Fitted oil temp gauge

[mattyp182]

Realy happy with the results i just need to pass the wire through the bulkhead somewere any thoughts

[Stemo]

I'm not sure how it is for the LHD vehicles, but under the battery cover you can see wires going through grommet, you just make a cut there and pass it through, You need remove some panels under the dash to access it from inside.

[mattyp182]

I shall have a look thankyou

[Vlad]

I'm not sure how it is for the LHD vehicles, but under the battery cover you can see wires going through grommet, you just make a cut there and pass it through, You need remove some panels under the dash to access it from inside.

yea, that's correct. That's where I put all my wires through.

[350jimbobz]

Got any photos with the door open. I have one waiting to be fitted but wasn't sure on wiring pathway. Also did yours just slide in the vent holder?

[evilscorp]

Lucky sob my gauge is just a tad too small to fit nicely so having to cut something to hold it in place. Did you wire through the original door wiring rubber protector? Struggling to pass the cable through for mine, May need to use a coat hanger. Also did you just block the vent off with a bit of material? Nice job btw, and if you have cable long enough the battery is the best firewall grommet to use.

[mattyp182]

Lucky sob my gauge is just a tad too small to fit nicely so having to cut something to hold it in place. Did you wire through the original door wiring rubber protector? Struggling to pass the cable through for mine, May need to use a coat hanger. Also did you just block the vent off with a bit of material? Nice job btw, and if you have cable long enough the battery is the best firewall grommet to use.

mine was to small aswell i made the plate it sits in from a fiesta vent pod. Also i used a cable tie to get it throught the rubber. Put a zip tie trought door end first then tape the wire to it and pull back through

[Jakeswheelbarrow]

Looks great, always a good sign when it almost looks oem

[mattyp182]

Looks great, always a good sign when it almost looks oem

thanks. Its doing my head in abit as its abit more orange than the standard amber lights but not far off im just being anal

[evilscorp]

Lucky sob my gauge is just a tad too small to fit nicely so having to cut something to hold it in place. Did you wire through the original door wiring rubber protector? Struggling to pass the cable through for mine, May need to use a coat hanger. Also did you just block the vent off with a bit of material? Nice job btw, and if you have cable long enough the battery is the best firewall grommet to use.

mine was to small aswell i made the plate it sits in from a fiesta vent pod. Also i used a cable tie to get it throught the rubber. Put a zip tie trought door end first then tape the wire to it and pull back through

 

Thanks for the tip, but I was going to use the rubber cable runner that was there previously until I found out it is a pin connector so I have moved away from the idea and bought a gauge pod, for one gauge your idea with the fiesta vent was cool though.

[350 Russ]

I fitted mine in my door vent by wrapping it in electrical tape in layers until it was thick enough to take up the slap in the size of the vent hole which wasn't much, then used the double sided tape my Gauge came with to stick it the back of the vent.

 

Regarding wires mine fed through the door grommet for the loom into the wing near the indicator up into the engine bay then cable tied to the engine loom so you cant tell its there into the sandwich plate.

 

 

 

 

 

Back when my zed used to run on all 6 :(

[350jimbobz]

Silly question but does the slack wire not get caught in the door when it open/closes

[jumping350]

Good work i fitted mine in same spot but sadly im not getting a reading so have to pull it all apart again and drain oil to check sensor.

For those that are interested a 60mm gauge should fit in there perfectly

Edited September 14, 2016 by jumping350

[350 Russ]

Silly question but does the slack wire not get caught in the door when it open/closes

 

No when I ran mine I just gave it a wrap of tape over the wire loom into the door to keep it in place with that. Works perfect

[mattyp182]

Its realy easy to go throught the original rubber and plug. Just do a search for new speaker wire to doors theres plenty of guids online