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07-21-2006, 07:58 AM | #1 |
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HELP tachometer problems!!!
I installed a glowshift 2" tachometer yesterday and all was going well until i started it up. I immediately new something was wrong. It read that the car was idling at like 300 rpm's. I drove around and it just didn't feel right. It seemed to be registering about 3/4 of what the rpm's should have been. I tried to bring it up to close to redline and the darn thing pegged the rev limiter at 4k rpm's. Yes, i do have it set on the 4 cylinder selection and i attatched the green wire exactly where the other guy did in the DIY post. Please help, this is really annoying me!!!
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07-21-2006, 11:22 AM | #2 |
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never mind...fixed it!!!
well after a little surfing on the net i discovered that an insufficient voltage can cause inaccuracies. I brought out the old volt meter and sure enough that was the case. Found a better supply and it is now accurate.
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07-27-2006, 12:44 AM | #3 |
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glad you figured it out
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07-27-2006, 01:57 AM | #4 |
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Could you post a link to the tach you purchsed and installed?
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07-27-2006, 10:45 PM | #5 |
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don't know about him but this is the one i have in my car http://www.glowshiftdirect.com/index...ROD&ProdID=193
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07-28-2006, 09:23 AM | #6 | |
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07-28-2006, 09:26 AM | #7 |
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Captain, eight heads' link is the same one i got. chris, it does have a memory for the last color that was selected.
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07-28-2006, 06:50 PM | #9 |
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Thanks.
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07-29-2006, 06:26 AM | #10 |
SamDaYarisMan are there any photos as I am wanting to put a tacho in my Yaris and would like to see the final product.
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07-29-2006, 09:19 AM | #11 |
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tach pic!
Heres a picture of the tach. Sorry about the low quality. I only had one chance to take a pic before the batteries died. I'll have to buy my own camera one of these days. If you guys are wondering about the non oem buttons on the arm rest...They are my aftermarket power window buttons. Also the gauge mount i found is pretty neat too..it has a swivel ball that enables it to be positioned however you want it, but it is also nice and tight so it doesnt move when i hit bumps.
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07-29-2006, 09:42 AM | #12 |
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Can you order a new instrument panel for a sedan with a tach from Toyota? Then swap it out with the existing one for a latchback? Your tach looks good and professionally installed, but it's a little aftermarket for my taste.
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Did you by any chance used this Universal Pod for your installation? http://www.glowshiftdirect.com/index...PROD&ProdID=86 |
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08-30-2006, 01:59 AM | #15 |
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hey guys,i got a 2inch tacho too, i ve read the DIY tach install thread,but i still don't get it,there are 4 wires on my tacho(red,black,green,orange), i know where the red and black go,but i don't know where the orange and green to be linked,anyone can post picture and show me,and i believe the orange one is something like linking to the dimmer light?but where is the dimmer light connection???and where is the green one going ??and what equipment do i need to link those wires?
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09-07-2006, 11:59 AM | #16 |
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They need an aftermarket tach kit that pops into that stock opening. I'd buy one! It seems like it would take 5 minutes to install too.
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