Got Me Some Rice But Don't Know How To Cook!

[lingeringsoul]

Hi all, just got myself my 3rd piece of rice gear, some gauges, boost, oil temp and oil pressure. I was told it lights up seven different colors!!!!!!!! WOW

Any who, don't have a clue how to connec them up. I think I know how to connect the boost gauge but don't know how to connect up the oil pressure and oil temperature gauges. I think they are electrical gauges beacuse the only thigns coming out of their asses are wires.

I'll try to get some picture up for all to see and hopefully someone will know what to do.

Did I mention, IT HAS SEVEN DIFFERENCE COLORS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

James

[satanic]

Hope you have an oil temp sendererer plate thingy ma bob...

[lingeringsoul]

yes sire, got that along with other metal bits and pieces.

[hanyou]

umm dont u jus put the sandwhich plate on and then hook up the oil/temp sensors into it and for the boost u jus t peice it into the fuel pressure regulator vaccum line that goes into the plenum? and electronics u jus wire it up as usual (+tive and ground)

correct if im wrong

[MK2]

Best place for the internal illumination on them (after you've plugged the important widgets in that actually do shit) I found easiest was too run wires off the 'dimmer' switch, which your imported vehicle should have after it was complied.

Personally I dont like the bright pretty gauges, theyre distracting more than anything and I'm kind of stupid as it is...

[mad082]

I found easiest was too run wires off the 'dimmer' switch, which your imported vehicle should have after it was complied.

i've owned 2 imports, neither had dimmer switches.

and been in about 6 others, none of which had dimmer switches either.

Edited August 30, 2006 by mad082

[lingeringsoul]

so still no definite answer as to where to wire it? I don' have a dimmer swtich. The mechanical part I can work out, it's the electrical part that has me confused

[satanic]

Wire it them to ignition... then you will ALWAYS have a rave party inside your car

[xRHETTx]

best place to wire to is the cigarette lighter.

Its easy to get too, you probably dont use it much, and it has everything you need: earth (negative), positive and illumination wires.

I dont know why people always say to hook boost guages up to the fuel pressure regulator vacuum line, the easiest is to just hook it up to where the stock guage gets its reading from.

There is a small rubber hose in the top drivers side corner of the engine bay that goes from a little box on the firewall to the back of the plenum chamber, just bung it in there.

Oh and with the dimmer switch thing, they are ment to be installed for compliance, Ive got one but the wiring has never been hooked up. Dodgy as.

[mad082]

i hooked the light in my gauge up to the illumination wire of the stereo.

[gts-4 dreamer]

same here, so when you turn on the headlights the guages come up to,

[lingeringsoul]

ok ciggy lighter seems to be a good idea here.....its just that ther's a small button on the gauges for change of color but I don't know if thats also an on/off switch or not. I'll give the ciggy lighter a try first nonetheless

Edited August 31, 2006 by lingeringsoul

[EvilINGT]

Another vote for ciggy lighter, thats where my stereo's dimmer/illumination is and my dodgy DEFI rip off boost guage is hooked up to . Except i removed the ciggy lighter and replaced it with my boost guage, so very easy to connect up. Either splice into the ciggy wires or use spade connectors on your guages and replace the ciggy connectors if you dont use it much. Positive, ground and illumination to come on with your lights, and do as xRHETTx says, but make sure you have a small diameter T piece as the tubing is very thin.

BTW a multimeter/cable ties/electrical tape is your friend here

cheers

Evil

Edited September 1, 2006 by EvilINGT

[lingeringsoul]

yeah...old man has multimeter....all set to go......woot!!!!