hooked up my Prosport gauges I used all of the stock wiring so I wouldn't need to run random wires all over the place. Looking at the wiring diagram it will be the black-white wire.

http://3s.gonzoinc.com/albums/userpi...augeWiring.jpg
10-25-2010, 08:36 PM
Maximal

Yep, I used the stock wires for my power feeds on the center gauges.
10-25-2010, 09:07 PM
DrGonzo

Gauges don't draw a lot of power. Especially digital ones with LED lighting. So the stock wiring is more than sufficient.

10amp fuse is way to high of a rating for just three gauges. A 3 amp fuse would be more than enough if you are just running the gauges alone. Remember digital gauges are rated in milli-amps not amps
10-26-2010, 12:52 AM
Frostedbutts

Any chance you could PM me that wiring diagram here or on CO3S Gonzo? It's being resized by the attachment ):

Either way, I'll grab my multimeter and check the old center gauges connection for the power.