Reverse glow gauges question

DarkCloud102 · December 18th, 2011, 09:10 PM

ok, this is my first post so hopefully I got it in the right section

But I got the reverse glow gauges from AM about three months ago and they have been working and everything, but earlier today i was driving and they cut off then kinda faded back on a little bit then cut off completely again.

when I got home I looked up under the dash and noticed the black wire coming off the little dimmer knob was broke off, so I crimped a little connector to it as a temporary fix before I could get it soldered back on, and it was a secure connection but the gauges wont come back on at all.

I have the gauges wired through an add-a-fuse deal from autozone and then the negative just bolted to the metal frame under the radio area.

I dont know if anyone is gonna know what I need to do to fix this, im not an electrician in any way shape or form, but could it be the dimmer knob needs to be replaced, I just need to rewire it all someway or did it short the whole thing out and its trash

thanks

Mr. Red Pony · December 18th, 2011, 09:54 PM

Sounds like you trashed it. You didn't mention if your fuse was good though..

P.S. What part of Oklahoma?

DarkCloud102 · December 18th, 2011, 10:06 PM

yea the fuse looked good and I put it in a couple different slots with different fuses so the fuse probably isnt the problem, and I'm out in mustang ok

Mr. Red Pony · December 18th, 2011, 10:17 PM

Well check every single bit of your wiring. If all your wiring is good, then you overlay is bad.

DarkCloud102 · December 18th, 2011, 10:33 PM

thanks, im gonna tear it apart in the morning and check everything, hopefully just some loose wire or something I didnt catch

StoneColdStang · December 18th, 2011, 10:49 PM

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How to Install LED lights in your Mustang Gauge Cluster

6ER THEN I 8ER! · December 18th, 2011, 11:18 PM

Originally Posted by StoneColdStang

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How to Install LED lights in your Mustang Gauge Cluster

some of us like reverse glows man

@Dark....i have mine wired to the headlight power wire so it clicks on when i pull my light knob (lol knob)....and my ground is connected to the metal tube behind the dash. you might try checking your ground as well

Mr. Red Pony · December 18th, 2011, 11:51 PM

I made mine red with LEDs, but I'm thinking about putting reverse back in.

mustangmike! · December 18th, 2011, 11:58 PM

Yuck

6ER THEN I 8ER! · December 19th, 2011, 12:09 AM

Originally Posted by mustangmike!

Yuck

your loss was my gain

xtreme 2 · December 19th, 2011, 08:51 AM

Sounds like the converter may have burnt out.

Check all your connections.

I have the MAC White Face Gauges and like them a lot better than the reverse glows. The reverse was just too much going on, the MACs use the factory lighting at night and are just white during the day.

Welcome from another Okie!

Xzavier247 · December 19th, 2011, 09:35 AM

You might of stated this, but check your GROUND wire, in addition when you wired your pos. wire did you splice into the think grey wire for the headlights? Mine started to have that problem because my ground wasnt secured all the way. Fixed it and it looks ok.

December 18th, 2011, 09:10 PM	#1
DarkCloud102 Newbie 2002 Mustang V6 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Mustang, Oklahoma Posts: 3 iTrader: 0 reviews	Reverse glow gauges question ok, this is my first post so hopefully I got it in the right section But I got the reverse glow gauges from AM about three months ago and they have been working and everything, but earlier today i was driving and they cut off then kinda faded back on a little bit then cut off completely again. when I got home I looked up under the dash and noticed the black wire coming off the little dimmer knob was broke off, so I crimped a little connector to it as a temporary fix before I could get it soldered back on, and it was a secure connection but the gauges wont come back on at all. I have the gauges wired through an add-a-fuse deal from autozone and then the negative just bolted to the metal frame under the radio area. I dont know if anyone is gonna know what I need to do to fix this, im not an electrician in any way shape or form, but could it be the dimmer knob needs to be replaced, I just need to rewire it all someway or did it short the whole thing out and its trash thanks

December 18th, 2011, 09:54 PM	#2
Mr. Red Pony Resident badass 01 Built V6 (3.9) 13.91 @ 99.1 N/A Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Lawton, Oklahomo Posts: 6,788 iTrader: 10 reviews	Sounds like you trashed it. You didn't mention if your fuse was good though.. P.S. What part of Oklahoma? __________________ 271rwhp N/A V6 The Name is Danny. I'm a GM Technician. Suck it.

December 18th, 2011, 10:17 PM	#4
Mr. Red Pony Resident badass 01 Built V6 (3.9) 13.91 @ 99.1 N/A Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Lawton, Oklahomo Posts: 6,788 iTrader: 10 reviews	Well check every single bit of your wiring. If all your wiring is good, then you overlay is bad. __________________ 271rwhp N/A V6 The Name is Danny. I'm a GM Technician. Suck it.

December 18th, 2011, 11:51 PM	#8
Mr. Red Pony Resident badass 01 Built V6 (3.9) 13.91 @ 99.1 N/A Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Lawton, Oklahomo Posts: 6,788 iTrader: 10 reviews	I made mine red with LEDs, but I'm thinking about putting reverse back in. __________________ 271rwhp N/A V6 The Name is Danny. I'm a GM Technician. Suck it.

December 18th, 2011, 11:58 PM	#9
mustangmike! I Post Entirely Way Too Much 2004,1994,1967 14.37 @ 96 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 6,018 iTrader: 1 reviews	Yuck __________________ 227whp N/A V6 Now w/ 8th Mile 8s ! How To Jmod Your Late Model 4R70W

December 18th, 2011, 10:06 PM	#3
DarkCloud102 Newbie 2002 Mustang V6 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Mustang, Oklahoma Posts: 3 iTrader: 0 reviews	yea the fuse looked good and I put it in a couple different slots with different fuses so the fuse probably isnt the problem, and I'm out in mustang ok

December 18th, 2011, 10:33 PM	#5
DarkCloud102 Newbie 2002 Mustang V6 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Mustang, Oklahoma Posts: 3 iTrader: 0 reviews	thanks, im gonna tear it apart in the morning and check everything, hopefully just some loose wire or something I didnt catch

December 18th, 2011, 10:49 PM	#6
StoneColdStang Regular Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 122 iTrader: 0 reviews	Do this mod and call it the day How to Install LED lights in your Mustang Gauge Cluster

December 19th, 2011, 08:51 AM	#11
xtreme 2 Hardcore Enthusiast 2001 v6 premium Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 1,340 Blog Entries: 1 iTrader: 0 reviews	Sounds like the converter may have burnt out. Check all your connections. I have the MAC White Face Gauges and like them a lot better than the reverse glows. The reverse was just too much going on, the MACs use the factory lighting at night and are just white during the day. Welcome from another Okie! __________________ Screw it, coming to play with the big boys... 5.4L Vortech COMING SOON!

December 19th, 2011, 09:35 AM	#12
Xzavier247 Army Strong It's a standard ^_^ Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: El Paso TX Posts: 1,037 iTrader: 0 reviews	You might of stated this, but check your GROUND wire, in addition when you wired your pos. wire did you splice into the think grey wire for the headlights? Mine started to have that problem because my ground wasnt secured all the way. Fixed it and it looks ok. __________________ To the windowssss(/-_-)/ To the wallllll \(-_-\) Check this thread out! http://www.moddedmustangs.com/forums...pics-here.html

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