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Guages on without being in car #1531346 03/21/06 03:29 AM
Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 498 Kennedy, New York P pre98zetec OP CEG\'er
OP pre98zetec CEG\'er P Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 498 Kennedy, New York	Might be a long shot, but does anybody know how I could get the guages to light up without having them inside the car? I have a spare mystique cluster I just got today and I'm modding the guages, and I don't want to have to tear my whole dash apart to get them to light up to see how they look. Any help will be appreciated. -Thanks 96' ATX Zetec- stock 96' ATX Zetec- Modded Kenwood KDC-319 5.75"-2 MTX 12's Roady XT Custom door panels Mystique Cluster/oil pressure Getting repainted(in primer) Pre98 Lip SE skirts Mystique front lip dingless badgeless

Re: Guages on without being in car #1531347 03/21/06 03:32 AM
Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 17,248 IL L Loco4G63 CEG road warrior
Loco4G63 CEG road warrior L Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 17,248 IL	Originally posted by ZetecGL: Might be a long shot, but does anybody know how I could get the guages to light up without having them inside the car? I have a spare mystique cluster I just got today and I'm modding the guages, and I don't want to have to tear my whole dash apart to get them to light up to see how they look. Any help will be appreciated. -Thanks Find out what is positive/negative....get some wire and use the battery. Hector 2003 Rally Red Mitsubishi Evolution VIII 257HP/259TQ 2005 Lapis Blue Mazda 6s RET: 00 Cabernet Red Ford Contour Zetec ATX SUPERCHARGED 160HP/141TQ

Re: Guages on without being in car #1531348 03/21/06 03:33 AM
Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 498 Kennedy, New York P pre98zetec OP CEG\'er
OP pre98zetec CEG\'er P Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 498 Kennedy, New York	I was thinking more of a plug into a 12v power supply (IE my computer) If I can, do that.. however. I'll try and find the positive and negative though. 96' ATX Zetec- stock 96' ATX Zetec- Modded Kenwood KDC-319 5.75"-2 MTX 12's Roady XT Custom door panels Mystique Cluster/oil pressure Getting repainted(in primer) Pre98 Lip SE skirts Mystique front lip dingless badgeless

Re: Guages on without being in car #1531349 03/21/06 04:11 AM
Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,089 Earth. I think... T ToasterOven Hard-core CEG\'er
ToasterOven Hard-core CEG\'er T Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,089 Earth. I think...	find the neg/pos, and use a 9 volt battery. like the ones found in smoke alarms. theyll be a bit dimmer then the normal 12V, but you can get the general gist of the lights without too much hassle 99 V6SE Sport ATX

Re: Guages on without being in car #1531350 03/21/06 04:25 AM
Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 498 Kennedy, New York P pre98zetec OP CEG\'er
OP pre98zetec CEG\'er P Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 498 Kennedy, New York	well I can't find a 9v battery here, So I think i'll wait till tomarrow, I have to change one of the back lights (behind the high-beam light) so I'll just plug it in to the car tomarrow. Thanks for the replys though. 96' ATX Zetec- stock 96' ATX Zetec- Modded Kenwood KDC-319 5.75"-2 MTX 12's Roady XT Custom door panels Mystique Cluster/oil pressure Getting repainted(in primer) Pre98 Lip SE skirts Mystique front lip dingless badgeless

Re: Guages on without being in car #1531351 03/21/06 04:41 AM
Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,065 M Matt R_dup1 Hard-core CEG\'er
Matt R_dup1 Hard-core CEG\'er M Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,065	Unplug a random bulb, then put a flashlight in the hole. That will tell you what the bulb is for. Do it till you find the bulb you need. [color:"green"]-Matt R '99 Tropic Green LX, Zetec, ATX

Re: Guages on without being in car #1531352 03/21/06 04:47 AM
Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 498 Kennedy, New York P pre98zetec OP CEG\'er
OP pre98zetec CEG\'er P Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 498 Kennedy, New York	Originally posted by Matt R: Unplug a random bulb, then put a flashlight in the hole. That will tell you what the bulb is for. Do it till you find the bulb you need. I know what bulb I need for my cluster in my car, I'm trying to light up the cluster I have in my house Anyhow, I played around with my other desktop's PSU and got the full tach to light up and half of the speedo, So heres its the speedo guage so far (I still might paint it blue).. Sorry it's kinda dim... 96' ATX Zetec- stock 96' ATX Zetec- Modded Kenwood KDC-319 5.75"-2 MTX 12's Roady XT Custom door panels Mystique Cluster/oil pressure Getting repainted(in primer) Pre98 Lip SE skirts Mystique front lip dingless badgeless

Re: Guages on without being in car #1531353 03/21/06 11:58 PM
Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 128 OH/NC S SHAutoTrends CEG\'er
SHAutoTrends CEG\'er S Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 128 OH/NC	All you need to do is touch 2 wires to the 2 metal parts where the bulbs twist on. Tyler Custom Gauges @ http://www.sh-autotrends.com Email Me @ sales@sh-autotrends.com

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