clock gauge pod Q...

[kessler89]

i have a clock replacment gauge pod that i'm gonna be instaling tomorrow, my question is where should i splice in for the lighting of my gauges? thanks also where did you ground yours to?

[svc]

I've spliced everything that needs power off of the cigarette lighter power wire. I never use the cig. lighter, and I know first hand that it can handle having 11 different things spliced and powered off of it
I think there's a ground for the stereo you can splice into, or you can bolt down a ground wire to a section of metal frame that sits behind the stereo.

Did you want the lights on the gauges to dim with the other interior lights? I still haven't figured that out, but I like being able to dim the dash lights and have just the gauges blazing bright.

[GTScoob]

Cant you just get a vampire clip and tap into the power cable from the clock? I'm installing my gauges in the next week so I'll let you know.
www.wrxtra.com has a nice writeup on their gauge pack install. Look it over.

[MrViggy]

The clock should have a "dimmer" wire, you'll just need to figure out which one it is. There should be 2 or 3 wires going to the clock: +12V always; +12V light; and possibly ground. The +12V always is to keep the clock's memory; the +12V light is to dim the display when you dim the dash (or you turn on the headlights);

Tie the lights for the gauges into that (+12V light) wire. This way, when you dim your dash lights, the gauge lights will dim too. It shouldn't be too difficult to find.

Viggy

[AUTO228]

there are 4 wires there!
First---constant 12v wire
Second---ground wire
Third--dim wire
Fourth--ignition wire

Because I just hook up those three gauges last night till 3:00AM!!

[MrViggy]

Okay, I wasn't sure if there would be a 4th (the iginition wire).

MMmm, working on my car till 3AM! That brings back some memories...

Viggy

[GTScoob]

Yay there is an ignition wire!!

I'm getting ready to install my boost, EGT, and tranny temp gauges and the tranny temp gauges needs an ignition hookup.

I was afraid I'd have to go ripping apart near the key ignition to find a wire to splice.

Are the colors the same on all years? if so what are the colors of each?

[tan]

look at the back of the clock. The terminals are listed.

Just did the wiring for the Defi (I think BF) gauges a moment ago on my roommate's STI.

Works good enough...too bad, we can't get it to dim when the lights are on...oh well. Good enough for him

No need for the vampire taps....

Cut the wire (16 ga), strip them, tinned them, and hammered them flat. Then stuck the "male" terminals I just made into the clock female connector and taped them up.

[bigstrappa]

The clock should have a "dimmer" wire, you'll just need to figure out which one it is. There should be 2 or 3 wires going to the clock: +12V always; +12V light; and possibly ground. The +12V always is to keep the clock's memory; the +12V light is to dim the display when you dim the dash (or you turn on the headlights);

Tie the lights for the gauges into that (+12V light) wire. This way, when you dim your dash lights, the gauge lights will dim too. It shouldn't be too difficult to find.

Viggy

there will be 4 wires including the light.
clock power
clock ground
light power
light ground

the clock power and ground have to goto the battery, but the light power you can splice to the dimmer switch and the ground you can splice to the clock ground.

thats the best way to do it and it will dim.

[bigstrappa]

i have a clock replacment gauge pod that i'm gonna be instaling tomorrow, my question is where should i splice in for the lighting of my gauges? thanks also where did you ground yours to?

you have for wires

C+ = clock power
C- = clock ground
L+ = light power
L- = light ground

C+ goto battery (+)
C- goto battery (-)
L- splice to the C-
L+ splice to the dimmer switch

Make sure you put it on the right side of the dimmer switch. or it will be on all the time.

If you do it this way it will turn on when your lights are on and it will also be able to be dimmed. it works the best and plus you don't have to rip apart all your dash. I've done it in about 7 cars now with yout having to take the dash apart at all!

[DUB]

You realize that when the OP said "i have a clock replacment gauge pod that i'm gonna be instaling tomorrow" he meant "tomorrow" as in 8/6/2004 right? I'm sure he has it figured out by now.

[bigstrappa]

You realize that when the OP said "i have a clock replacment gauge pod that i'm gonna be instaling tomorrow" he meant "tomorrow" as in 8/6/2004 right? I'm sure he has it figured out by now.

i know he has it done, but it was to help answer peoples question.

example: Someone might search up how to install a clock gauge and it might come up well now they will really know whats going on!