Gauges

[need4speed]

Now that I've got a td5 bulkhead wiring harness, I'm at the stage where I'm planning to wire up the dash and ancillaries. I'm planning to fit the raptor dash and pod with additional gauges and some carling switches for future equipment (diff lockers, winch etc).

Seeing as I'm at the stage of a bare bulkhead am I better making a custom loom for the extra gauges and switches, and if so what's the best way to go about it?

I was considering using ETB gauges (oil pressure, oil temp, gearbox oil temp, voltmeter) Can anyone vouch for them?

Any advice greatly appreciated as always.

[vulcan bomber]

Run your temp senders into an on-on switch.. that way 1 gauge read the temp of more than one item.

[Dave W]

Not sure if it's quite what you mean but for my Mudstuff dash I ran all the wiring for the dash to a couple of multiway plugs and then sat and created a wiring loom on the back of the dash that plugs into those connectors. You can do away with a LOT of wires that way. For example you only need a single wire for the sidelight/illumination feed.

Having a dedicated loom behind the dash means you can do all the gauge and switch wiring in comfort and you don't end up with a rats nest of wiring.

The vehicle side of the loom just meant running the wires I needed to the multiplugs.

If you are using the carling switches and haven't done so already I'd recommend getting the proper connector blocks for them too as they make it a lot tidier install and much easier to replace or move a switch should the need arise.