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    Default Is it too hard....

    ....to wire up an Oil Press. Water Temp & Volts Meter gauges under my H/U in my VT? Has anyone done it before?
    Any help would be much appreciated. I know it costs a bunch to get it done with an Auto Sparky so Im trynna save money by doing it myself
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    there is a thread in the how to section (i think) with a write up on how to do 2 gauges in the little space underneath the HU very detailed. that should help ya along. good luck
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    You would have to tap in to the wiring near your ECU which is down the passenger side kick panel. What pins are what I couldn't tell you off the top of my head but I do have a wiring diagram here I can look at once I've woken up a bit more. I'd assume you just tap into the +ive from the oil pressure sensor, coolant temp sensor and your battery.
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    Why would you put a coolant gauge in? There is already a temp gauge in the dash cluster. I'd just go volts and oil pressure. You may have to install a new oil pressure sender, I don't know if the factory one is a variable resistance one for measuring the pressure or just an on/off sort for running the idiot light.
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    For the oil gauge, most people just run a T-joint to run both pressure sensors.
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