So, found an online manual that shows the fuse box having a thirty amp spot for the soft top. Is this just left alone for my hardtop? Potential switched power source for gauges is what I'm looking for, thought this might be unused altogether?

Thanks,
John

 

Put a volt meter on it and let us know what you find.

 

toss it on the Radio fuse..Or run a fused wire to Ignition ON..
Aftermarket gauges do not draw a lot of power.
I'd rather put it on something other than the Soft top fuse as there are 2 motors to draw current on that fuse and just to be safe you do not want to over load that.

 

Another option:

There is a black wire with a white stripe in the 6 pin green diagnostic connector that lives beside the trailing coils. It is switched to Ignition. You can just switch a relay using that wire, and use the relay to power your gauges (and anything else you need to add to ignition switched operation). Then add the appropriate fuse inline with an off the shelf fuse holder.

 

No offense but that would involve running wires back into the cabin from the engine bay.
If he taps into a source inside the cabin it is less of a run to make.
That green 6 pin is good for an Efan hook up though.

 

You're right, I got confused when he said he wanted to use the "fuse box" and starting thinking about the under hood fuse panel. I was curious why one would want to power gauges with an under the hood source, but frankly it's been so long since I've replaced an interior fuse that I forgot that fusebox was even there. My bad.

 

Hey that's Ok my friend!..actually It gave me an idea about the Cigarette lighter wires...(it get 12v all the time?)..the illumination bulb on the lighter socket can be spliced into..
That is,seeing the gauges are going to be in close proximity to the connection.

Edit: thinking about that statement I am wondering if the voltage for that bulb would vary as it may be run by the illumination fuse (dim to bright).

OH..and the radio connector would have be a good source too.