Dash lights should be simple.
Factory wiring is Orange for the lights, run a power on wire from light switch to trigger a relay supplying power to the Orange wire.
Then when light switch is flipped, everything on the Orange feed will be powered up.
Really appreciate the pic, thx!
I was really thinking hard about the Dakota gauges, love the look.
But no way that adapter works in my situation.
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I also have a question on the speedo adapter.
What does the adapter/mechanism look like that goes into the transmission.
I did a 518 swap and the space in that area is tight.
Hoping someone has pics of their install.
Thx
Either will work, diode is easier to integrate, small and cheap.
Tape it up in the wiring harness.
Look for a diode used in solar panels, handles power and has a low voltage drop.