racerxtreme7

i got a set of white gauge faces for my cluster and im installen them and i was thinking of running the power wire to the headlight fuse so i didnt have to cut wires and shiznaz,,,i have no idea where this fuse is,,,my fuse box on the floor has no labels and i have no book or anything could somebody help me plzzzzzzzzzzzz or if anybody has an easier way to get this worken im open for new ideas free bj for the first person who helps :yum:

Rob x-7

im not going out to my car now, why not just take a test light to the fuse panel and test each fuse as you try the lights.

JadedX

lights turn on by a switch not a fuse



they might have a inline fuse or the one in the fuse box



the fuse in the fuse box should give your switch power, which comes on when ignition is on not light



i hooked mine up to the ignition so when the car is on the guages r to



if u want the light switch way drop the steering consule pastic and light test wires that come from the switch until u get the right one

racerxtreme7

yea im ganna try and hook the wires to a light in the console cause this fuse crap isnt working and i spent 2 hours trying to get stupid gauges to light up which makes me feel really bad about myself,,,i couldnt find the right wires for the head lamps and i have about 50 more to choose from,,, and nobody gets that bj

JadedX

if u want to go ghetto and run a wire all the way up to the front of the car to the headlight less wires to choose from? :rice:













dont take it the wrong way but did u check the guages pior to install

Rob x-7

I know how a light switch works.



If you were to put a test light on the fuse in the fuse panel when you turn the lights on it would illuminate, and the test light would not illuminate when you turn the lights off. So that would answer his question of how to find the headlight fuse.



You can buy a simple connection at either Radio Shack or a auto parts store that allows you to jump power from a fuse panel with the fuse in place, basically it sticks a male connection out, you remove the fuse, put the adaptor in, then put the fuse back, and what you have is a male connecter that you can put a female connector on. When you turn on that item that fuse powers whatever you wire up to it will also turn on.



Running a wire alllllll the way to the front of the car is a hack job and not needed. If you want a super simple place to get switched power for the dash lights, grab it from the ciggarette lighter.

racerxtreme7

yea i found the head light fuse,,,well the side lights u know the yellow ones and tryed that but it didnt work,,,no power??/ maybe i need that switch?

Rob x-7

what switch?



Just snag power from the cig lighter if the project is giving you that much

grief, simplify my good man, simplify.

racerxtreme7

well the thing is i only want them on when the head lights r on,,,i prob ganna hook them up to a light somewhere,,,i already have mad shiz connect to my lighter,,lol like a cd player,,i gotta get this stuff alittle less riced out :rice:

Rob x-7

your ligher has a light around the bezel that comes on with your headlights, get my drift now? Not the power wire for the lighter itself, the wire for the light bulb that connects to it.



You do have those gauges grounded properly right?