Just Picked Up an Ammeter, Voltmeter, and Water Temperature gauge, and i got NFI how to install The ammeter and Water temp Gauge.

Can anyone give me a few Tips on how to install these two? Ive Looked at The Diagrams and they Are Pretty basic, If anyone could help please PM Me or Contact me over PM.

ohh....WGNBOY - if you see This, Where Did you get your A Pillar mount from?
Cheers..

please tell me these arent going to be mounted ricer style?

please tell me these arent going to be mounted ricer style?

was thinking A pillar

no where else really to mount em.....and bonnet is to street machine..

nah pillar is good...was hoping u werent going to say dash, lol

u can get a pillar pods at supercheap AFAIK

i head ammeters are useless and dangerous.

we have one in our boat, and all they tell you is if ur battery is charging/ alternator working...
ours is a VDO, and when we went to get it serviced in heidleberg, they said to throw it out coz they are crap....mind you, its about a 1970 model gauge so urs may be alot better.

i dont know if its wired the same as the boat, but the ammeter can easily catch on fire...but thats only what ive heard.

id hate to see anything happen to your TUFFTR mate! god i love that thing!
:)

i head ammeters are useless and dangerous.

we have one in our boat, and all they tell you is if ur battery is charging....

i dont know if its wired the same as the boat, but the ammeter can easily catch on fire...but thats only what ive heard.

id hate to see anything happen to your TUFFTR mate! god i love that thing!
:)

:shock:
i thought i'd get something usefull instead of an 11 thousand RPM tacho or 20Pound boost gauge lol........i don't like the sounds of "easily" and "catch on fire"..

maybe an oil presure gauge might be usefull but they said as long as i use 18gauge wire it should be good.

man im worried now....Ya see this is why i'm not connecting em up yet
Me connect up ammeter with no idea = big firelol

']Me connect up ammeter with no idea = big firelol

Lucky you put the fire extinguisher in the car then.

Ha Ha :D

Lucky you put the fire extinguisher in the car then.

Ha Ha :D

LOl - good point, so anyone here actually know how to connect this up?
God your all useless!!!!!!!!!!!














(just joking)

id probly go an oil pressure gauge dude.

its a very important gauge and a pitty the magna didnt come standard with one :(

go to an autobarn and ask to speak to a fitter in there, they will usually give u an idea of what to do.... (keyword : usually)

Yeh the ammeter is not really what i classify a useful product; just return it for another guage. These are the 3 main guages that i'd choose; water temp (so you can actually see what temperature its running at, not just hot or cold) oil pressure, and oil temp. Another good one would be air/fuel mixture reading. They let you see alot of whats going on with your car.

exactly right Firestorm.

although (i may be wrong), isnt an air fuel gauge only good if ur car has a hairdryer?

i guess it would work....but would there be any benifits given the fact the computer adjusts everything?

plz correct me if im wrong because i plan to fit a few gauges also :)

Yeh the ammeter is not really what i classify a useful product; just return it for another guage. These are the 3 main guages that i'd choose; water temp (so you can actually see what temperature its running at, not just hot or cold) oil pressure, and oil temp. Another good one would be air/fuel mixture reading. They let you see alot of whats going on with your car.

yeah good idea man, i got the voltmeter mainly just to see how long i run the stereo before it starts to go flattish....
So....now i will replace the ammeter with an oil pressure gauge, all good, but gee i hope these pods they fit in arnt expensive!

IF i have money ill get the oil temp gauge, when ya coming down to sunshine next:) :)

exactly right Firestorm.

although (i may be wrong), isnt an air fuel gauge only good if ur car has a hairdryer?

i guess it would work....but would there be any benifits given the fact the computer adjusts everything?

plz correct me if im wrong because i plan to fit a few gauges also :)
Air fuel ratio is very helpful with determining if your engine is running efficiently. Will tell you if your car is running rich or lean.

intersting...obviously these gauges will have some form of backlight....is it only an option on blue, blue or blue? (ricer love :P)

id get some guages but blue backlgihts in a red car is dumb

intersting...obviously these gauges will have some form of backlight....is it only an option on blue, blue or blue? (ricer love :P)

id get some guages but blue backlgihts in a red car is dumb

ive had a look, and looks like a normal bulb to me, which is werid as all 3 gauges have different bulbs :nuts:
So i think ill paint em red and see how they go, or some celefane or something:P

bad, bad little paul :P

celephane is baaaddd, and will end up requiring your fir extinguishers.....just buy red bulbs



if i do get some, i plan to replace the backlights with LED`s

bad, bad little paul :P

celephane is baaaddd, and will end up requiring your fir extinguishers.....just buy red bulbs



if i do get some, i plan to replace the backlights with LED`s

It started with 1 gauge, then i said, ahh ill get 2 more, Then i realised i need Pods, Now i have to buy Bloody Red Bulbs!!!!! Where does this end!!! WHERE I TELLS YA!!

you and your "help" so you can wire in an alarm but you cant help me with some gauges frig your useless













:P lol lol

Ok, for the Water temp one, wheres the sender, this one should be easy as it need power (duh) then to the dash curcuit so the light will turn on, and theres one for a sender.....could i tap into exsisting wires that run into the stock water temp unit in the dash?

Ok well i figured out how to connect up the ammeter, just gottaa tap into the wire that goes from the alternator to the battery, and then to earth, Wheres the water sender unit though? ill look through the PDF but just in-case anyone knows off the top of there head that'd be good.
The guy @ Autobarn said i use the exsisting water sender unit in an adaptor where the sender unit screws into this adaptor thing in the top radiator hose....