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Old Jul 22, 2002 | 01:26 PM
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i'm trying to install some reverse indigo gauges on my 96 civic ex and i need to connect the gauge faces to the headlight power supply, somewhere under the dash, problem is that i can't find the headlight power supply, I can't find it in the haynes manual and my dash is tore apart right now so i can't go get another manual, please help, pics are much appreciated
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Old Jul 22, 2002 | 01:27 PM
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use your fuse in the fuse box by your panel below the dash. That's what I did.
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Old Jul 22, 2002 | 01:28 PM
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how?
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Old Jul 22, 2002 | 01:32 PM
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and which fuse #
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Old Jul 22, 2002 | 01:38 PM
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I'd have to look in my car and find out. I"m at work right now. You could do the one for the parking lights, or your low beams(i used low beams, i never use my high beams)
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Old Jul 22, 2002 | 01:40 PM
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Do you have a power tester? The stake looking thing with a bulb in it and some aligator clips at the end of a wire attached to it? You can test to see if power is running through a wire by sticking it into the wire shielding and putting the aligator clips onto a ground.

If you don't have one, there's really no way to guess and tell you where to add the wire....
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Old Jul 22, 2002 | 01:51 PM
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i found a fuse box diagram, but i still don't know how to connect power through the fuse box and i can't find parking lights, but i can find low and high beams for left and right
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Old Jul 22, 2002 | 03:34 PM
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i connected mine to the instrument panel fuse. i found the one labeled for the instrument panel pulled the fuse, wrapped the exposed wire around one prong of the fuse and plugged the fuse back in. I have not had any problems at all
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Old Jul 23, 2002 | 06:06 AM
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i don't have a instrument panel fuse, i wired mine to my left low beam fuse, but it doesn't light up when my brights are on and this makes me unhappy, anybody got any ideas?
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Old Jul 23, 2002 | 06:32 AM
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Just find a fuse that will have constant power whenever the car is on. if you have a power window fuse i am sure you could tap into that one. I know thats how my one friends civic is wired up
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