Troubleshooting Tips

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Troubleshooting Tips When you are having issues with your gauge there may be a simple fix. Here we’ll go over some common symptoms and ways to diagnose the issue. It’s not common for parts to fail or to be defective out of the box as we do thorough testing prior to shipping are products. Sometimes something very simple can get overlooked during installation so take a few minutes to look over this page for some help. We recommend 16g - 22g wiring for your installation. Lets start with some common gauges issues that could happen with any gauge. Performance / Digital / EVO series gauges: Red and White wires can be together on one accessory source. Everything wired correctly but the gauge wont power on? Check the harness connection at the back of the gauge. The plastic clip surrounding the pins can sometimes get pulled up off of the circuit board causing the pins to be shortened so when you plug in your harness the pins can’t contact the wires in the harness. This can happen if the harness is plugged in and gets yanked on before releasing the locking clip. Try pushing down on the harness seat surrounding the pins on the gauge with a flathead screw driver so it makes contact with the circuit board. Using about 10-15lbs of pressure should force the clip down. Premium / Halo / JDM / Premium EVO series gauges: Premium series gauge button stuck? https://youtu.be/D3GjdSTW8Lw The gauge is just blinking or showing “- - -“ This is probably the most common installation issue. The sensor harness has a 2-stage locking mechanism. It is really hard to successfully push that harness into it’s connector with just your fingers. It may feel like it’s in all the way and it isn’t pulling out easily with a tug so you assume it’s in all the way. Try taking a flat head screw driver to the sensor harness clip while plugged in. Give it about 10-15lbs of pressure to ensure it’s plugged in all the way. You may even notice the click sound of the locking mechanism. Gauge works fine but every time I