How to Install After Market Gauges(S7)

I was at Gabes house and in the mail was his S& Gauges so we decided to make a how to.

Start with removing the Tach cover. There are 2 screws on the top of it.
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Dont forget to disconnect the dimmer switch.
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Next there are 4 screws holding the Tach in remove them.
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Disconnect the harnesses one black one white.
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Now its out!
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Next you want to take the glass and the black plate off. There are clips that hold them in just push them down with a screw driver
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Now take out the litle screws that are holding the faces for the stock gauges
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Slide the new gauge over the needle as it suggests in the directions or you can just pop the needle out but be careful to put it back on right.
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Install all the gauges and put the needles back in then screw the gauges down so they stay in place.
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Next you want to feed the wires for the gauges through the housing. We drilled holes for them. Connect them the the inverter provided.
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Now you want to throw the faceplate back on and the glass just push them into the clipping spots.

You have to be comfortable with wiring for the next part. We used a voltage tester to see which wires got power when the lights were on. We connected it to the wire in the black harness 3rd in from the right. After you choose the wire by using the tester on the harnesses metal pieces you will want to strip the wire and connect the new wire. Then use electrical tape to seal it off. Find a good bolt to ground it to.
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Then you want to reinstall by putting the 4 screws in and the 2 on the top and voila.
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Haha the newb has a SES from a breather filter get it deleted...
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Remember if you fuck up your shit its your fault enjoy our information and use it wisely. Ask Gabe for night pics.

god im hawt! we did good bro, pretty sure there was no need to start drilling, but it made it fun... lol

edit: The wire you need to tap into is third in from the left. Also try not to move the needles or else they will be somewhat off. Im not sure of a fix for this i kind of played around with it after i actually screwed it up. The thermo is off and the speedo seems to be off aswell...

~Gabe

I thought about this on my grueling ride home for 3 hours. Thermo we know its cause it isnt aligned right with the base of it....Or pretty sure. Speedo make sure it isnt rubbing on the gauge it my be rubbing a bit which would explin why it seems to lag and jump

I think we did an awesome job for 2 clueless people that got the gauges and were like sweet lets toss them on...ummm what now? Haha

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Originally Posted by pinoyesv6

the gas light works independantly from the gauge so if you are truly low, the light will come on.

also make sure that the needle isn't rubbing on the gauge face. mine tends to rub from time to time but a punch to the dash usually frees it.

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from back in the day but it proves my theory that it can rub

When i fill my g up ill be sure to move the needle to the top to be sure. And teh Speedo is working fine now :)

~Gabe

sweet! How do they look at night did we wire them right or did we pull a "mafia" job?

mafia job, they stay on even when the car is off, gotta rewire it...

~Gabe

lol we tapped the wrong wire we didnt check to make sur eit didnt get power when car was off

wat i did with my s7 gauges to make sure they dont stay on when the car is off is wire them to the fuse panel .. alls i did (and i now its ghetto rigged) is tap the power wire forget the color tho onto the fuse for the cig lighter it goes on when u turn key and off when you turn it off ! !! dont know if thatll help at all

Yeah im probably going to do that. The wire is blue and silver i think. I knew i should have done that to start with. Im diong it now ill let you guys know how it turned out

~Gabe

Well worked out mint. Wired it straight to the 12v cig lighter. When the car is turned off, there is no power that runs through. So you can wire these gauge's to any wire that will stop power when the car is turned off, (ignition wire) heres a pic! sry its blury

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~Gabe

great tut. thanks a lot. will make my s7's asap

Sure bro, anything to help out the members, feel free to PM me with any questions you may have

~Gabe

Nice. This should help with my AC/Autotechnica Reverse Indiglow Gauges install. Guess we will see.

will connecting it to a remote for an amp work??

Connecting it to the amp power cable will, but a remote? like a TV remote i doubt, or are you talking about the boost control switch, yeah that will work

~Gabe

If you check the wiring to the fog switch or climate control you can use a light tester to find out which is hot when you turn on the parking lamps instead of having to wire a separate on/off switch.

Good write up guys!

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Originally Posted by Proto

If you check the wiring to the fog switch or climate control you can use a light tester to find out which is hot when you turn on the parking lamps instead of having to wire a separate on/off switch.

Good write up guys!

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Thanks proto we just went straight for what had power lol we didnt test with car off the whole install took us newbs like 20 mins it went pretty smoothly except for it starting to snow and the wire mishap

Thanks proto, hope everyone is helped by this tutorial

~Gabe

Can i get a pic of the final setup for the wiring? I just did my gauges last night and dont want to fuck up the wiring when i go to put them in. Thanks.

Ill tell you where to wire it, i picture wont do justice. Behind the guage cluster is a small bolt holding the dashboard. Unbolt that and ground it right there and replace the bolt. Then run the power wire through the back into the back of the radio bezzel. Now remove the trim around your Auto shifter, it will pop right up. Then you will see the crack for the cigarette and the 12v bezel again pop that out. You will see two wires running into the 12v lighter, strip the Blue and white wire and tap the power wire (the red one) into there you are!

~Gabe

ok, i will have to try it out. My gauge cluster was a little differ than yours. When i took everything a part, the old gauges where one solid piece. If i remove it then none of the lights would have thier writing, so i just put the new gauges on top of the old ones. Will the old ones shine through?

They probably wont shine through because the S7 gauges are a solid piece.

We laid them over his gauges as well.

u know u coulda did it without removing the needles right lol

yeah we didnt remove needle on all except heat and fuel they were a pain so gabe just ripped it out

Yeah i have a short temper...lol Black they will slide right over your gauges. My stock ones are a sold piece too. the light will shine through

~Gabe

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Originally Posted by therev

Yeah i have a short temper...lol Black they will slide right over your gauges. My stock ones are a sold piece too. the light will shine through

~Gabe

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Your stocks were 3 separate gauges werent they?...wow i guess i dont remember correctly.

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...8/100_2225.jpg Thats 3 separate pieces bro. The 02-03 gauge cluster i think is one brick.

Ok, Im havin some trouble. I have the black wire grounded in the same place you do. I wired the red wire to the cig lighter (blue wire with white stripe) and i am still not getting the new gauges to light up. is the wires differ for an 02 galant? Is the blue and white wire still the hot wire?

do you have a tester? Make sure the bolt is exposed metal grind the paint off it.

The metal is not painted. Thought i did, but cant seem to find it. What else is a good place to wire it too?

I dont know the first one we tried never shut off

Test the wire turn the car on when its dusk and put it in the black harness 3rd from the left just touch the wire to the metal clip. If it lights you know your ground is good if not you need a new ground.

Ok, let me go and try that.

Ok, heres an update on whats going on. PROCEED WITH THE SHIT TALKING!!! It turns out that since it is really sunny out side, i havent been able to tell that the gauges work just fine. LOL My wife is sitting here laughing and calling me a retard. Thats a noob for ya! Thanks for the help anyway guys.

or you can fuse it and tap it into the IGN or ACC wire right in the steering coloum which is less then a foot away :eyeroll:

Everything looks good now. Waiting till night to get a real good look at it.

Hahaha my fiance would laugh at me too if I did that. You gotta cup your hands thats how Gabe and I knew it was lit. Glad it worked out for you haha

Yep! GJ shoulda told you that cause i felt dumb after too haha

~Gabe

Very nice writeup guys!!! :D
i didn't put the inverter in my setup, haven't had a problem cept the tachometer gauges are sliding. gotta put better tape on it :oops: :lol:
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the amp remote cable i ment... if i connect it to the power cable, wont it stay on even after the car is off??

yes it will stay on, just use the 12volt bro

~Gabe

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Originally Posted by therev

yes it will stay on, just use the 12volt bro

~Gabe

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x2, that's what i did as well.