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rwseattle · 07-02-2007, 01:26 PM

New autometer tach RPM

nqd · 07-02-2007, 01:37 PM

with it mounted there can you lift up the storage comaprtment?

ChinoCharles · 07-02-2007, 01:55 PM

Sexy. More pictures please.

rwseattle · 07-02-2007, 02:40 PM

I'm no longer able to use the storage compartment. I didn't really use the space. I will post more piz later.

nqd · 07-02-2007, 03:00 PM

can we see what it looks like from the outside of the car? thanks .....i moight just do this with mine

Jerkratt · 07-02-2007, 05:33 PM

hope u dont get pulled over and get your car searched... they will rip that open lol.. or atleast around here they will. but then you can make the town pay for it :) btw: looks really fin good. im goign to get a tach eventually.. when i get a manual yaris. after my wife gets this one

rwseattle · 07-02-2007, 08:12 PM

I'm not too worried about getting searched. The cops probably don't even know that behind the tach is a storage compartment. Anyhow, I like the look and prefer the larger tach for visibility. Cheers.

solarVitz · 07-04-2007, 04:21 AM

thats awesome. can you do a write up on how to install an after market tachometer? me and my best friend are buying our yaris liftback this week and we want to put a tachometer as soon as we get our cars. thanks.

regime · 07-04-2007, 05:37 AM

why not just swap out the stock gauge cluster for the one from a sedan with a tach already in it??

just questioning for to discuss the difficulties behind it, not to say you didnt do a good job with a clean after market install.

rwseattle · 07-04-2007, 11:36 AM

Cost, the aftermarket gauge is a whole lot cheaper than any Toyoto gauge. My set up, It's kinda like the Mini cooper style. Sporty. I DIY soon. Thx.

bladesmith6 · 07-04-2007, 02:52 PM

Can't swap gauges from a sedan, there are too many variations of the harness according to Toyota. Believe me the question has been asked many times by many people and nobody has had any luck with an alternative yet short of an aftermarket tach, bums me out too. I still have to decide how I'm going to mold in my tach, I have a prototype but did quite like how it fit.

Meteorite Man · 07-04-2007, 09:41 PM

Need to get one from an old Pontiac GTO/Judge. They mounted outside the car on the hood and had the same half-oval shape our dash/speedo housing has. I've seen them in a JC Whitney Mag not to long ago but not sure if it's able to be wired into the electronics. Would look good as a "bump" on the hood.

Someone will figure it out.

Chuck

ROCKLAND TOYOTA · 07-07-2007, 11:56 AM

^^^ that idea will not look good at all, RICER.......

Jerkratt · 07-07-2007, 03:42 PM

lol come on man its everyones style he likes it thats all that matters

CompanyXPaladin · 07-20-2007, 09:52 PM

I like it. Thats a clean looking install. I installed mine on top of the drivers side vent, and it allows me to still use the storage compartment; but to each his own. Good job, man! Keep it up.

njyaris · 07-21-2007, 12:12 AM

i love the tach .. but personally i dont want to loose the storage compartment

REM · 07-23-2007, 01:56 PM

I mounted a 5" tach in the same place, but mine is much more slender (Faze, not Autometer) so I can still open the door behind it. I liked the look of the Autometer tach, but the Faze fit better. I'll post pictures if anyone is interested.

rwseattle · 07-24-2007, 02:31 AM

REM post pic please.

07-02-2007, 05:33 PM	#6
Jerkratt View User's Garage Drives: 08 Yaris Liftback S (RIP 07) Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Fair Lawn, NJ Posts: 1,378	hope u dont get pulled over and get your car searched... they will rip that open lol.. or atleast around here they will. but then you can make the town pay for it :) btw: looks really fin good. im goign to get a tach eventually.. when i get a manual yaris. after my wife gets this one __________________ "It hurts more when its wet"

07-04-2007, 04:21 AM	#8
solarVitz View User's Garage Drives: 08 Yaris S Liftback Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: San Diego Posts: 332	thats awesome. can you do a write up on how to install an after market tachometer? me and my best friend are buying our yaris liftback this week and we want to put a tachometer as soon as we get our cars. thanks. __________________

07-04-2007, 09:41 PM	#12
Meteorite Man Passin' The Gas...Station Drives: Same As You But Different Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Taunton, Mass Posts: 266	Need to get one from an old Pontiac GTO/Judge. They mounted outside the car on the hood and had the same half-oval shape our dash/speedo housing has. I've seen them in a JC Whitney Mag not to long ago but not sure if it's able to be wired into the electronics. Would look good as a "bump" on the hood. Someone will figure it out. Chuck __________________ MY Gas Station Attendant Misses Me... Chuck

07-07-2007, 11:56 AM	#13
ROCKLAND TOYOTA TRIM HUNTER View User's Garage Drives: 2007 BLAZIN BLUE YARIS 3 DR Join Date: May 2006 Location: ROCKLAND COUNTY NY Posts: 2,088	^^^ that idea will not look good at all, RICER....... __________________ http://rocklandtoyota.com/IFrame.aspx?iFrameID=2388 TOYOTA PARTS AT A DISCOUNT........

07-07-2007, 03:42 PM	#14
Jerkratt View User's Garage Drives: 08 Yaris Liftback S (RIP 07) Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Fair Lawn, NJ Posts: 1,378	lol come on man its everyones style he likes it thats all that matters __________________ "It hurts more when its wet"

07-02-2007, 01:37 PM	#2
nqd Drives: 07 Yaris LB Absolute RED Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 884	with it mounted there can you lift up the storage comaprtment?

07-02-2007, 01:55 PM	#3
ChinoCharles Banned Drives: LB Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: OH Posts: 7,787	Sexy. More pictures please.

07-02-2007, 02:40 PM	#4
rwseattle Rwseattle View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Toyota Yaris (BASE) Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 130	I'm no longer able to use the storage compartment. I didn't really use the space. I will post more piz later.

07-02-2007, 03:00 PM	#5
nqd Drives: 07 Yaris LB Absolute RED Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 884	can we see what it looks like from the outside of the car? thanks .....i moight just do this with mine

07-02-2007, 08:12 PM	#7
rwseattle Rwseattle View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Toyota Yaris (BASE) Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 130	I'm not too worried about getting searched. The cops probably don't even know that behind the tach is a storage compartment. Anyhow, I like the look and prefer the larger tach for visibility. Cheers.

07-04-2007, 05:37 AM	#9
regime Drives: 95 volvo 850 (saving my cash) Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: New London, CT Posts: 9	why not just swap out the stock gauge cluster for the one from a sedan with a tach already in it?? just questioning for to discuss the difficulties behind it, not to say you didnt do a good job with a clean after market install.

07-04-2007, 11:36 AM	#10
rwseattle Rwseattle View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Toyota Yaris (BASE) Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 130	Cost, the aftermarket gauge is a whole lot cheaper than any Toyoto gauge. My set up, It's kinda like the Mini cooper style. Sporty. I DIY soon. Thx.

07-04-2007, 02:52 PM	#11
bladesmith6 View User's Garage Drives: 2007 yaris HB Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: PA Posts: 394	Can't swap gauges from a sedan, there are too many variations of the harness according to Toyota. Believe me the question has been asked many times by many people and nobody has had any luck with an alternative yet short of an aftermarket tach, bums me out too. I still have to decide how I'm going to mold in my tach, I have a prototype but did quite like how it fit.

07-20-2007, 09:52 PM	#15
CompanyXPaladin Drives: 08 Yaris 5-speed Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: SoCal Posts: 212	I like it. Thats a clean looking install. I installed mine on top of the drivers side vent, and it allows me to still use the storage compartment; but to each his own. Good job, man! Keep it up.

07-21-2007, 12:12 AM	#16
njyaris YARIS NEWBIE View User's Garage Drives: YARIS 07 LIFTBACK Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: NORTHERN NEW JERSEY Posts: 159	i love the tach .. but personally i dont want to loose the storage compartment __________________ Hudson County, New Jersey

07-23-2007, 01:56 PM	#17
REM View User's Garage Drives: 2012 Nissan Leaf SL Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Irondequoit, NY Posts: 89	I mounted a 5" tach in the same place, but mine is much more slender (Faze, not Autometer) so I can still open the door behind it. I liked the look of the Autometer tach, but the Faze fit better. I'll post pictures if anyone is interested. __________________ Cheers, Ryan

07-24-2007, 02:31 AM	#18
rwseattle Rwseattle View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Toyota Yaris (BASE) Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 130	REM post pic please.

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