hey guys i just install the reverse indiglow lights that i bought from ebay. they look sweet like the VW blue and the white face does not glow. also the area with the Kilometer is reverse to so you can olny see the numbers. i hope you got the picture. well anyways after installing it i noticed that the needle cant be seen. How does the needle light up? is there a Led reflection to make the needle glow or is it that the blue is so much brighter that the needle light cant be seen?

Also i noticed that my radio, mileage, and HVac lights are much dimmer. when the headlights are off the radio screen is bright but when i turn on the parking light it gets dimmer and when the headlights are on it barely glows. The Hvac and the mileage is struggling to glow. In the directions of the reverse indiglo, instead of tapping the red wire to the parking light, i just wrapped it around the radio fuse. IS that a big deal? do i need to better ground my black wire. do i need to ground out my battery with those 5 link wire. Well my battery is in the trunk so give me some suggestions. in this pic the headlights were on, notice the mileage and needle. Help a Subbie out!

Thanks

 

The needles get their light from the very center of the clock... the clock face is clear there... you can't see it cuz the needle is blocking it... if anything blocks that... no needle. Maybe you can cut the new faces?

 

it was done by me. i think the indiglo blocks but it might be the light. i will look at it some more and write back.

 

hey guys i looked at the guages and it looks ok to me. i got anothr question. does not having a good ground make the radio and mileage green thing not light up. when i turn on the head lights the radio light turns off. the needle still does not work. what should i do? i cant figure it out.

 

i am not from SoCAl i just rewired my black and red wire. i used subbymods.com and connected red to a black and red wire under the steering wheel. then i took the black and hooked it to the metal under the steering wheel. the radio is alot more dimmer. did i not ground it right? also for some reason my break lights stay on. i cant figure out why the needle light does not work. can some one tell me which wire/ bulb controls it.

 

suprawrx you rock. Iwas looking for the most complicated solution and did not even look at the dimmer switch. its works but i got a new problem. my tail light stays on. this happened when i installed the indiglow the irst time but i ifxed it without knowing how. i might have pulled a wire. well i have to figure this out now. any ideas?

 

my breaklights are on and i dont know why.
also i grounded the wire on the streeing wheel. should i ground it on the car frame?