[Shotimes] Re: white "indiglow" gauge faces

[Ian Fisher]

VO
Why not bypass the switch and wire them directly into
the headlight circuit so that they turn on with the
lights?

Ian

--- van Oss <vanOss@centurytel.net> wrote:

> The gauge overlays are installed in my wife's car
> and she's happy.   For any 
> unattached males out there, this means the story's
> about over.  I've noticed 
> a couple of differences from the older gauges faces
> I've got in my '92 SHO 
> (not sure of the manufacturer in either case).
> 
> The gauge faces in my '92 SHO come on automatically
> with the dash 
> illumination; they are tapped into full battery
> voltage and their system 
> contains its own dimmer.  Those faces cast a general
> glow (color depends on 
> setting the dimmer that came with the gauges) across
> the whole gauge area. 
> Don't see these faces on eBay any more.
> 
> The new gauge faces in my wife's wagon don't come on
> automatically (they do 
> shut off automatically) and must be manually turned
> on with the switch 
> provided in the kit; and they are wired to and
> perform appropriately with 
> the variable voltage coming off the dimmer switch. 
> Color does not change 
> green/blue as with the SHO gauge faces.  And the
> glow is only in certain 
> areas, not a flood throughout the whole gauge face. 
> See eBay #8055560193 
> for an idea what I mean.
> 
> Comments welcome.
> 
> VO
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> Jon Heese is correct, I am asking about "indiglo"
> gauge overlays.  Again,
> does anyone know whether they require full battery
> voltage or whether they
> get connected to variable "dimmer" voltage?  Thanks.
> VO
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