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Howdy, Some simple wire connections and your good to go. If you have the blue backside gauges, all the info is also here for adding the bulb, socket etc...

Howdy, As you can see in the thread. There are 2 types of gauges used in the MEP-8xx units. The gauges with a white back cover, has the little bulbs already mounted. You just need to give it a little + connection. The gauges with the light blue back cover has the hole ready for a light. You...

Howdy, As you can see in the thread. There are 2 types of gauges used in the MEP-8xx units. The gauges with a white back cover, has the little bulbs already mounted. You just need to give it a little + connection. The gauges with the light blue back cover has the hole ready for a light. You...

Howdy, I did not want to make it look like a disco floor. I also am not trying to watch colored coded meters. They are all important to watch. ;)

Howdy, The MEP-8xx uses the same gauges. Some of the gauges have a white back cover, and have a small black twist with a bulb. These are ready to go, with just hooking up a positive lead. There are other gauges with a light blue back cover, which has the hole, with a red plug in it. These will...

Howdy, I prefer hooking the connection to the panel light switch. I do not need the little lights burning away anytime the generator is running.

Howdy, With the current heat of August rolling across the country. Now is the time tp fire up the generator and run it a while. Open the front panel and let some of that trapped moisture out.

Howdy, You need to run it more when its hot out. I had that issue after really cleaning the entire unit really good. I simply ran it with a hard load for about 3 hours with the front panel up the first hour, and then with the front panel open. As the sun was out and hot. All the little...

Howdy, The back side of the gauge itself. Yours is blue. See in this picture, the back side is white.

Howdy, OK, I guess the ones with white backed gauges with the little black bulb holder then only. I do not know the years which there was a change over. 2007 MEP-802A has the white backed gauges and are now lit 2007 MEP-803A has the white backed gauges and are now lit 2009 MEP-802A has the...

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Howdy, I now have changed over three units to have the gauges light up with the panel switch.

Howdy, I went down and flipped them on. It's now dark out. :)

Howdy, There are 3 gauges which can have the inside lit. Your fuel level, coolant temp, oil pressure gauges. I simply made a jumper wire from the pos+ post from the panel lights over to the open 1/4 blades on each of the gauges. Now they light up when I flip on my panel light switch. :)