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Old Dec 10, 2006 | 04:06 PM
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ok soo i boguht a jdm sport tachometer.....every thing works but the tach part....after figureing out the stock tach must be disconnected i did that and the after market tach stil doesnt work....does anybody know how to help
 
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Old Dec 10, 2006 | 07:38 PM
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Did you cut the stock tach wire?
 
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Old Dec 10, 2006 | 09:10 PM
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yes i did and it still doesnt work
 
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Old Dec 10, 2006 | 09:28 PM
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How did you hook it up?
 
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Old Dec 10, 2006 | 09:33 PM
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i have the power running off the igniton switch the light is spliced into the light switch and the tach is hooked ^ to the stock tach wire coming off ther pcm everytihng works but the tach part of it
 
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Old Dec 10, 2006 | 11:33 PM
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Try running the tach signal wire from behind the cluster. What year is your car?
 
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Old Dec 11, 2006 | 12:12 AM
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its a 96 expresso model....where in the back of the cluster would i hook it ^ at????????
 
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Old Dec 11, 2006 | 12:17 AM
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Tachometer signal wire...its gray with a light blue tracer.
 
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Old Dec 11, 2006 | 12:21 AM
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well rite now i have it hooked up to the gray wire with the blue tacer rite off the pcm will it make a differecne if its hooked ^ behind the dash
 
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Old Dec 11, 2006 | 01:14 AM
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I have heard some people with your similiar problems and then hooked it up behind the dash and it works.
 
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