Adding gauges, a few questions
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Yes, the oil filter adapter was from Glow Shift and at $25 it was a steal. Billet aluminum and well made. So far, the gauges have been great. I have a choice of 7 colors to use (none matches exactly to the stock green) and they have performed flawlessly. Everything you see in the pics is from Glow Shift. Wiring was simpler than what Purpl detailed. The senders need only a ground (can be anywhere) and one wire going to the gauge. The Gauge needs only the one sender wire, a ground and a switched power supply (light is always on when the truck is on). Not difficult to hook up at all.
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Yes, the oil filter adapter was from Glow Shift and at $25 it was a steal. Billet aluminum and well made. So far, the gauges have been great. I have a choice of 7 colors to use (none matches exactly to the stock green) and they have performed flawlessly. Everything you see in the pics is from Glow Shift. Wiring was simpler than what Purpl detailed. The senders need only a ground (can be anywhere) and one wire going to the gauge. The Gauge needs only the one sender wire, a ground and a switched power supply (light is always on when the truck is on). Not difficult to hook up at all.
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The relay is really overkill for this application. The draw of 2 or 3 gauges is negligible and won't tax the stock wiring or electrical system enough to warrant it. If you feed them from the fused side (not the feed side) of a 10amp or greater circuit in your fuse panel you should be fine. I used taps designed just for this that I got at Radio Shack. They provide an attachment for a spade terminal as seen here:
With the gauges in the left pillar the wiring was easy to run to this fusebox.
With the gauges in the left pillar the wiring was easy to run to this fusebox.
Last edited by Miami_Son; 02-04-2010 at 07:51 PM.
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http://www.glowshiftdirect.com/oilfi...-34unf-16.aspx
A 1992 Ford Mustang 5.0 uses the same filter as our trucks do (Motorcraft FL-1A or WIX 51515) and would use the same adapter. Glowshift just hasnt realized that yet!
Last edited by PurplDodge; 02-04-2010 at 08:34 PM.