I will soon be installing boost gauge/wideband gauges.

I've looked at all the really great tutorials and have a pretty good understanding of everything.

I have a really basic question:

The wiring for each gauge (ie. red/white wire for boost gauge), when I'm putting these into the fuse panel, what do they hook up onto? I'm guessing I pull the fuse out, wrap the wiring around the metal 'teeth' of the fuse and plug it back in?

That's the only question I have. Everything else seems pretty straight forward.

 

Google 'fuse tap' that is the easiest thing to get, plus then you are running a separate fuses for the gauges instead of piggybacking off a fuse if you just wrap the wire around the metal prongs.

 

I tend to over-engineer things, but I ran a power wire from the battery to an aux fuse block I bought. Now I have all kinds of expansion capability.

I plan on hard wiring my radar detector, dual power outlet for GPS & cell charger, and all gauges (will have 5 total), as well as the power feed for my aftermarket radio, and possibly in the future an aftermarket amp. Thus, I have a lot of extra power needs.

Here is the block:

http://www.amazon.com/HELLA-H8496010.../dp/B000VU9D1Q

I also bought a small terminal block for a common ground that I plan on running back to where the battery connects to the body:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0058RW37S

For switched power items, I wired several of the fuse box locations to this relay which activates with the key on:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00009WC2Q/

If you want to go the simple easy way for just a couple gauges, then by all means get some fuse taps to feed the power.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...ls_o02_s00_i00

Have fun!

 

Awesome with the fuse taps...but in theory, could I just connect the wire to the existing fuse without a tap?

 

In theory, you can do anything you want to do.

Just throwing out some better options.

A wire jammed in there could easily come loose by itself over time. It's best to come up with some sort of better solution.

 

Haha for sure! Thanks again for all the tips. I have to connect a boost and wideband into there. I might go with the fuse taps.