Hey guy's could someone help me find what wire or place to hookup my pod gauges to dim them?

 

I used this wire. Works great. Remove the cover under your steering column. To the right of the column you will see a brown 6 wire connector. The top center wire is light blue with a red stripe. I piggybacked to this wire. When you dim the dash lights, it will dim the gauge pod lights also. Others use this same wire, found behind the headlight switch.

 

I tapped into the wire behind the headlight switch.

3-Gauge Install Pictures

 

I wired mine to the wire behind the head light switch but I find that the dash gauges dim down way more than the pillar gauges. They really don't bother me much anymore and rarely dim them. I did buy the separate dimmer which I may hook up someday

 

Thank you guy's for the info..FTE rocks!

 

Another one that tapped into the dimmer switch behind the headlight switch. Say that 5 times in a row..

 

LT BLU/RED wire from dimmer. Upper left of this Wiring Diagram.

 

My Autometer gauges came with different color bulb covers. I installed the green ones over the bulbs to subdue the light somewhat. Now the light brightness seems more evenly matched to the dash.

 

Same here.


I did the same thing. Seemed to help dim them down enough for me.

 

Well, aren't you two special

I may have to look into that. I did not get anything extra with mine. Mine are the green to match but are rally bright. I will need to tear into them and see what I can do

 

I got those green bulb covers with my gauges also, you didn't get them Jay and where did you get your gauges from??

 

Summit Racing has the colored bulb covers for the autometer gauges. Colors red, blue and green for about $3.00 per gauge. The boost gauge was in my truck when I got it and did not have the bulb cover, When I installed the 3 gauge pod The boost gauge had a white light, easy fix.

 

Is there a way to get the dash guages as bright as my performax guages? It seems my guages are a tad brighter . Are the guages bulbs just brighter ?