WHITE FACE REVERSE GLOW GAUGE INSERT INSTALL 99 - 04 Mustang

[@JoseIgnacioLanao]

8 years later this video is very useful. 10pm dealing with the wires. I just reassembled 😂😂. Tomorrow i will be Doing it again thanks to your video!

[@ethanmitchell8572]

where did you buy your overlay kit? american muscle no longer carries them

[@JoseIgnacioLanao]

@@ethanmitchell8572 i bought my car with it. But for some reason the wire was disconnected and i was wondering where should be connected.

[@ethanmitchell8572]

@@JoseIgnacioLanao you should have a positive going to the control module/dimmer/toggle switch and a negative grounded

[@bradleyj1740]

perfection. short, useful, no bullshit, no gum bumping, just what you need to see.

[@pcpolice2518]

Dude I just wanted to say thank you so much!! I used your video only as my go to source for intalling this and it was perfect! I'm very new to everything electrical and with cars and your video made it make sense to me and I was able to do it myself and not pay someone to do it, thank you so much!

[@chris10077]

Your welcome !

[@Jon-gk2qn]

If the wires behind the knob don't work use the Fuse box. Use fuse 37, pull the fuse out and connect the red wire around one of the prongs. And for the black wire just connect it to a ground around the fuse box, and that's it hopefully this help someone with the same issue.

[@gamechannel1271]

Bad advice, you can fuck up all the electronics in the car if you attach to the wrong side of the fuse. Always use a proper fuse tap harness that has an extra fuse rated lower than the fuse you're tapping into, and install it in the right direction (power should flow through the fuse and then to your light).

[@ditchsurfer2000]

I came across this vid when repairing the speedometer gears behind the speedometer, and watched it, and decided to order it and do it as long as I had that part out anyway. I drive a 95 GT vert, but it still worked. Thanks so much, very helpful

[@tannerhannaford9856]

Did your speedometer get stuck at 150?

[@gt_5.0_madness]

Music made me feel like one wrong wire and booooom!!!!! 🔥

[@jcxstargazer]

Thanks man. Followed your video for the gauge insert. And your video on the raxium head lights. Good videos man. The instructions they sent me were in Chinese and the picture they had for the wiring was black and white. So you definitely helped me a bit

[@chris10077]

Your Welcome

[@anthonyburgwald8048]

Awesome video, I appreciate the time taken to be thorough. I'm installing mine this week on my '02 Gt. Thanks for the help.

[@chris10077]

+Anthony Burgwald you are welcome happy modding.

[@vinceb9310]

Thanks so much, I was a bit concerned about the wiring, but you helped me out. Doing it this weekend.

[@alexcroft8947]

I recently bought the kit from American Muscle for my v6 & I've been watching this so I can use my stock dimmer & not have the one with the kit hanging out of the dash.

[@danlee3680]

Hey just wanted to say thanks, I viewed this video before I started my project. Very detailed, thanks for the heads up on wiring to the existing dimmer. All worked out great Dan

[@chris10077]

You are welcome

[@jonathanvlog6506]

CHRIS10077 this vidoe help me out a lot i wash it wen i doing looking vidoe at the same this me alot all light work thank u so much 👍👍👍👍

[@daviddunn5169]

I didn't realize that they were supposed to go over I thought they were supposed to replace the old ones so I just took the old ones off now I'm having to glue everything back on

[@pilot49588]

Very nice Video! I love the inlays. The reason I want to remove mine, is behind the clear lens, it is very dusty and would like to get it cleaned out. It looks like a fairly easy job, however with my disabilities, I think I am going to have to hire someone to do it. While they have it out, I might want to see where I can find those inlays. Once again Chris.... this is an Awesome video that you did.... Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge.

[@elbros5325]

Loved the inlays, made the car so much better to drive around at night. After 7 yrs of being used, my guages gave out and now they won't light up. Wires got brittle, the sun, heat, age, etc. Sucks, I don't see them available anywhere anymore. My son loved them light up as well. I have the nasty green lit cluster, I'm looking at ways to change the look. Have seen that some guys remove the green film and install leds, will try it out.

[@fullface1504]

very useful and precise. thanks.

[@BangerManagement]

still a very useful video being used today. i opened the box for my white gauges and was wandering why the hell they added a dimmer switch when i have one already. glad i seen your video before i drilled a hole somewhere for the 2nd dimmer knob. lol that would have been stupid. anyway gread how to video man. thanks for doing it for the lesser intelligent people in the world.

[@csanderson1320]

I've been on americanmuscle.com and I saw these and I've wanted them for like 2 months

[@connorjacobson9959]

Those gauges look awesome. Great job on the installation too!

[@chris10077]

+Connor Jacobson Thanks Man

[@stang_gang_4.68]

+CHRIS10077 great vidoe man wat kinda of exhust u got in stang man seen

[@leroiobi5928]

Great video and thanks for your service to a fellow DIY.

[@clintonparker8909]

That was very helpful and it looks great !

[@DougieD61]

Awesome video! Thanks. Getting ready to do this myself. I especially like your workbench.

[@MrTonyMontana1177]

Great video Brother. I'll be purchasing my 04 GT soon. This will be one of my first mods.

[@anuoldman]

great walk through , so many of these car help vids on yt are terrible, but yours is erfect

[@jmmustangs3078]

Great vid thx! Anyone else having problems with tach and speedo sticking when going down? Also lights didn’t work I had to mess with ground to get them to work.

[@nos4atu666]

Yep. Even pry them up a bit. Still hang up

[@kiltedvet420]

so i see the blue/white wire is both power and dimmer. .... my kit came with on/off switch as well as the dimmer, so i cut the end of the switch, taped them, then cut the dimmer and taped them together. seems to work good.

[@vaironalonso3578]

thanks Chris I really needed help on mine but I saw this and it helped

[@jamesabarela]

LOL idk why, but the word "BEZEL" cracks me up!!! Just how it sounds lol 😂😂😂

[@sandmansimms5704]

And I know you can tie the two wires together to get your dimmer to work but the aftermarket one has a switch you can switch from two different colors so I don't think you would be able to switch the two different colors with the dimmer correct or ?

[@launielguitar8535]

Very nice greetings, where can I get those same ones? Thank you.

[@007Ohmz]

Awesome instructional video!! I just installed the dash kit on my 2000 GT Convertible. (Black Betty)

[@jayyyceee8403]

Aaron L Haha hey that’s what I named my GT as well !

[@boyoboysanchez]

So the wires that go to the dimmer switch, did you mean actually wiring them together copper to copper or just tape them so they aren’t touching each other ?

[@vincentholmes5871]

Hello Chris, thanks for your quick response. I just hooked up everything as indicated in your video but when I turn on my lights, I do not get the same results. My gauges are not lighting up but all of the indicators (Red Lines) for the speedometer, gas, temp, battery and oil light up. What did I do wrong? Even the odometer, emergency break light, seat belt light works.

[@chris10077]

All I can offer is to check the connections again and make sure you have a good ground as per in the video on the bolt behind the instrument panel.

[@korbenelements]

Really great install video I have already installed mine 4 years back but I never knew about being able to use my dimmer switch knob. That makes so much more sense I'm think I'm going to do that since my dimmer switch is acting up. Do you know if the wiring is the same for a 94 Mustang the blue with white stripe wire?

[@korbenelements]

Looks like after going through the comment section that I'm going to have to research what color it is so far from the comments the closest year for the 98 GT was a blue and red wire. But I'll look it up them post what wire it was for others incase there installing this mod for the 94 Mustang.

[@santosaleman7060]

I have some vids where they connect it to the red with yellow stripe instead of blue with white stripe, what does the red with yellow do?

[@magregorswift5189]

My gt has those...i thought it was stock tell i seen your video now i know someone had put them on...lol

[@sandmansimms5704]

Is it necessary to glue them? I had someone put mine on in early 2000s and they didn't glue them on and now I'm doing another car it's been sitting the cluster Gates been sitting for shit since 2015 actually And I've had it out a few times checking the that little stepper motor on the back and everything and stuff and so are you over the years I've never glued it or anything and they were fine but diagnosing and testing some things yesterday and checking the needles and stuff yeah they wants to move some of course LOL

[@jesseacevedo2808]

Wow ! great demonstration and explaination.

[@VeganGorilla555]

Good job! Thanks for the vid! I just wish I could find an overlay in Km's for us Canadian boys...lol

[@dwaynechilds7641]

this is a great video I watch twice before attempting my install. However mine didn't turn out like yours. When I finished the setup and connectors it didn't light up at all, any advice?

[@chris10077]

+dwayne childs Sounds like your not getting power , make sure your ground wire is good and the red wire is connected well on the blue wire with the white stripe . Make sure your dimmer is turned all the way up.

[@2vgod460]

Why the school glue stick? Very nice overlay!! I love that look where you buy them mate

[@mattb12341]

I bought one for my bike are these hard to install

[@injection6930]

hey awesome video man. i just bought these. question though... do the lights appear more blue in person vs the video? they kinda look a greenish in the video

[@chris10077]

+injection6930 Had to go look again they do look a little green in the center.

[@djoftha213]

Well.. My kit I bought from American Muscle has extra wires\connections. How do I know which connects to which??

[@charlie9822]

Hey man I’ve had them for a while but when I try to turn up the dimmer they shut off you got any advice wat to do

[@jayzonyeezy2740]

So all the little connectors aren’t used? Just the end one?

[@nickc6622]

Great video and very helpful, Thank you!! I am doing this on an 04 V6, do you know if the wire colors are the same?

[@chris10077]

Not sure if the wire colors are the same but if its an 04 they should be.

[@nickc6622]

I am planning on doing this mod tomorrow. If I do the wiring the way you did, with cutting off the supplied dimmer and taping them up, will the stock dimmer work?

[@chris10077]

+Nick C Sorry I didn't respond sooner but to answer your question yes the stock will work .

[@nickc6622]

+CHRIS10077 thanks for getting back to me. I had no luck getting them to work, Your video was great though. thank you.

[@JOHNNYREBEL1976]

@@chris10077 hello can you please let me no where did you get these so I may order some thanks I would like my 2004 mustang gt two like like my 2003 Terminator Cobra thank you

[@miguelrodriguez2328]

Hey bro I'm trying to do this to my 2001 ford escort, you think you could guide me through it? Thanks.

[@MazzyFd]

Does the knob switch just press on?

[@kidinksz87]

Where can I get these? I can’t find them 😩

[@JrTroopa6]

confused on how u actually wired it in because the video skips it, do u put the black wire behind the screw? can i juss wire the red wire into the blue and white one using a wire nut?

[@chrismalone4062]

for the aftermarket dimmer switch that you cut off are you suppose to connect those two wires together, or just tape them?

[@chris10077]

+Chris Malone Yes twist them together and then black tape them .

[@chrismalone4062]

+CHRIS10077 So i did this and the new gauges are not lighting up, but the light for the old gauges are on and the are able to be dimmed. How come my new gauge lights won't turn on?

[@chris10077]

+Chris Malone Okay I don't know the year mustang your installing the gauge inlay in, the example in the video is a 2004 .From what I understand earlier years may have a different color wire at the light switch for the dimmer. The only advice I can give is check your connections again and make sure your ground has a good connection.

[@chrismalone4062]

I looked at everything and it turned out that I just wasn't getting solid ground

[@chris10077]

Chris Malone Awesome man.

[@ApexHotShot]

I put these on my '99 Mustang. I like the look but mostly they help me to better / quicker read the gauges at night. Like many guys, I have a problem seeing the Red needles on the black background of the stock package. Thanks for the video. The mod instructions are .. umm.. not great.

[@chris10077]

Your welcome I installed for the very same reason. I have a 06 Dodge truck that has gauges that are white and I like them because I can read them better.

[@austynchavalia]

Did you ever find out a way to make the needles light up better?

[@whitelightning7580]

Confused on the ground on the screw that connects to the black wire

[@pjneslo8979]

Great how to, I wish you would have showed the dash dim working with your switch though, it does work right? Not trying to be a wise guy, just curious. I'm gonna use your vid to install mine so thanks !!

[@chris10077]

Yes the dimmer will work .

[@ysraelroldan4425]

Hey great video quick question Do you have to solder the two wires together and butt splice the other one?

[@chris10077]

The two wires from the included dimmer knob that I cut off ,I just twisted together and black taped the other hot wire that goes to the switch I used a razor knife to bare the wire then soldered it.

[@ysraelroldan4425]

CHRIS10077 Thanks man love the car and the dog

[@brennanrevells8150]

How are these gauges lit? Does it use the stock bulbs or does it include its own bulbs?

[@chris10077]

Brennan Revells They light up themselves when wired correctly, independent from the stock guage lights.

[@brennanrevells8150]

Thanks!

[@ceegee3514]

Is the glue really necessary? Either way, great vid guy

[@samsonserrano7395]

‼️For some you you like myself, I took off my old and replaced it since it’s a different module which look much better than overlapping the old, do more research on the one your looking to buy‼️

[@73challenger5031]

So, I'm assuming the blue/white wire is coming directly from the stock dimmer switch, is that correct? And so the circuit goes from dimmer switch power, through the new gauge panels to ground, thereby, bypassing that little after-market dimmer switch, correct? I talked to an AM tech and he was reluctant to help me with that part of the install. He probably can't recommend doing that since the part is from a third party. Anyway, I'm going to be doing this same install on a '98 GT. Any idea if the blue/white wire on it would be the same? The last thing i want to be doing is drilling a hole in my dash for that little dimmer switch. Great video!

[@chris10077]

+73challenger5031 Yes the blue wire with white stripe is the dimmer wire.Not sure if the wire will be the same on a 98 GT.

[@73challenger5031]

Thank you.

[@YNTGUNS]

You probably already figured it out but the wire for the 98 GT is the blue and red wire

[@73challenger5031]

moneyhungryyt Yes. I found it in the Haynes manual. Thanks though!

[@YNTGUNS]

+73challenger5031 lol shit i looked in that manual for a hour and couldnt find it! All i did was i hooked everything up and took the red wire and stuck in each hole for every wire until the dash lite up, prolly a lil sketchy but it worked haha!

[@MichaelGsandup]

Looks nice planning on doing it myself but I'm confused why did you have to cut and mess with any wires?

[@chris10077]

Mikes trains O gauge Because if you don't you have to use the dimmer knob that comes with the kit instead of your car light switch knob.

[@Trill44471]

Did the ground wire come with kit or separate??

[@luisloks]

awesome vid Chris. do you think it would be ok to remove all the stock yellowish bulbs in my cluster, just so they won't interfere with this new cluster lighting or do i need to have them in for proper function? thanks

[@chris10077]

I don't think that it would interfere with it's function but I personally wouldn't go through the trouble . Thank you for watching and thanks for the compliment .

[@korbenelements]

The bulbs are not going to interfere with the reverse glow at all. The material is way to thick for the light to even show at all. I found that out when I used the dimmer switch. I didn't have mine hooked up like how it is in this video. So i'm able to dim the reverse gage to nothing and it was just black and couldnt see anything light up besides the needles for the gauges.

[@luisloks]

korbenelements thanks so much to both of you. i decided to go ahead and buy it and it looks so damn great. not like a crappy ricer kind way but it adds a "modernized" look to my old car. Thank you

[@brianserrano8731]

Help when u twist the two wires together from the dimmer knob you cut off are they suppose to connect to each other or no

[@boyoboysanchez]

I need to know this too

[@Drbrule-mv9yl]

thanx man keep up the stang videos

[@vincentholmes5871]

Hello Chris, I just picked up a 2003 GT. As for the aftermarket dimmer switch that you cut off, are you suppose to connect those two wires together, or just tape them together and make sure that the ends do not touch?

[@chris10077]

Yes they do need to be connected together and then taped.

[@BboyIllusi0n]

Vincent Holmes just use a fuse tap and get power directly from the fuse box. Look in your owners manual and look for fuse 36 i think or illumination switch fuse should be a 10amp fuse(thats the circuit for the dimmer switch knob that controls the brightness) i forgot how i did it but its way easier than trying to solder that tiny 22 gauge wire to a freaking 14G plus you dont have to cut anything. You keep all your wiring harnesses intact :) they sell them at oriellys goodluck!!

[@KillerBeast25]

Thanks for the guide !

[@levikelevra]

have you had any issues with the needles not reading properly? 03 mustang gt 4.6

[@kiltedvet420]

awesome video. thank you.

[@matthewa6966]

ok , can i just clarify with you something about the wiring ?....you cut off their dimmer switch , attached those two wires together ,,,then took the other two black and red wires went to black ground , and red to dimmer switch wire ?

[@chris10077]

That's Correct .

[@matthewa6966]

thxs chris

[@xandervillegas553]

I tried hooking it up from what American muscle told me the gray wire and something went wrong idk what wire disconnected or goes where but I have no headlights or high beams someone help plz

[@chris10077]

I would start by checking your fuses you could have shorted something out during the wiring process .

[@xandervillegas553]

CHRIS10077 from the inside the car or under the hood?? And can i just connected the red with the blue and white striped wire and the black to the ground to get it working??

[@chris10077]

Fuse box is located on the drivers side under the dash . Yes What I did was cut the dimmer that came with the kit off and twisted those two wires together and black taped them , connected the red wire to the blue and white striped wire at the light switch and connected the black ground to the bolt just behind the instrument panel.

[@xandervillegas553]

CHRIS10077 ok thank you so much I loveeee ur videos keep up the Good work

[@73challenger5031]

Oh, also, what effect, if any, do the stock cluster lights have? I was thinking of putting in blue LED's while I was in there but, it looks like the stock(green) lights don't affect the gauges' bluish hue, is that correct?

[@chris10077]

+73challenger5031 Stock cluster lights have no effect on the inlay ,it will work just fine without putting blue LED'S.

[@rockinharddude]

What did you do with the dimmer switch wires that you took off the provided dimmer switch and twisted together? Do they hook somewhere or are they not used once twisted together?

[@chris10077]

RockinHardDude They are not used once twisted together.

[@dylanwhite4315]

@@chris10077 i have a 1990 foc body the instructions said to hook the negative to the black wire and red wire to the head lights do i need to ground the negitive?

[@sunray34charlie]

Thank you most helpful

[@ethanparrott4452]

I'm confused, wiring them the way you showed, how are they lit up? Are they on all the time or are they only turned on when the headlights are on?

[@ethanparrott4452]

also, when you cut off the dimmer switch, I though you covered the ends, I am not sure if that's right.

[@chris10077]

Ethan Parrott The only time it lights up is when you turn your headlights on.

[@ethanparrott4452]

CHRIS10077, Thank you very much! I am new to wiring of any sort. Great video!

[@chris10077]

Ethan Parrott cut the dimmer switch off twist the wires together and black tape it.

[@ethanparrott4452]

CHRIS10077 ok, thank you again!

[@Drbrule-mv9yl]

do u have to unplug battery before as stated in the instructions that come with gauges

[@chris10077]

+Dr. brule Yes it is better to play it safe.

[@pacotacoflacoptf5763]

I have a 95 mustang and doesn’t have a blue and white can some told me what color I su post to connect the red wire ?

[@ditchsurfer2000]

I took a 12v tester, hook to ground, with nothing on look for one that does not light up, turn on parking lights only, if light comes on, thats it. The first time i hooked to the headlights and they would not come on in the parking light position

[@mariowhitemountain8991]

how do install 1 on a 2000 Chevy silverado

[@BoostedOnaBudget5]

awesome now you can shift all the way 7000rpm lol

[@MR713JOSE]

😂

[@kontraverzni]

beautiful

[@freedriver3182]

is it on the whole time or just when you turn the lights on

[@chris10077]

Just when the lights are on.

[@kevinvreken6459]

VERY HELPFULL THANK YOU

[@Whaaaa648]

Aye man so I'm trying install these but the white inserts dnt light up only the needles you know why this might be ?

[@JuanVargas-en1kq]

Flako. 19 same here did u ever find out why?

[@beatlerocker1962]

Does it screw up the gauges if the needles move?

[@chris10077]

+Dave DuVall Nope the needles just go back to there original position when moved .

[@YNTGUNS]

Lol i ordered one of these from American muscle and the middle inlay for speedo and tac have the wire in the wronge spot! I see yours is on the the top they put mine on the side so it runs through the middle of the cluster! Ridiculous

[@johnfisk8407]

mine is like that too I bent it down carefully so it runs inside cluster, and widened one of the holes in back to fit plug thru.

[@oscarfuentes5152]

Where did u buy the

[@chris10077]

AmericanMuscle.com

[@ShawnJonesHellion]

Isnt that glue weak as fuck and will come off first summer heat?

[@chris10077]

Shawn Jones Going on two years no issues so far.

[@ShawnJonesHellion]

Dont these kits come with adhesive?

[@chris10077]

Not the one I got, if it did I would have used it.

[@ShawnJonesHellion]

thanks for the vid. If mine dont come with adhesive i have a glu stick i never opened i will use

[@cj1613]

CHRIS10077 mine lasted 1 year and started acting up got rid of it their garbage,looks nice but will cause problems later on

[@freedriver3182]

Good Video 👍🏼

[@jmmustangs3078]

Kit looks good but the all the needles are sticking I’m watching video to remove this.

[@jeffnixon4534]

Are the numbers accurate?

[@chris10077]

Yes they are.

[@Mazystar4sure]

I don't get the wiring part tho 😔

[@chris10077]

+Maze Love The wiring is really simple if you purchase the gauge inlays from american muscle just cut off the dimmer knob that come with the inlays and twist those two wires together and use black electrical tape to insulate them then you only have two wires to deal with the black wire and red wire ,the red wire will connect to the blue wire with the white stripe coming out of the light switch harness and the black wire connects to the screw behind the instrument panel as shown at the end of the video. Then it is just matter of plugging in the connections from the inlay to the connections from the power transformer that are part of the red and black wire as stated previously.

[@Mazystar4sure]

+CHRIS10077 unfortunately I have a different dash kit :( it's a bit different

[@DM-qd7gw]

This is an awesome video except for the fact that you skip over the wiring part, which is the section you needed to spend the most time on. I get that its "easy" but if you are making a step by step vid, why skip over the most important part? Judging by the questions tn the comment section, i'm not alone with this. (Just annoyed because it was awesome until that wiring part)

[@ghetto_prince1009]

Nice

[@cj1613]

Warning needles will stick over time dont waste ur money or time heads up every one 30 dollars for headaches

[@mikewilmoth9652]

Too much time and trouble.glad i watched this video.save my money.thanks

[@eklektek5032]

Makes me cringe seeing you get your fingerprints everywhere

[@roprater]

Nice video, horrible background music!!..

[@otto432]

It makes it look like a shitty v6

[@mariowhitemountain8991]

I have the glow gauge dash