 Aftermarket tachometer for stock dash hole? |
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| tornik550 |
 Sep 26 2017, 05:23 PM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 1,248 Joined: 29-January 07 From: Ohio Member No.: 7,486 Region Association: None  |
Are there any aftermarket tachometers that fit in the stock dash hole?
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| Keyser Sose |
Sep 26 2017, 05:45 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 57 Joined: 1-July 14 From: West Member No.: 17,576 Region Association: None |
Yes, it's 4.5" or 115mm opening. I have a VDO with a programmable shift light, chosen because the font is similar to stock gauges.
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| DBCooper |
Sep 26 2017, 05:58 PM
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14's in the 13's with ATTITUDE Group: Members Posts: 3,079 Joined: 25-August 04 From: Dazed and Confused Member No.: 2,618 Region Association: Northern California |
VDO Comp Eliminator. It comes with a programming tab that's removable. Not exactly a stock look but not bad and it works well. There are other styles if you prefer.
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| wndsnd |
Sep 26 2017, 06:53 PM
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You wanted a horse, but got a goat. Nobody wants a goat.... Group: Members Posts: 2,861 Joined: 12-February 12 From: North Shore, MA Member No.: 14,124 Region Association: North East States  |
Or just use the stock teach and drive over the red line. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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| DBCooper |
Sep 26 2017, 06:58 PM
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14's in the 13's with ATTITUDE Group: Members Posts: 3,079 Joined: 25-August 04 From: Dazed and Confused Member No.: 2,618 Region Association: Northern California |
There's a post from a couple of years ago describing how a guy put a modern tach inside a 914 tach housing. I don't know how it turned out long-term but it looked pretty good.
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| Beebo Kanelle |
Sep 26 2017, 07:13 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 248 Joined: 22-November 12 From: Houston, Texas Member No.: 15,177 Region Association: Southwest Region 
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Check out timothy_nd28 in the member vendors forum
http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=217100 |
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| timothy_nd28 |
Sep 26 2017, 08:30 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,299 Joined: 25-September 07 From: IN Member No.: 8,154 Region Association: Upper MidWest
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Sadly the modern tach they sold isn't being sold anymore. It was a good answer, I did over 30 conversions with great results.
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| GregAmy |
Sep 27 2017, 06:27 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,412 Joined: 22-February 13 From: Middletown CT Member No.: 15,565 Region Association: North East States
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QUOTE(DBCooper @ Sep 26 2017, 07:58 PM)  VDO Comp Eliminator. It comes with a programming tab that's removable. Not exactly a stock look but not bad and it works well. There are other styles if you prefer. Why am I not able to find this at a retailer? Is it still being sold? Any idea what the VDO part number is? |
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| Mark Henry |
Sep 27 2017, 10:34 AM
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that's what I do! Group: Members Posts: 20,065 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Port Hope, Ontario Member No.: 26 Region Association: Canada |
Autometer monster fits, a hair loose, but 3 small blobs of RTV sticks it in good.
You lose the high beam and turn indicators. |
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| DBCooper |
Sep 29 2017, 03:39 PM
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14's in the 13's with ATTITUDE Group: Members Posts: 3,079 Joined: 25-August 04 From: Dazed and Confused Member No.: 2,618 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(GregAmy @ Sep 27 2017, 05:27 AM) QUOTE(DBCooper @ Sep 26 2017, 07:58 PM) VDO Comp Eliminator. It comes with a programming tab that's removable. Not exactly a stock look but not bad and it works well. There are other styles if you prefer. Why am I not able to find this at a retailer? Is it still being sold? Any idea what the VDO part number is? Huh, I don't see it. Sorry, that was from ten years ago and VDO has apparently moved on. There are other options though, just look for 115mm/4.5" tachs with a switch for number of cylinders. And an LED shift light option is really handy, it's bright enough that you don't need to be looking at it to see it come on. |
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