TPilaske

I've got enough wires running all over the place as it is and I have recently installed a second trans temp gauge (reading pan temps) and I wanted to just tap the ashtray light for the gauge (as opposed to adding another wire in the fuse panel). Is the wire simple to get too? Also, what color wire am I looking at tapping for the light? Hoping to do this tonight sometime, so fast responses appreciated!!

Thanks!!!!!

Tony

thumper 549

the fuse in the side of the dash is ez to get at and will be rehoustsed and all

phox_mulder

Don't want to poke fun at someones inability to spell,
but,
I have no idea what you are trying to say there.


phox

TPilaske

I'm with ya on that one Phox?!!?!?!?!?!?!!?!?!

phox_mulder

I just got it.

I believe he meant rheostated, meaning dimmable with the dash lights.


phox

TPilaske

ahhhh....


so no one has tapped the ashtray light for their gauges????

Joe Diesel

yup I have I think its the orange wire, but I would disconnect it from the ashtray to make sure I tapped my a year ago so I may not totally remember......too much diesel fumes

TPilaske

is it relatively easy to get too? Or is it one of those crawl in the truck upside down with your legs hangin' out the door and your head crammed up next to a light under the dash type of places?

F. Flack

Upside down with the driver's seat all the way back, your legs hangin' out the door, and your head crammed up next to the light... just did mine on Saturday. I traced the wire back from the light, and tapped into the orange wire for the hot feed.

I made the mistake of tapping the "other" wire for the gauge light ground, thinking it made sense to keep the hot and ground on the same circuit -- all I got was blown fuses. I had unplugged the ashtray light from the wiring harness since I didn't need it. Once I moved the ground to one of the dash lags the gauge lights seem to work OK. Can anyone explain why using the ground from the ashtray light would cause this?

Franklin