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Ben ev
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14th Jun 07 at 19:16   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

fitted some racetec gauges recently but the bulb holders are abit dodgy so had to temperarely use the old ones but they dont fit properly. anyway heres the racetec ones . the live feed i assume goes into the brass bit under the grub screw but they dont seem to have any form of earth wire point. what should i do with them




heres the gauges

andyc1234
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14th Jun 07 at 19:44   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

they should earth from the metal surround on the bulbs is there not an extra bit for an earth inside the gauges. could always just solder a bit of wire to the side
Ben ev
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14th Jun 07 at 19:51   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

nope nothing at all. the other ones have a bit for a small spade connector on the surround. seems abit weird since they were new from tweaks
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14th Jun 07 at 19:53   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

if theres nothing on the bulb or the holder in the gauges then soldering a bit of wire is the only way.
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did you get the heated seat thing sorted ?
Ben ev
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14th Jun 07 at 19:56   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

how stupid is that. should have a bit of metal and a sioldering iron in the kit then imo. gona go down raceparts uk and ask in there as they sell alot of racetec goodies

as for the seats still chasing that but will let you no.

 
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