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Old Apr 1, 2011 | 09:04 PM
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Were is a 12v ignition source on my car or one that can be switched on and off for a trans temp gauge
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Kinda helps when you tell us what kind of car..and year..
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I would use one of the Pink Wires that comes out of the Fuse Box there on the Drivers side.
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Is that a 12v source that switches on and off with the ignition
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Anyone else have pictures or tell me how they ran there gauges
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When i had a dual guage pod i ran my poewer wire down the left window pillar, under the speedo cluster and over by the cigarette lighter on the center council. if you have a tcs switch you can tap into the pink wire there. If you dont have the tcs switch take your center council out and you will see the harness taped up under the hvac controls. tap into that red wire. that is where i have my radar detector on and it comes on and goes off with the key. if you also need a light for the guage you can run a wire down the window pillar to the headlight switch and tap into the wire (dont know what color off the top of my head) that goes hot when u turn the lights on.

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Thanks that help alot now I broke the fog light switch below the dimmer so now none of my gauges lights cone on
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Anyone no how I can fix the fog light switch I broke
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Anyone got a idea on the fog light switch
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It's a Gray Wire in the back there that controls the Backlights..
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Gray wire were the fog lamp switch is or do I have to take gauges out
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Im no expert here but couldn't you just tap into the stereo wiring since it comes on when the ignition is turned to on position? That sucks you broke your fog light switch, I myself am trying to figure out how to hook up a transmission temp guage....
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Gray wire were the fog lamp switch is or do I have to take gauges out
Pull the Switch out and look at the Connector..there is a small Gray wire that isnt completing the Circuit for some reason.
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Old Apr 3, 2011 | 09:31 PM
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Ok I see it I think I'm gonna tap that into the 12v source I got going for the gauge now the pink wire on the tcs switch
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