Some wiring questions!

[jarrett at rpa.net (Jim Jarrett)]

Answering #2, I think:

http://www.scirocco.org/list/archives/1997/April/msg00670.html

And I  think I covered #1 on some VDO sites - G is the sender wire.

I did see some talk about being careful as to where you pick up  
switched power for the voltmeter.  Sounds like the black wire off the  
ignition switch is the place to go.


On Oct 6, 2006, at 5:56 PM, Jim Jarrett wrote:

> 1) I am installing a 3-gauge setup in my Scirocco.  I have an oil  
> pressure gauge.  Which line is switched power, and which goes to  
> the sender?  On the back of the gauge there are three tabs.  One is  
> labeled with an inverted "T"; the wires running off of it are  
> brown, so that's ground.  The other two are "+" and "G".
>
> 2)This is an '88 with *gasp* the stock radio still.  (That's going  
> away).
>
> On the power connector, there is a thin black wire that runs up the  
> antenna.  I am installing an amplifier.  Do I need to connect this  
> wire to anything on the wiring harness that plugs into the back of  
> the radio?
>
> Doesn't the "powered antenna" line off most after-market radios  
> control the raising and lowering of the antenna vs. actually  
> supplying power to the antenna itself?
>
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