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hey I thinking about buying an after market tachometer.. but I was thinking and I had a look around this site for a DIY install but all I could find is installs for ones with previous tachometers... I drive a 6th gen and it doesn't come with a stock tachometer does anyone have a link to or know how to install one in a car that doesn't have one previously because I'm stumped on how I would go about installing one...and I cannot find instructions anywhere.. since I have never really worked with them before nor do I know anyone that has... Thanks for any help in advance

 
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Anyone???? some one must have done this in their 6th gen before... I carn't get help anywhere they all have directions on how to connect the wires but it dosn't help if you do not have the wires there to connect to in the first place..

 
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http://www.the12volt.com/installbay/...tail/1051.html

 
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ummm I don't follow thats for cruise control it talks about a speed signal generator but other than that i can not see anything that talks about how or what to use that gives out an rpm reading

 
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Tach Blue Coil

 
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I assume that when you say blue coil you are refering to a wire that would go to a tacho in the cluster if it were there from stock.. I havent pulled my instrument cluster out yet but does it come with a blue coil wire even if it does not come with a tacho in the first place.. I'm confused sorry about this

 
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No,
For the "Tach" the wire color is "Blue" and you can tap into it at the "Coil"

 
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Ok thanks for that man... that makes alot more sense now, I dont have that much electrical experience and I thought I would be able to take this on... I guess ill just follow some of that diagram and the instructions that came with it and ill see how it all ends up... Thanks for your help

 
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When someone helps you, it is good to rep.
They should in return, rep you back.

 
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dude I tried it comes up with that little box saying "You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to Alpha 5 again." sorry bout that... I did try...

 
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That is cool. Now go put that big *** tach in.
Which one did you get?
What does it look like?
Post a pic of it.

 
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ohh no its not big... I decided to go for a small one... I have never really liked the look of monster tacho's... its this one here http://www.autometer.com/cat_gaugede...earch&gid=2465
no shifting light or anything fancy... I just wanted a tacho that wouldnt look to out of place if I can mount it in an alright spot...

 
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man, you should just buy a 99-00 Si gauge cluster or an ex cluster. you can find them for cheap, they look better, and they're straight up plug and play!

 
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Damn I didn't think of that... I alerady bought the one pictured above a while ago... well... when you say you can find them for cheap how cheap do you mean? because that tacho only cost me $50 Australian and if I could sell it to someone over here for a little more than what I bought it, and depending on how much a full cluster is maybe I would be able to afford one of them like you said... ill take a look into that..

 
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Ill have to have a look around tomorrow for one like Alpha 5 posted... Its to late to ring around now... I just had a quick look around Ebay AU and the is none.. Actually no civic clusters on Ebay au so it looks like if I go for one of those with I think I will it looks alot better than screwing on in to the dash somewhere, im going to have to import one from overseas unless there is a place around me that has them... like I said ill ring around tomorrow...

 
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you could also get an LX cluster, they had tachs too. I don't know how cheap, maybe not as cheap as that tach you bought. :/

oh, and if you're concerned about the mileage on the cluster, there's a DIY on honda-tech.com on how to roll the mileage back/forward to match what's on your car.

 
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Hey I just stuck with the auto meter tacho... but I have another question on the install do I have to take the red wire through the ignition switch is it really necessary... Because im having a bit of trouble with that part of it... On the end of the ignition barrel there are 6 wires or 5 im pretty sure its 6 I cannot really remember I know which one is the + going in but what do I do with it what other wire am I ment to go through ive got everything else in and good its just this im having trouble with???