gauge Faces

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damnthecops
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i just got new gauge faces off e bay and i pretty much knwo how to put them on except there is 2 wires(red,Black) that they say i have to attach to the light control.... does n e body know where i connect these or any easier way to run it so when i turn on my lights the guages turn on.. thanksomar:ylsuper


kansas240
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The new gauge faces being white replacements for the black stock ones? if they have auxilliary wires that need to be powered when the lights come on, use the black wire from the white plug that is about 12 inches from where the gauges plug in (it is a 18 gauge while others are 20/22), solder in a new ground jump wire. then locate the blue wire from the same plug. that one should be hot only when you turn your headlight on. again, solder in a jump wire.

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Genetic_Drifter
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Hi,i just recently got face gauges off ebay also...but i don't know how to install them any ideas on how to install them???

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damnthecops
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i figured out how to put mnine on.. after installing them its all a matter of wiring them... after u put them onto ur gauge cluster go to ur headlight switche... connect the positive wire( i think red) to the green wire(this is if u have a s13) otherwise u have to slice the plastic open and try every wire...BUT DONT CUT THW WIRE!!then once u find the one that works wiht ur lights thats the one... and u connect the black one to anything metal where it wont fall off i put mine on my steering wheel column.....always have the black one connect to something grounded so when u find the right wire ur guages light up its not too hard

Bussman240sx
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GENETIC_DRIFTER

this is a site that will give you a step by step on how to remove your gauge cluster and it includes pictures as well

http://sr20.hybrids.jp/installations/in ... index.html


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