Dashboard dials and gauges electrical connections

[e635815]

When I took my dashboard appart, I took a lot of pictures from the back of the dials in order to reconnect them the way they were.
Unfortunately, the external hard-drive where the pictures were stored is damaged and I can't retrieve the precious data from it.

Can anyone help me out with the spade connectors on the small dials? Do I have to pay attention to the color of the wires, are the dials sensitive to an inversion of electrical connections?

If you have pictures to illustrate, I would be forever grateful.
Thanks and regards
Philippe

[Bassfiend]

First off - what sort of gauges are they? There are several versions and all wired differently...

What year is your car? Are the gauges back rimmed or silver rimmed?

[kenny.R400]

Hi, ex Chim owner here....0ne a 98 model and one a 93 model. Hers's a pic of the last job I did on one of these cars..............replacement dash on the older car.

Hope it's the same model as yours.........I've more pics of the complete job which for some reason I've not deleted.
Cheers
Kenny

[e635815]

Bassfiend said:

First off - what sort of gauges are they? There are several versions and all wired differently...

What year is your car? Are the gauges back rimmed or silver rimmed?

My gauges are silver rimmed (2000 Chim). I have labeled all of the wires, therefore I know where goes which one. What I don't know anymore is, gauge by gauge, which one is the +12V and on which spade it connects.

Alternatively, if someone can confirm that polarity must or must not be respected, that could save some time.
Thanks for the replies.

[Bassfiend]

e635815 said:

My gauges are silver rimmed (2000 Chim). I have labeled all of the wires, therefore I know where goes which one. What I don't know anymore is, gauge by gauge, which one is the +12V and on which spade it connects.

Alternatively, if someone can confirm that polarity must or must not be respected, that could save some time.
Thanks for the replies.

Ahhh ... then I'm sorry - I only have wiring diagrams for my '94 black rimmed ETB gauges ... not the Carebont ones.

You do need to get + and - the right way round though - that's definite!

Phil

[Ribol]

Not a great photo but a few clues here (Caerbont gauges):

[e635815]

Hard to see really.
But much thanks for posting that picture.
At least it will be of interest for one of the four!

Look what I have found on the internet: http://www.caigauge.com/page19.html


Now, all I have to do is to find the wiring diagram for my car (should exist in the bible) and checking voltage before assembly.

Happy new-year to all....
Off I go for some Champagne.
Philippe