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Where To Hook Up 12v To Boost Gauge - R32

Sifty33

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hey guys i am putting a boost gauge in my r32, i went to hook up the 12v wire to the cig lighter but that didnt work so i tested the wires with a multimeter and theres no power there, the previous owner has made a bit of a mess of the wiring around there.

my next idea was the dimmer switch but unforntunatly it doesnt have one.

can anyone tell me which wire to use on the headlight switch? or which colour wires to look for for the cig lighter? or any other ideas

i would prefer to have it on a (lights on) wire but mite have to just go to any 12v wire.

any help would be much appreciated :)

cheers corin

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splice off the one feeding your cd player.

I would splice it off the cd player but thats a constant 12v wire rather than an illumination wire.

I found a solution and that was to run the wire to the fuse for the headlights all i did was wrapped the wire around the prong on the fuse and put it back in the fuse holder, it works perfectly

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I found a solution and that was to run the wire to the fuse for the headlights all i did was wrapped the wire around the prong on the fuse and put it back in the fuse holder, it works perfectly

:(

That's dodgier than any of my electrical work!

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thats and awesome idea, i might start wiring ecu's and boost controllers like that :(

on topic, at the cig lighter there is a little light thats turned on with the parkers, you can tap into the power for this. easiest option,

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