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Old Feb 8, 2009 | 01:45 PM
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Question Urgent advice please

I'm wireing my boost gauge in at the moment.
The gauge has got the following wires

+12v battery
+12v battery switch
Ground
I've wired it in to fog light switch. I was told it would be ok to connect both 12 v supply and 12v switch together so I wired both of them to the switch wire on fog light switch.
Now when I put ignition on my headlight are on. Even though the headlight switch is in off position, then if I put headlight in on position the boost gauge goes off and headlights stay on
Can anyone please help
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Old Feb 8, 2009 | 01:59 PM
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Sounds like you've gone to the wrong side of the switch. Either try the other side or simply run a +pos from the center console ie head unit/cig lighter. Hth

Also where have you earthed it to?

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Old Feb 8, 2009 | 02:01 PM
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have you accidentally knocked the switch on the top of the steeing column which brings the parking lights on?
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Old Feb 8, 2009 | 02:18 PM
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No not knocked switch. I've earthed it to the fog light switch
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Old Feb 8, 2009 | 03:58 PM
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Ok, wired it at the back of the head unit and all is well, thanks.
It's a digital boost gauge that reads in psi. When the cars ticking over it reads -10. Is this correct and what should it go to when I give it the beans. Cheers
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Old Feb 8, 2009 | 04:26 PM
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Originally Posted by scoobymyster
Ok, wired it at the back of the head unit and all is well, thanks.
It's a digital boost gauge that reads in psi. When the cars ticking over it reads -10. Is this correct and what should it go to when I give it the beans. Cheers
Nice one Yeah it will read negitive/vacume on tick over, not sure what the boost is on your MY but would think 12 to 15 psi ish
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Old Feb 8, 2009 | 07:55 PM
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Yes i gather that your off boost until you start getting +numbers, im sure i had it up to about 20 so think its working ok.
Thanks for yoour help, much appreciated
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Old Feb 8, 2009 | 08:02 PM
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Originally Posted by scoobymyster
Yes i gather that your off boost until you start getting +numbers, im sure i had it up to about 20 so think its working ok.
Thanks for yoour help, much appreciated
Yeah thats correct, will also go -neg on over-run too. As i said dont know the specs for your MY but 20psi sounds alot Your welcome any time, glad your sorted
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