Kieranbolton Posted February 8, 2012 Report Share Posted February 8, 2012 Hello there im planning on monitoring my battery from a volt meter in the cigarette ashtray, this will be in a switch so i can turn it on as an when needed (i understand it would be perminant live to read battery)what i was wondering, was without going in blind, is there anywhere behind the dash i could earth too?many thanks in advance Kieran Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick123 Posted February 8, 2012 Report Share Posted February 8, 2012 there are 4 grounding bolts directly behind the ashtray for various electrics. take out the centre trim - remove gear gaiter, hanbrake cover and a couple of torx screws either side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kieranbolton Posted February 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2012 cheers nick Ill let you know how i get on Kieran Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old skool Posted February 10, 2012 Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 hi, i fitted a voltage meter to my car for my hydrolics, i got a 12v readout off of ebay usa, and simple wired it througth a switch to the battery. if u want to have a look go on my build thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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