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WHICH ILLUMINATION WIRES DO YOU WIRE TO THE PLASMA DIALS
Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2012 8:38 pm
by 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!!!!
Re: WHICH ILLUMINATION WIRES DO YOU WIRE TO THE PLASMA DIALS
Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2012 8:41 pm
by 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
Re: WHICH ILLUMINATION WIRES DO YOU WIRE TO THE PLASMA DIALS
Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2012 8:51 pm
by 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.
Re: WHICH ILLUMINATION WIRES DO YOU WIRE TO THE PLASMA DIALS
Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2012 9:03 pm
by adamhardwidge
wire is to short to reach there im affraid
Re: WHICH ILLUMINATION WIRES DO YOU WIRE TO THE PLASMA DIALS
Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2012 9:05 pm
by 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

Re: WHICH ILLUMINATION WIRES DO YOU WIRE TO THE PLASMA DIALS
Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2012 9:21 pm
by Simon Jones
Surprised the instructions with the kit didn't indicate where to take the power from.
Re: WHICH ILLUMINATION WIRES DO YOU WIRE TO THE PLASMA DIALS
Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2012 9:22 pm
by daveblueozzie
adamhardwidge wrote: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.
Re: WHICH ILLUMINATION WIRES DO YOU WIRE TO THE PLASMA DIALS
Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2012 9:25 pm
by adamhardwidge
the instructions just stated to find which multi plug wire is the illumination live and wire the black to an earth
Re: WHICH ILLUMINATION WIRES DO YOU WIRE TO THE PLASMA DIALS
Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2012 9:28 pm
by adamhardwidge
yea ill get on it tomorrow
Re: WHICH ILLUMINATION WIRES DO YOU WIRE TO THE PLASMA DIALS
Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2012 9:32 pm
by Simon Jones
adamhardwidge wrote: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

Re: WHICH ILLUMINATION WIRES DO YOU WIRE TO THE PLASMA DIALS
Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2012 11:10 pm
by 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.
Re: WHICH ILLUMINATION WIRES DO YOU WIRE TO THE PLASMA DIALS
Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2012 11:16 pm
by jaylee
Simon Jones wrote:adamhardwidge wrote: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....
adamhardwidge wrote: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???
