Celica Forums General Discussion Interior AC rereverse indiglo gauge install need help!

i had my friend install my reverse indigglo gauges i bought from the store on this site.. but for some GOD DAMN reason they only work.. when i have the brightness knob to the left of the steering well.. turned all the way down so that the interior lighting is so dim.. it looks as if its off!!! besides the installation instructions on this site.. does anyone have pics of how the wires are connected at the back.. because i think he grounded the gauges right to the screw behind where the gauge cluster sits.. was that the wrong spot? not grounded properly??or is the wiring wrong somewhere else???? PLEASE HELP.. ITS ANNOYING WHEN MY GAUGES FLICKER WHEN I WANNA READ MY FUEL GAUGE AND RADIO LCD... PLEASE POST PICS IF U HAVE !!! THANKS A LOT!!!

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ok great pics..any idea on where they connect from the back of the GAUGE?? sorry im just not mechanically inclined.. and if i dont have step by step.. even pic by pic instructions.. its hopeless!!!!!!! ahhhhh anyone live in NY that could check it out and possibly help? ?

ANYONE THERE??? IM IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE

IS THE REASON FOR THE FLICKER... GROUNDING? OR JUST IMPROPER WIRING IN GENERAL?

there are only two bare wires on the gauges...

the red one should be your positive line (+)... goes to your headlamp as photo'd above

the black one should be your negative line (-)... goes to GROUND or (-) Terminal on your battery

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both pictures look much better in a photo program where you can ZOOM in for detail

improper wiring. your guy possibly hooked them up incorrectly or to a device that is not constantly giving enough electricity.

you might also want to do a full color sweep/bright-dark sweep with the controls. sometimes the colors rotate for several minutes until you do something (if they are not hooked up correctly)

you might also want to check that your ( ) is hooked to ( ) and the (-) is hooked to (-)

thanks isaac! ill check it out tomorrow.. to dark out

i took out my gauge cluster yesterday.. and after unscrewing the 5 screws to get it out.. i got nervous and just put it back after i looked at the 2 harness's and didnt wanna cause my car to die..if i pulled the plugs!!!

I took my gauges out to cut the wire for DRLs. or the reverse beep noise. WELL, either one. And I had to unplug the two wire harnesses.
Just plug them back in and it'll run fine. As long as you didn't yank real hard on the gauge cluster trying to get it out (before seeing the harnesses).

i dont remember what install guide i used but i connected the red wire to the parking lot assembly under the hood. is this where you connected it? didnt sound like it.

I tapped mine to the Cigarette lighter light... connected the positives and ground to corresponding wires.. the colors are the same as explained above.

Hi i want to install on my celica 2000 gt indiglo and dont know wich is the negative wire or positive wire it brings two red and a blue wire pls all the black ones you plug in can anyone help