Just a quick question. Im trying to wire my boost gauge up to a 12v power source and was wondering where was the best way or best place to put the wire to so i can get that power? just so you guys know or if i didn't write this well enough, i already have the boost gauge T'd into the FPR and have the ground wire grounded to the car i need to know where i can get the POWER to it lol. thanks all for your help.

 

The battery + terminal has power. You can directly hook it up there like amp wires lol. or you can hook it up to your ignition wire. I believe you can look at the chart on the fuse panel cover underneath your steering column to the left. So when you turn your car on, you have power to it. Turn it off, it goes off.

 

ok so am i like jamming this wire into the fuse or am i cutting and soldering it to another wire. any pics? that could be easiest or would be easiest for me. if it matters or if you didn't know i have a 5th gen base. thanks for your response

 

Do a search on yahoo for splicing wires. You can also do the fuse box hook up also. But if you're really new and just want to see if you can get power to the boost gauge // checking to see if its working, hook up the 12v to the + terminal on the battery n ground the black wire.

 

thanks man. anyone else have any info on this? i have all night to learn somethin new lol.

 

i have three gauges...all of which i have sliced the power together and ran it to the fuse box. which is what you said which is sufficent.

 

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pull fuse out, wrap wire around one metal end, shove that sum'bish back in there

 

if it wont mess with anything in my car then ill do it lol.

 

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I have my boost gauge backlight spliced into my parking lights, so when my lights are on, my gauge is on. Otherwise the heat from the bulb during the day makes the needle stick. (on mine)

My A/f gauge is spliced into my ignition wire.

 

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nope

 

hmm you know that headlight idea is good...gah its a hard choice

 

that doing a bit much when you could just run it down to the fuse box..

 

I spliced mine into the wiring for the light in the ash tray...lights go on, it goes on...really easy actually...

 

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Parking lights have a fuse too

 

i typed that wrong...my buss