installing autometer gauges

[j.fuggi]

ok.. i finally have a pair of gauges and a pod. now.. i'm thinking as i read over the directions both gauges need a 12v source and a ground too. and then of course the air fuel gauge needs to connect to another wire i havnt gotten to yet. but for the ones that are the same like.. 2 grounds and 2 12v's can i connect gauge to gauge and then go to the ground/power or should i have seperate wires for each?

[jimmyfunk]

what is the other gauge?

[j.fuggi]

oh.. its a voltage meter

[jimmyfunk]

i have the same gauges. i ran them to separate power sources....i can't remember which ones i used though ....you can use ANY 12V source, so it really doesn't matter too much. Just make sure that the gauges are hooked up to a 12V source that is always on , I know that sounds stupid, but it amazes me how many times people will hook them up to sources that aren't always on ( I did it the first time). I would hook up the light connections to the Voltage meter to a power source that is only on when your lights are on (possibly dimmer?)i wrote it down somewhere where i connected everything, and i'll find it sometime tomorrow. The signal wire on the A/F ratio gauge you run to the white wire that comes out of your computer. Solder this wire and do not try to shortcut this part becuz you WILL damage your oxygen sensor if you hook it up incorrectly. just a warning