how to install a pair of indiglos

good question... I am also interested in someone's answer..

how to install a pair of indiglos

How can i get these installed on my 97



thanks

i got my answer at vamp's diy i dunno if he's on here again but yea its similar his site is

www.darkravers.net

later

hun, i think you mean http://vamp.darkravers.net/DIYFrame.cfm to be at least a little more specific.

Its acutally very simple. You need a Digital Volt meter for sure. To begin you need to remove the two screws un the black over lay. They are in the top. Then you have 4 screws around the plastic bezel. Really you need to remove the whole gauge bezel. Puting the gauges on is really a matter of unscrewing the 6 screws. The gauges are a simple two wire hook up, black has to be grounded to metal and the red as to go to the hot. In the wire harness test all the wires. You need to find the one that read in the 12s when only the lights are on.

This is all i can think of right now.

those look like the ones i have. basically its just unscrew everything, slide faces over, i put the postive and negatives in the back of one of the harnesses, postive goes in green and negative goes in brown. screw everything backup and i just let the other stuff go over next to the side vent and then down. this is where i put in the switch that comes with it. sorry about the sparse info, im in a hurry.

can some one sumerize it in detail. cuz i would also like to know how to install it. im gettin the same indiglos for my '96. so i would wanna install it.

sorry i cant do it all in detail cuz i dont have the stuff in front of me, unfortunatly you missed vvti before it went down b/c there were good detailed diys w/ pics. maybe someone still has them?

i went thru vamp's diy and I think i know the works around it its just the mounting of teh switch and power and groundign spots i worry about

I feel I have some experience in this area...

1. The best thing to do is (like everyone says) read Vamp's DIY
2. Do a "dry" run, pull out your current gauge cluster, familiarize yourself with the parts and areas you will be working in.
3. Find your +/- connections. For this I used a 194 bulb and socket, attached one end to the + on my battery, and found a nice solid ground near my gauges (on the firewall). Then, turn on your lights and reverse the process, connect to your ground, and locate a + connection that is only active when your lights are on. In Vamp's DIY he very accurately describes a good solid positive locale.
4. Important! Make sure your positive connection doesn't dim with your dash dimmer, the gauges need a constant connection, they pull a lot of power.
5. Install.

If you have any SPECIFIC questions, post em up. Most people say the install takes about 2 hours, that's pretty accurate. Mine took about 1-1.5, but that's because I did the dry run first, and also found my connections first. Like I said, I feel pretty comfortable with this install.

Don't forget: order some 194 LED bulbs to replace the bulbs in your gauges, your regular bulbs will really dissapoint you once you do your install.

I mounted my switch allllllll the way under my dash, by my left foot, next to the fuse box. I just used two self drilling sheet metal screws and bolted it to the lip on the end of the paneling that comes from your dash/console. I can reach it, it's out of the way and it doesn't affect my driving. I hate having switches and dials for all my add-ons where people can see them, looks horrid.

i dont have a camera for pics but ill try to explain everything i remember as best as possible after work sometime today.

if anyone needs a DIY ill try and make one the best i remember everything. anyone interested?

me please, and could you add step by step and pics along with it too?
thanks alot.

me 2 thank you

well oh ok. and could ya break it down into details.

Is Vamp's DIY down or something? Doesn't get much more complete than that!

sorry for the wait, i made a new topic in this section for the diy, so go there.