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oggy
10-09-04, 06:01 PM
Does any 1 know wot wire is the positive on the ignition switch as i need it to wire up my tachometer? plz help me. :?:
burgo
10-09-04, 07:52 PM
why dont you just use a tester to find it
epo
10-09-04, 08:26 PM
why dont you run it off your head unit or is that what you mean the ignition live off the head unit
dan-hipgrave
10-09-04, 09:13 PM
if you mean on the ignition barrel, and if i remember correctly, the ignition live is the black wire..
burgo
10-09-04, 09:42 PM
aint there 3 black wires or two, hmmmmm not sure, theres more than one tho
dan-hipgrave
10-09-04, 09:43 PM
i think that there is a black/red and a black...the black one is ignition live and the black/red one is starter live.
burgo
10-09-04, 09:56 PM
just got one of me spare looms out and there are three black wires, one is black and red, but two are all black ones and you want the thicker of the two which is in the middle of the block ill try and get a pic.
burgo
10-09-04, 10:01 PM
not a very good pic cos its taken with a webcam but you get the idea

http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0TQDfAvQWzouo*Q5ALVOQJ70NbKjJeb3Ok!2eawAz28r8yldO1 WQKAOAocOFJpBNVBOnWILTRG7IS10sEMOTurWeZ74SCbj9*96k sh5GMr6oqjDbWVn8dGg/Picture%2036.jpg?dc=4675488559430920119

you want the left one
oggy
11-09-04, 12:30 AM
cheers peeps i can now wire that up in da morning in my car
novaexplod
11-09-04, 12:36 PM
u shud run it to ur headunit wires mate much easier thats wot i did neway, the wires easily tuck away 2.
burgo
11-09-04, 01:06 PM
actually what you should do is wire it into the fuse box but im not gonna go into how to do that
novaexplod
16-09-04, 06:55 PM
or that ^^^^ but its more hassle :lol: