12v ignition switch, where is it? Options

[Redline08]

So i just ordered two glowshift gauges and a lotek a pillar pod. The gauges came yesterday and i was reading the directions when i cam across a step calling on a 12v ignition wire. Im guessing that wire loses power when you turn the car off but i dont know where the best place to wire it into would be.

Basically 12v ignition wire, where is it and where to splice?

Also one of the lights on my rpms went out and I really want to just replace all the cluster bulbs with the whitest bulb possible. Where can i find these bulbs??



Thanks!

[lubu]

1995 Celica

Item Wire Color Polarity Wire Location

12V White- Black/Red + Ignition Harness
Starter Black/White + Ignition Harness
Ignition Black/Orange + Ignition Harness
Second Ignition Blue/Red + Ignition Harness
Accessory Gray + Ignition Harness
Power Lock Blue/Back - Lock Module right of column
Power Unlock Blue and Green *1 - Lock Module right of column
Parking Lights + Dk. Green At Dimmer
Parking Lights - Lt. Green Steering Column
Headlights Red/Black - Steering Column
Door Trigger Red/White - Drivers Kick Panel *2
Trunk/Hatch Pin Red/Green - Drivers Kick Panel *2
Tachometer Gray Check Connector
Brake Wire Green/White + Driver Kick Panel
Horn Trigger Green - Steering Column
LF Window up/down Green - Red Drivers Door Switch
RF Window up/down Grn/Wht - Red/Blu Driver Kick Panel
LR Window up/down Grn/Wht - Red/Wht LR window switch
RR Window up/down Green - Red RR window switch

or you can slice ur accessory wire (the one with powers the radio and clock)...

As the the leds try VLEDS.com

[stetsonaw]

for my gauges (i have 1 glowshift/2 autometer) i spliced into the ignition wire that hooks into the radio. neat trick also, for ones that need lit up when the headlights come on, i spliced into the dimmer wire going to the back of the radio. all this is, is a wire that gets power when the lights are turned on, and the radio reads that as "dim". don't do that with the glowshift 7 color gauges though, as not having it hooked up like the instructions say causes you to have to pick a new color every time. those have LEDs in them, so it's not a big deal to run all the time. unless you have no problem changing the color every time you turn the lights on. if you have any questions, lmk. oh, and my install was a DIN pod install, so it was a little easier to co-locate the wiring than it will be with your lotek pillar pod.

culpable04 is selling them on here, just find his sale thread. they are 194 bulbs.

[Redline08]

what color is the "dim wire", its orange right? and it gets power only when the lights are on?

[stetsonaw]

i know its orange coming out the back of the radio (this being on an aftermarket wiring harness, of course). and u r correct about that wire only having power when the lights r on. i use that wire for 2 of mine.

[zoik]

to put ñy gauges,i sliced one of the wires from the ,dont know the name in english,the thing you use to light cigars(nt being a smoker is a good thing ) i just made all conection there and works fine