cherrington17
05-02-2008, 11:55 PM
So.. i was going through and remodding my gauge cluster. I also attempted to do the glow needle mod yalero did(and take it up one more step) but i failed. Not enough room, patients, or correct tools to finish the job. oh well.
but while i did it, i decided my wiring back there needs some fixing. Many led folks on here can agree, doing certain projects, you tend you half ass due to time constraints or just personal impatients to see a final project. So i was reworking that.... and cleaning it up. which, worked perfectly. Reds/Blues... all cleaned up and working just as they should.
...except one small problem.....
it seems.. in the general brilliance of the moment... i thought it would be a GREAT idea, total "I'm AN IDIOT" thought process, for not realizing it earlier, that i could wire the whole thing differently, and get a much easier result, with same functionality. Meaning, i can now turn my vent/door backlighting off, but keep my gauges on. AWESOME!
....it was only until that night, that i realized... i indeed... was an idiot. not only did it not work, but now i had pink/purple gauges. Thats right, i wired both the red and blue power lines directly to the constant power for the circuit. Completely bypassing the switch that controls color.
:No: :No: :No:
So, just a helpful reminder. If your doing a wiring project... and you suddenly think, this is amazing, i found a shortcut. please, by all means, question yourself and think things through.
and just to add that last step of self humiliation... i did take a picture for you all to chuckle at.
and for the guys who know nothing about wiring, this is 100% purely reversible. i just need to move 2 wires back to where they should have originally been.
but while i did it, i decided my wiring back there needs some fixing. Many led folks on here can agree, doing certain projects, you tend you half ass due to time constraints or just personal impatients to see a final project. So i was reworking that.... and cleaning it up. which, worked perfectly. Reds/Blues... all cleaned up and working just as they should.
...except one small problem.....
it seems.. in the general brilliance of the moment... i thought it would be a GREAT idea, total "I'm AN IDIOT" thought process, for not realizing it earlier, that i could wire the whole thing differently, and get a much easier result, with same functionality. Meaning, i can now turn my vent/door backlighting off, but keep my gauges on. AWESOME!
....it was only until that night, that i realized... i indeed... was an idiot. not only did it not work, but now i had pink/purple gauges. Thats right, i wired both the red and blue power lines directly to the constant power for the circuit. Completely bypassing the switch that controls color.
:No: :No: :No:
So, just a helpful reminder. If your doing a wiring project... and you suddenly think, this is amazing, i found a shortcut. please, by all means, question yourself and think things through.
and just to add that last step of self humiliation... i did take a picture for you all to chuckle at.
and for the guys who know nothing about wiring, this is 100% purely reversible. i just need to move 2 wires back to where they should have originally been.