Yeah, I know how easy everyone says it is , but when your an electrical idiot, it's very difficult. I have no idea what I'm doing, so I would like to know if someone could spare some time and help me install an electrical boost gauge sometime this weekend. I live in San Jose, but will come to you for the help. I'll even donate something to the cause. I really need help and shops want to charge me 4hrs labor to get it done. Prease herp.

Thanks

 

This might help you alot: scroll down and it gives you info on the install..

http://www.iwsti.com/forums/showthread.php?t=84864

 

4 hours??!!! PM me which shop is trying to rip you. Maybe you have some super duper awesome gauge...

all you gotta do is T off from this nipple on the passenger side intake manifold. The above link is good but it Ts off from the bpv which makes your boost gauge respond slower.

Then take the sensor and zip tie to that A/C line or whatever running in the back of your engine bay and through the firewall.

Then, take out a flathead and pry open your clock and your dash to access where the sensor passed through the firewall.

Then look for a red and a black wire. if you are super ghetto, use scissors to cut then and strip them. Now, use your fingers and twist them together with your gauge's red and black wires. There's more wires on the gauge for illumination, you can splice those in or just not care about the gauge lighting up at night. Finally, tape over the exposed wire to provide ghetto insulation.

You can totally DIY. Worst case scenario, worst things that can happen:
1. you cut an ignition wire - ok well reconnect them
2. you short circuit something - well a fuse will blow. Just undo whatever you did and find the fuse that blew

O and disconnect your battery before all this hehe

 

ok...I'm gonna attempt this on my own, so where should I tap. I've looked at multiple installs and have found people using the clock wires and cigarette lighter wires. Which is the easiest? I was gonna go with one from scoobymods, but i ran into a problem with this step

http://www.scoobymods.com/forums/sho...51&postcount=4

I couldn't get the spade into the white thing he was talking about. Thanks for the help all!

 

anyone?

 

what brand/model gauge is it, and where are you mounting it?

 

prosport electrical boost gauge in an a-pillar pod

 

I installed my defi gauges using the dash clock wires. I found this much easier and cleaner then messing with wires at the fuse block.

Here are is the info needed for the clock wiring:

Defi controll unit wires: OEM Clock Plug wires:
RED -- BAT
BLACK -- GND
ORANGE -- ACC
WHITE -- LIG

Thank you Freddie

 

how did it go?

 

He's probably just finishing up

 

aaawwwe, give'em *some*credit gagan. :character00184:

 

My car blew up, nah, it went good. I guess I was just a little on the aprehensive side since I've never done anything with wiring before. It went in good and works perfectly. It was alot easier than I thought it was. It took the longest for me cut the first wire ( I had to pysche myself out and borrow my ***** from my fiance). After that, it was all good. Thanks again for all the help, I really appreciate it.

 

Wait till you try and install an uppipe.

 

That's already done...thank god for speed element.