I'm electronically challenged..
can I wire a shift light (like the auto meter quick-lite) to my check engine light?

reason: I could adjust it in neptune rtp
bad: If I have a cel it would blind me!

 

I've had this thought for a while as well. I need to check how much voltage is on each light to see if it will work.

 

yes it will work, but you should use a relay to power the light...im not sure if the stock signal is strong enough to power such a powerful light such as a shift light. mine is actually wired like that.

 

I have an autometer shift light (from a monster tach) and like Joe said, use a relay or you will burn a resistor in the ecu. Dont ask me how I know Works pretty good and it wont blind you. You may have to put the yellow cover on when it is dark though.

 

what type of relay?

 

Just a regular four pin relay. Let the ecu ground the control side and use the other side to power the shift light when the ecu grounds it. I think my relay came out of a 2002 Civic under hood fuse box. I had to have something in a hurry!

 

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So a relay like this


?

 

That will work.

 

see there's no such thing as a dumb question.