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boost gauge install questions!

des19

des19

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Hey guys just making sure I know everything before getting into this install next week. (mechanical boost gauge)

Couple easy questions:

1) what do people usually do for the dimmer and ground wiring for the gauge? I would like the backlighting to come on with the headlights at night. It has red led backlights so it will look pretty good with the red setup I have goin on.

2) If your answer to question 1 is just wire it to the dimmer in the radio.... Can I still do this if my dimmer wire is not connected to anuthing behind the dash? I have a aftermarket pioneer unit with dvd and am not sure if I even have the dimmer wire wired to anything at all. IIRC there was one regular orange wire which i think is hooked up (using gmos-04 harness) and one orange/white wire coming from the head unit which IIRC I left un used.

Can I wire it to the orange/white wire will that work?

Additional info: Played around with the headlights to see if the head unit dims. I turned on my headlights and it seems the radio is always lit (not 100% sure).


So anything easier than using the dimmer on the head unit??!

04 gtp.

thanks
 


im not sure on anything but i can tell you that your radio is always lit. i also have a poineer unit and it is definitely always lit.
 
mwinters29 said:
im not sure on anything but i can tell you that your radio is always lit. i also have a poineer unit and it is definitely always lit.
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yes that is what I thought. looks like it was always lit while turned on so I dont get the dimmer feature

anyone?
 
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my radio dims when running or headlights are on. there should be an orange wire coming from the car if its not being used on the radio just use it for the gauges. if it is then splice into it
 
blakgtp said:
my radio dims when running or headlights are on. there should be an orange wire coming from the car if its not being used on the radio just use it for the gauges. if it is then splice into it
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ok thanks i will give this a try. hopefully this way will work for me.
 


des19 said:
How do u do that?
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Pull the switch out and find out which wire is the ground and which one is the power wire running to the lights and tap into those wires. Its about a 10min job and keeps you from needing to add an extra switch some whete
 
19GTP98 said:
Pull the switch out and find out which wire is the ground and which one is the power wire running to the lights and tap into those wires. Its about a 10min job and keeps you from needing to add an extra switch some whete
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Uhhh guy.

Mechanical boost gauge.

Not the aisle 4 autozone ricer sunpro crap.
 


des19, i'm assuming you have a gauge pod, what "filler" gauges are you getting? are any of them somewhat useful? lol
 
blakgtp said:
des19, i'm assuming you have a gauge pod, what "filler" gauges are you getting? are any of them somewhat useful? lol
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I did the vent ball mod since i have an 04... if i went 3 pillar route i would have done boost, aeroforce, and somthing else...but i use torque so stuck with just a mech boost gauge.
 


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