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oh hai

ok so i just installed my defi link control box and my boost gauge

i used the power supply from behind my cigarette lighter and everything works

when i turn the ignition on the gauge does its little start up thing then goes to zero

then i start the car and it sits at around minus 20

BUT the gauge only works when i put my parkers or lights on

doesnt do anything when my lights are off

the gauge lights up when my lights are off, which i thought was a bit odd

now on the back of the gauge there are 3 slots for wires, im only using one of them

but i have an extra cable that fits into one of the slots and will plug into my defi link

only problem is that the extra cable is about a foot long and wont reach

can anyone shed some light please? :thumbsup:

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Sounds like you tapped into the wrong wires on the ciggy lighter,

I know there is 3 wires to it, 2 for the lighter socket positive and ground, and other postive for the little light attached to the ciggy socket that gets power when the lights are on, I tapped into that one when I put an LED in my ashtray and glove box.

careful when tapping into wires for the ciggie lighter...

put say a gps in there it can blow a fuse.

i would look into taping into the loom or something similar when you have the time.

Not a big deal for now as long as u are aware of the fact not to overload the ciggie lighter socket :thumbsup:

on that note, can u take a photo of the head light wire you tapped into? I need to tap my boost gauge into a "dimmer" wire, so at night the gauge wont b so bright.

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