Took my time and performed a real sanitary install. I love the gauges and the red matched the interior fairly close. One issue is that when turning down the interior lights the gauge lamps will turn white from red. The interior light voltage drops too low IMO. In the photo I used a flashand you can see there is no flashback or glare from the FES InvisiLens gauge lenses

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Great looking install. always liked those gauges

 

Update... Drove it around in daylight. Annoying! There's so much glare you can't see the gauges, red or white. I think it's ironic, I replaced my 2 OEM gauge lenses to fight glare too... The face of the gauges are curved, placing an anti glare film will be difficult.... oy.

 

norcal, i recently installed these gauges as well and i love em!
I never get any glare, probably because i put on the gauge "hoods" that came with the kit. it will be somewhat difficult, but try putting those on. not only will they get rid of any glare from the sun, but they look better/more stealth in my opinion as well

 

Ive used the hoods on mine as well.. which definately help.

Like I tell everyone, buy different gauges that you can really see, and buy a different mounting system that actually works. Its tough to get them to stay without a little work... mine would always start to loosten up and droop. you can only tighten that screw so much.

live and learn right

 

BTW i had the same problem. I am still searching for a constant 12v light switch wire to tap. the dsc one when you lower the lights it goes from 12 to 6v all the way low.

 

Update.... I run my gauges dropped down low so drooping is not an issue. If it was, there are easy fixes. The gauges are not that hard to read in daylight and the reality is, how often do you actually look at them anyway? All in all I would rate them 8 out of 10.

 

And i was hoping you had found a better light switch source. anyone have the link to the post with all the fuses and purposes? i have been searching for it but cant find it

 

Check the electrical forum -- "Hot or not fuses" thread or something of the like. I'm pretty sure its stickied. Something like 28, 29, 32 or 34 or something like that should be constant 12v fuses, unless you're looking for switched 12v for when the lights come on only.. again, check the thread and you'll find the one you're looking for.

 

... 2nd one and i missed it.


it needs to be friday

 

Pardon my ignorance, but the drop in voltage only affects the dimming right??... Its not going to neccessarily make them brighter at any time?

 

your correct, what my issue is i like my car gauges all dim and when i go below 1 or 2 clicks, the dimming feature on my boost gauge doesnt sense 12v so it un dims(while the car gauges are dim). So... i always have to have the gauges of the car bright in order to dim the boost gauge... does that make sense?

 

Yeah mine does the same.

 

Switched 12v would be tapped from the cigarette lighter. One of the lighting wires is already tapped from there, the other, depending on how your lighting is setup will either be disconnected or tapped into dash lighting.

 

yeah but that turns on with ignition, we are looking for a 12v that doesnt dim when the lights are dim that turns on with the parking light switch

 

Run a wire from a side marker light... seems overkill but it would work

 

Most of the exterior light wires are at the footwell module behind the dead pedal.

 

will try this weekend

 

See this thread, post #38.

https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...e-display.html

 

Thank you good sir... ,

It was a pain to get back there but i have finally gotten a solution


"I wish i had two more hands so i could give you four thumbs up!"

 

Happy to help!

I'm probably going to be doing this with my gauge soon too. What did you end up removing to get access to the footwell module? What holds the dead pedal area in place?

 

Pretty basic, i had enough room to where i didnt have to un bolt the seatbelt anchor.

By the dead pedal, peel back evenly and slowly and youll start popping off the under panel clip by clip until you get to the back end of the trim (near the seatbelt anchor)...

The dead pedal is "part of the carpet so remove the carpet retaining screw behind the brake pedal(unscrews with your fingers)...

The un bolt(2 10mm) the module from its brace one nut on top and one on the bottom...

Un clip all 3 harnesses and remove the module...

Find the gray/w brown tracer wire on the top most harness(when the module is in its the one thats up top closest to the front of the car)...

tap it with the light on wire...

***TEST the gauge before you put things together all lights on and all blinkers etc. ***

make sure you have enough wire, i routed mine under the carpet padding to the center console...

use a plastic knife to line up the rubber trim over the plastic trim...

the trim by the seat rail i got to clip in by holding on to it with my fingers and yanking towards me, youll hear them pop in... you know you got em all when there's no movement in the panel....


You done

 

Thanks for the write up!