[Pampered-Z]

5 wires? On my autometer gauges the oil temp was one wire on the sending unit and the other was just a ground?

I would call Summit for the specs.

Sounds like Red/Blk are for the sending units, Of the other 3 two should be for the lights, I assume the 5th wire is a ground.


Without looking at the instructions, on other gauges,,,

For any ground wires from the sending units you want to connect them to a good engine ground ( where the straps go from the engine to the frame. There is one on the driver's side in the head by the coil, on the passenger side there are ground wires above the starter ( PITA to get to ).

For ground wires on the gauge If you remove the kick panel there is a post you can use for your ground wires.

but don't just take my word. With 5 wires you may need to run both wires back to the gauge and then use a seperate wire as the grounding.

Tie into the fuse block for a power supply that goes on when the key is on, for the gauge lights tie onto the grey wire on the headlight wire harness ( Grey is the dimmer wire. )

Now, when you build your wiring harness leave at least a foot of extra wire so that if you ever need to pull the piller out you'll have enough wire that you won't need to disconnect anything.

If you don't one already, any local parts store should sell a fairly inexpensive tool set for doing elec. work that will contain a tester, wire stripper and an assortment of connectors. ( Since I'm so anal about the car, I don't use connectors, I soider all my connections.

FYI, Eastwood sells interior paint that matches our cars if you have grey interior and want the pod to match.

My .02

JB