Daylight fading, need help quick!!!
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Daylight fading, need help quick!!!
Hey guys im trying to get my gauges and *cough* six gun tuner *cough* installed. I have to connect everything to a 12V power source via a wire tap
. First, what the deuce is a wire tap (description so i can run to advance and get one) and second, can I connect three to a single wire? The dimmer wire/dash lighting wire?
. First, what the deuce is a wire tap (description so i can run to advance and get one) and second, can I connect three to a single wire? The dimmer wire/dash lighting wire?
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I have all of mine tied into the dash lights. I would get a fuse tap and tap into the fuse panel under the dash. The fuse tap thing just slips over the fuse blade and has a spot for you to crimp your wire into. Thats what I have.
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the fuse taps look like these. http://www.cooperbussmann.com/images...727a44c382.JPG
This is what I use http://www.timskelton.com/lightning/...l/fuse_tap.jpg
This is what I use http://www.timskelton.com/lightning/...l/fuse_tap.jpg
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Well all three gauges have to be hooked up, so do I hook them up to 3 different fuses? The Six-Gun gets hooked up to fuse #22, and I have a few fuse taps, It just seems weird that the instructions are telling me to somehow tap into the blue wire with the red trace (its part of a plug plugged into my dimmer switch/headlight switch panel)
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I think on my truck it is a light blue wire with a red trace IIRC. I know it is a light blue wire with a trace tho for sure. All mine run off of one fuse.
I didnt run 3 wires to the fuses. I tied all three gauges together and then ran one wire to the fuse. Then grounded them all the same way.
I didnt run 3 wires to the fuses. I tied all three gauges together and then ran one wire to the fuse. Then grounded them all the same way.
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Me and Adam351 just installed his gauges recently and under your dash, theres a cluster of wires that come from your steering collum. These wires are harnessed with a heave plastic clamp, if you know what I mean. Under there should be a black and red stripped wire, big one, thats your 12 volt hot non continuess, meaning when you turn off your truck, your gauges do too. I'll get you the instructions here' Gauge Installations at DieselManor- 1999-2003 7.3L Powerstroke this is better,..
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How do I get multipe taps off of one fuse? It is the light blue wire with the red trace, but I need to get three out of one...
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Well all three gauges have to be hooked up, so do I hook them up to 3 different fuses? The Six-Gun gets hooked up to fuse #22, and I have a few fuse taps, It just seems weird that the instructions are telling me to somehow tap into the blue wire with the red trace (its part of a plug plugged into my dimmer switch/headlight switch panel)
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Me and Adam351 just installed his gauges recently and under your dash, theres a cluster of wires that come from your steering collum. These wires are harnessed with a heave plastic clamp, if you know what I mean. Under there should be a black and red stripped wire, big one, thats your 12 volt hot non continuess, meaning when you turn off your truck, your gauges do too. I'll get you the instructions here' Gauge Installations at DieselManor- 1999-2003 7.3L Powerstroke this is better,..
Chris- run a single wire from your fuse tap to one of your gauges. Cut another piece of wire go to the next gauge... crimp both wires into a single spade terminal. Do the same on the next one. Obviously, you just put a terminal on a single wire for the last gauge. Now all 3 are "daisy chained" into 1. Do the same for the ground side.
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There is another switched +12v source under there... I wish I could remember which it is (I just went and looked, but too much crap for me to sort out).
Chris- run a single wire from your fuse tap to one of your gauges. Cut another piece of wire go to the next gauge... crimp both wires into a single spade terminal. Do the same on the next one. Obviously, you just put a terminal on a single wire for the last gauge. Now all 3 are "daisy chained" into 1. Do the same for the ground side.
Chris- run a single wire from your fuse tap to one of your gauges. Cut another piece of wire go to the next gauge... crimp both wires into a single spade terminal. Do the same on the next one. Obviously, you just put a terminal on a single wire for the last gauge. Now all 3 are "daisy chained" into 1. Do the same for the ground side.
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Chase, you are correct, there's actually 3 under there that you can tap. As for the dimmer, mine and Adam's was pink and blue stripped that I tapped for the gauge lights. We did the same thing, 2 or 3 wires to one for the ground and hot. Just another note, it would be good to put a inline fuse before your connection to the 12 volt hot wire under the dash, this way if something spikes it will blow that fuse instead of your gauges or lights in your gauge.
I know I used the "customer access" blue/pink wire for the +12v but can't for the life of me remember where I picked up the feed for the dimmer. I do know that my gauges dim w/the factory ****!
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Thanks alot guys! Between your help and the guys and Advance Auto Parts, I got what I need. I'm a visual learner so as soon as he showed me what I was describing, I figured it out. It's getting a little to dark and with no garage I have to leave the ol' girl down for the night. I'll pick up where I left in the morning and should have it finished in no time. Hopefully shortly there after I will be cruising around wishing I spent my money on a DP instead of the Six-Gun Tuner! 