My first Mod.. Installed a Tach. lol

[Ds97HB]

Well I did my first mod to my civic, I installed a Tach since I didn't have one. After reading on the internet about how a few ppl have installed there tach's I figured there had to be a better way. Then I got to thinking, My civic is already wired for a tach, just doesn't have one, so I just sliced into the gauge cluster wiring. Sorry no pics of the install but here is a after pic.

This is what I went off of to find out what wire is what.

Here is what it looks like all installed and my car is running. ( The other spot is for my oil gauge )

Here is what it looks like in the dark.

And what it looks like when the car is off.

 

[Ds97HB]

I need to trim that foam stuff on the inside of the dash so can fit better.

 

[TigBitties]

at first i was very scared to even open this, but it doesnt look bad at all. i was picturing a big dash tach

 

[civicmand16y7]

i also as was wait to see a big tach...Looks good good job

 

[Robin...]

at first i was very scared to even open this, but it doesnt look bad at all. i was picturing a big dash tach

Not bad man...

 

[Vitaliy93]

looks good.. but that tach looks like its hard to read.

 

[Ds97HB]

Thanks yall.. I am also going to install a shift light later on. I am going to use one of the free light spot (idk what there called ) already on my cluster.

 

[Genuine Rolla]

not bad at all!

 

[zachkelly]

i like it when its lit up! i wouldve just put in an si or ex cluster and then saved the dual pod for other guages. but thats just me. none the less looks good!

 

[AllStockHatch]

Nice first mod you got there. Just glad to see it was a subtle looking tach, not the mondo monster tach with gigantic shift light.

 

[Ds97HB]

I was thinking about swapping in another cluster. but I didn't want to do the paper work for the miles on the cluster not matching the true miles.

 

[TigBitties]

you woudlnt have to do any paper work. you can swap the spedometer part and then all good. miles match perfect

 

[Ds97HB]

I did not know that...

 

[TigBitties]

haha i cant tell. its all good. maybe if you ever need space for gauges in the future you can do that

 

[95 modified]

looks good nice job. You don't even have to get rid of the foam not noticeable.

 

[ismaelito06]

is there a way to match the miles if i buy another cluster?

 

[BonyCatfish]

Looks tight, I was sure it was going to be a huge tach off of an old muscle car too.

What are you putting in the space on the left? You know, that big hole? Am I missing something?

 

[TigBitties]

Its an aftermarket gauge cluster trim piece. you can buy it off ebay

 

[UCCRacing]

I am with everyone else

-Opened in fear, 5" tach! lol

- Looks good and clean

If you decide in the future to get an EX Cluster or Si or CRV or other CTR or VTi or any of the s**t ton of cool gauge clusters, you can always tear into the cluster and match the miles or get one within a couple thousand miles and just call it even... It is only illegal to alter miles to help in the sale of a vehicle... You open a cluster to change the miles to show actual miles then you are a good citizen... You swap speedo, again a good person so bare in mind you can do it... And to spin the miles wheels is not that hard...

GL

 

[iRockEK]

Where did you get the tach and thing that is holding it?