fitting aftermarket oil pressure light - scotchlok onto existing wiring behind dash?

1. wheeler Regular Poster Joined: Oct 2012 York Posts: 262 VTR with VTS engine

   #1 28th October 2012, 22:28

   Since my car is gonna be mainly track use, I'm going to get a bright red LED light to fit on my dashboad/A-pillar so that if the oil pressure drops for any reason, I'm far more likely to notice a blinding bright red LED as opposed to the tiny little LED next to the coolant temp gauge..
   
   Just wondering if it'll be easiest to scotchlok onto the wiring for the existing oil pressure light built into the dash?
2. Bedford126 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jul 2010 Morley, Leeds Posts: 8469 Civic ep3 type r powered by TDI NORTH

   #2 28th October 2012, 22:46

   Don't use scotch locks on any thing they are possibly the worst thing you can use.
3. scottie_436 Regular Poster Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 449

   #3 29th October 2012, 17:46

   Lol... I also have a large oil pressure light!
   
   The oil presure switch only actually gives an earth... So you would still need to feed one side of the light with 12v, then yes you could join into the wire from the plug on the dash to get the earth feed