Isspro dimming issues
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The problem for me was that I used the Autometer Ford matched gauges for my A-Piller Pod and I used Isspro Ev2 Gauges on my Triple underdash pod.
The EV2's were too bright for me so I either needed to dim them or wear sun glasses.
Besides I was like a lit fish bowl driving down the road at night. I wouldn't have needed a dimmer for the Autometer Ford matched gauges as they were the same brightness as my dash lighting.
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Shoot, I didn't read the question correctly. 
jsm180, I used the Light-blue/Pink trace wire off the steering column for the key-switched gauge power source.
Then I used the dark brown wire on the light switch for the gauge lighting source.
Sorry for the confusion.
jsm180, I used the Light-blue/Pink trace wire off the steering column for the key-switched gauge power source.
Then I used the dark brown wire on the light switch for the gauge lighting source.
Sorry for the confusion.
Fleet Mechanic
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From: Lakeland, Fl
Thanks, I tried that and it didn't help the flicker. I've got the programmer coming but was hoping for a simple quick fix. Isspro confirmed what the earlier poster said about the auto headlights causing the problem.
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From: Archdale,N.C.
Ok I've been searching hence the old thread. Are the Isspro EV2s THAT much brighter at night than say Autometers? Do you HAVE to have a second dimmer for them? I'm just getting around to installing my Isspros, can I just wire them straight to the oem dimmer?
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From: Longview, TX
They won't blind you if they are kept bright, they will just flicker if you try to dim them when you wire them that way. I always said I was going to adjust the wiring so I could turn them down, but they haven't bothered me at all.
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The main power comes on with the key. The lights are wired through the truck dimmer, then through the isspro dimmer. I remember a blue wire with pink trace in there somewhere, but I'm not 100% sure that was the dimmer. I know main power I used an add-a-fuse in the fuse box. I'll check, but it may be previously spelled out in this thread.
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Very first post shows me tapping into the blue/pink wire behind the dimmer. Man, what a memory lol
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The main power comes on with the key. The lights are wired through the truck dimmer, then through the isspro dimmer. I remember a blue wire with pink trace in there somewhere, but I'm not 100% sure that was the dimmer. I know main power I used an add-a-fuse in the fuse box. I'll check, but it may be previously spelled out in this thread.
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From: Longview, TX
It's not necessary, you can install through the factory dimmer. It will likely cause a flickering issue when you dim down below a certain point.
If you do get the isspro dimmer, you don't want to wire it through the factory dimmer like I did. All it is is a potentiometer
If you do get the isspro dimmer, you don't want to wire it through the factory dimmer like I did. All it is is a potentiometer
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