12 Volt Switched Hot For Aftermarket Gauges
Posted: Thu Aug 22, 2019 11:57 am
Hey Everyone,
Long time reader but first time actually coming to post. I have a 1963 that I am (close to) getting where I want it. A few months ago I got air core water temp and oil pressure gauges with matching senders from Autometer. I could not easily find a 12V switched hot so I made the questionable decision of wiring the gauges directly to the ignition wire (keyswitch to ignition coil) since I knew the gauges would hardly draw any current at all. I knew this was probably not the smartest but it has performed with no issues for about 200 miles. I just got the BOSCH FST 8050 tachometer in the mail and I've decided to clean up my previous gauge wiring with this install. Wondering if anyone knows any good/easy spots for me to tie into? My Thunderbird does not have power seats, windows, AC, convertible top or any of the other factory goodies so no dice there as far as hookups. Also I left out the illumination on the gauges in my initial install, if anyone has any advice on that I could wire that up while I'm at it. Thanks.
Long time reader but first time actually coming to post. I have a 1963 that I am (close to) getting where I want it. A few months ago I got air core water temp and oil pressure gauges with matching senders from Autometer. I could not easily find a 12V switched hot so I made the questionable decision of wiring the gauges directly to the ignition wire (keyswitch to ignition coil) since I knew the gauges would hardly draw any current at all. I knew this was probably not the smartest but it has performed with no issues for about 200 miles. I just got the BOSCH FST 8050 tachometer in the mail and I've decided to clean up my previous gauge wiring with this install. Wondering if anyone knows any good/easy spots for me to tie into? My Thunderbird does not have power seats, windows, AC, convertible top or any of the other factory goodies so no dice there as far as hookups. Also I left out the illumination on the gauges in my initial install, if anyone has any advice on that I could wire that up while I'm at it. Thanks.