I'm gonna be putting in 3 Greddy 52mm gauges in an A-pillar pod. Has anyone attached the lighting to the dimmer control system for the dash gauges so they dim along with the dash dimmer?

 

Good question. I'm sure it can be done w/ a little creative wiring.

But you really use your dimmer? For what?! (Dimming obviously )

 

i tried it once but im not all that great with eletrical. when i tried it, the dimming light was reversed. so when the guage cluster was bright the guage was dim. Im pretty sure you can fix it with a relay of some sort but I didnt bother.

 

Same here. I think I followed somebody's instructions or how-to for Honda wiring. It was backwards so I just wired the stupid gauges to be on all the time.

 

No problem. Its for a 96-00 civic but should work on most hondas/acuras.
If your gauge has two wires like the Autometer (one white + and one black -) then it should work ok.
Connect the white wire+ to the dimmers red/black wire and the black wire- to the dimmers red/silver wire. Now it should dim correctly and not backwards.

 

I just connected all of the (+) wires together on the greddy gauges and connected them to my ignition wire. Works for me.

Dustin

 

I've got another question,
Has anyone done or considered doing a kill switch for the pillar lights?
I was thinking that it would be nice to kill the lights on the pillar lights if i'm driving around at night and don't want the added attention that a big fat glowing pillar adds. I don't generally look at my pillar gauges that much if i'm just cruising down the freeway etc.