MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: craig_t on August 31, 2012, 09:13:52 pm
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Can anyone help me with getting my gauge wired in properly. Is it possible to get the backlight to come on both automatically and manually with the headlight switch.
If so how is the easiest way to do this.
Cheers
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Take a feed from any of the bulbs /switches that illuminate with the headlights turned on.
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Iv put the gauge in the right hand air vent and seen some guys wire to the fuse box next to it. Is this a good idea?? I have very little knowledge of car electrics.
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Hi dude, u hit the same dilema I did when doing mine, totally ignore the fuse box thing it's just a great way to over complicate things lol, as above pull out the little tray below the light switch and also the fuse box cover as this makes it easier to see the back of the light switch, one of the wires is a live wire and you can splice your boost gauge power wire in to this! I can't remember what colour it was now I think I got it right first time as a blind guess lol, and I used a screw in the fuse box somewhere as a ground as there is one that goes straight in to the chassis. If you do it this way you get the auto on off back lighting and also it will dim and brighten too! :happy2:
If you need anymore help gimme a shout as I did all the wiring and feeding the boost tubing etc my self too :smiley: the end result is on my build thread
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I wired mine into the headlight switch. if you still need help i can have a look at which cables to connect onto.