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Tacho

Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2017 6:14 pm
by Gamblr
Has anyone installed a tacho in their lancer? I can’t seem to locate the signal wire the green wire should hook up to!

Re: Tacho

Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2017 6:24 pm
by Lancer1993
Don't all CJ's have a nacho as standard?

Re: Tacho

Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2017 6:28 pm
by Gamblr
I love nachos mate lol, and yes they do but I’ve got a free one off a mate that lights up blue and thought why not

Re: Tacho

Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2017 8:48 pm
by bumblebee
Aaahhh so u have just a plain tacho that you wish to connect in parallel with the stock tacho?

Re: Tacho

Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2017 10:17 pm
by Gamblr
Exactly that mate but I don’t know where to tap into for the signal wire, any ideas?

Re: Tacho

Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2017 7:15 am
by sarusa
Gamblr wrote:Has anyone installed a tacho in their lancer? I can’t seem to locate the signal wire the green wire should hook up to!



Whats wrong with the more then adequate one that's there? :)

Re: Tacho

Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2017 7:36 am
by bumblebee
I assume the wires your looking for are the ones that connect to rear of the instrument cluster itself. There is instructions on the forum how to do this.from memory the steering wheel drops down and the plastic covers all pop off.the cluster is held in with 2 screws and then it wiggles out. And the cable at the back unclips.

But i dont understand why you would need a second one for.
You said it was blue. But from memory you can change the bulbs in the instrument cluster to what ever colour you wish if your very careful.

Re: Tacho

Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2017 10:39 am
by aspir3
I wouldn't imagine our lancers have a wire. I'd imagine our factory tacho runs off the etac.
You maybe able to connect it to a coil on the cylinder head but I'd think it's more work then it's worth and going to look very messy with wires everywhere and the tacho looking out of place

Re: Tacho

Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2017 2:03 pm
by Gamblr
bumblebee wrote:I assume the wires your looking for are the ones that connect to rear of the instrument cluster itself. There is instructions on the forum how to do this.from memory the steering wheel drops down and the plastic covers all pop off.the cluster is held in with 2 screws and then it wiggles out. And the cable at the back unclips.

But i dont understand why you would need a second one for.
You said it was blue. But from memory you can change the bulbs in the instrument cluster to what ever colour you wish if your very careful.


Hmm I guess I could connect it to the tacho in the cluster but it seems more of a hassle rather than going to my coil! And as for changing the bulbs in the cluster I’d Probably mess something up in there while soldering

Re: Tacho

Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2017 2:05 pm
by Gamblr
aspir3 wrote:I wouldn't imagine our lancers have a wire. I'd imagine our factory tacho runs off the etac.
You maybe able to connect it to a coil on the cylinder head but I'd think it's more work then it's worth and going to look very messy with wires everywhere and the tacho looking out of place


I was thinking of going to one of the coils there 3 wires coming out each of them one is ground, one that goes to the ecm and the other to the fuse box I think. Would I connect it to the ground on anyone of the coils?