WHICH ILLUMINATION WIRES DO YOU WIRE TO THE PLASMA DIALS

[adamhardwidge]

Hi well excited i managed to fit my plasma dials, gear selector and heater panel but now when i indicate right with the lights on the dials flash lol, so which multi plug wires do i need to wire to at the back of the dash!!!!

[lazyb5]

Blimey I can't remember and I just threw the box and instructions out today.
I'll have a think hopefully it will come back to me

[daveblueozzie]

Wire them to the light that lights the ash tray near the gear change, it comes on when you put the side lights on which is exactly what the dials should do.

[adamhardwidge]

wire is to short to reach there im affraid

[lazyb5]

A ha I remembered I wired it to the clock which is wired into the dash to illuminate it when I switch the sidelights on....old age or what

[Simon Jones]

Surprised the instructions with the kit didn't indicate where to take the power from.

[daveblueozzie]

wire is to short to reach there im affraid

Just extend the wire
Thats what i did to mine and the many others ive fitted in other bongo's
I never fancied cutting into the multiplug at the back of the dials, not a lot of room.

[adamhardwidge]

the instructions just stated to find which multi plug wire is the illumination live and wire the black to an earth

[adamhardwidge]

yea ill get on it tomorrow

[Simon Jones]

the instructions just stated to find which multi plug wire is the illumination live and wire the black to an earth

Considering the dials are Bongo-specific, it's a shame they didn't give you a bit more details of which wire to use. Anyway, sounds like you're nearly there now. Photos of them lit up are compulsory when you're all done

[g8dhe]

See here http://www.igmaynard.co.uk/bongo/forum/ ... 41#p386041 11-12 photos down the page describes where to pickup the dash lights power - from the front fogs switch socket.

[jaylee]

the instructions just stated to find which multi plug wire is the illumination live and wire the black to an earth

Considering the dials are Bongo-specific, it's a shame they didn't give you a bit more details of which wire to use. Anyway, sounds like you're nearly there now. Photos of them lit up are compulsory when you're all done

In fairness these dials in principle are not Bongo specific, they make em for other makes of car too, its just the dial design that's different....

Hi well excited i managed to fit my plasma dials, gear selector and heater panel but now when i indicate right with the lights on the dials flash lol, so which multi plug wires do i need to wire to at the back of the dash!!!!

Sounds like you tapped into the indicator loom...

All the dash feeds stated above are great... But if you have a spare white switch socket connector floating around/or wedged in a switch blank behind the dash...? (Try looking to the right of the steering wheel?) You can with a couple of male blade crimp connectors take the earth & live feed for the intended back-light of the missing switch from there.... Maybe you don't have a "winter pack" on your vehicle but the redundant switch loom is still there powered for the dash light???