Hey Mike,

You are right.

I have an airbag car to look at, with the dash off. There are only 4" of wire between that chime plug and the bundle on that car. And dropping it straight down like in my photo is not likely to be as easy and open with the cruise actuator in the way. I hadn't thought your mileage would vary quite that much.

No, there are not any other white/red wires you want for the gauge. The object of having the gauge on the key-insert circuit can only be had by getting that one particular white/red. The ground, could come from any place.

Scotchlocks are great time savers, but only reliable when you have the right size. You might get it to stop wiggling on the insulation, but the size is really made for the wire itself. Someone needs to invent a close-quarters splice using insulation displacement -- sort of like a miniature Scotchlock, but with a built-in pigtail and a long install tool. Otherwise we suffer with scraped knuckles and unraveling gooey harness tape.
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Art Benstein near Baltimore

King Ozymandias of Assyria was running low on cash after years of war with the Hittites. His last great possession was the Star of the Euphrates, the most valuable diamond in the ancient world. Desperate, he went to Croesus, the pawnbroker, to ask for a loan.

Croesus said, "I'll give you 100,000 dinars for it".

"But I paid a million dinars for it," the King protested. "Don't you know who I am? I am the king!"

Croesus replied, "When you wish to pawn a Star, makes no difference who you are."