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Auto Meter Tachometer Install #270684 Sep 9, 7:23am
Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 87 San Diego, California celicamaniac Member 2002 Toyota Celica
celicamaniac Member 2002 Toyota Celica Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 87 San Diego, California	Auto Meter Tachometer Install By Celicamaniac (Tomas H.) [color:"Red"]*Note: Install tachometer at your own risk[/color] (Before performing installation, disconnect positive battery cable) Materials Needed: 1.Black Electrical Tape 2.Fuse Holder 30 Amp (caution). (As a safety precaution the RED wire of this product should be fused before connecting it to the positive (+) side of the 12V DC battery. We recommend using a 4 Amp, 3AG fast-acting type cartridge fuse (little fuse #312 004 or an equivalent) inline with the RED wire of our product.) 3.Soldering Iron 4.Rosin Core Iron. Procedures: (Remember to remove positive battery cable) Step #1: Remove Cluster Finish Remove Cluster Finish Panel by unscrewing two screws. Step #2:Removing Combination Meter Unscrew the three screws that hold the Combination Meter Carefully,unplug Blue and White Plug connected in back of combination Meter. Set aside in a secure spot Step #3:Removing Upper and Lower Column Cover Unscrew screw, left side of steering wheel, right side of steering wheel, and bottom of of steering wheel. Step #4:Mounting Tach Find a place to mount tach. I decided to mount mine in the center cluster by drilling two holes. I was going to mount my tach on the left corner of the Pillar Garnish but I decided not to because I'm planning on adding more gauges on this side. Once you found a spot, mount tach. Step #5:Wiring Tachometer Green[/color] Run Green Tachometer cable to Blue plug that was plugged into Combination Meter. In the Blue plug with all the wires, find the White/Brown Cable. This cable is the Tach Terminal. Carefully with a razor, peel off about 1/2" of the White/Brown cable avoiding cutting the wires from the inside. You can cut and peel ends of cable (White/Brown) at your own risk. Carefully, solder Green wire cable with White/Brown cable. Insulate with Black electrical Tape Red Before you start running the Red Cable, make sure you solder the 30 Amp Fuse Holder (seecaution) to red wire. See picture Run Red Tach cable to bottom of steering wheel. Find the White Cable (12V Ignition Switch)located in the ingition cylinder.See arrow. Carefully, once again peel the White cable with a razor, also about 1/2", avoiding cutting the wires. Solder White and Red wires together. Insulate with Electrical Tape White Run White Tach cable to Upper Console Panel. Find Red Cigarette Lighter Cable (12V Dash Lighting). Peel Red Cable with razor, also about 1/2" avoiding cutting wires. Solder White and Red cable. Insulate with electrical tape. Black Wire. Run Black Tachometer cable to this area. This will be our ground area. You will need a shop light down there. Got to the Home page of EverythinCELICA.com. Go under Tech Info. Then scroll down to Electrical. Go to Grounding Locations - Inside. See Diagram. Look at IE. This is were I found out a good source of ground. Unscrew upper screw (Ground). Looks like a purple cable that is screwed in this area. Screw back in Purple and Black tachometer cable. Step #6:Clipping Loop cable on Tachometer. Carefully, clip blue loop cable in back of tach (Do not push wires into case). Then insulate the blue loop that you just clipped with electrical tape. Connect Shift-Lite Connector. Step #7:Making Sure Everything is Right. Go over procedures one more time. Make sure cable that you insulated with electrical tape are taped and secured. Put everything back together. Connect positive battery cable back and burn test the baby!!!. If procedures where followed, tach should be up and running (Hopefully I explained my self clearly). It will take you about 2 to 4 hours. It all depend how good you know your car. Have Fun!!! Finish Product.(Couldn't get better pix, Fuji Film denied them. These are all the pix they approve.)

Re: Auto Meter Tachometer Install celicamaniac #270685 Sep 9, 8:31am
Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 2,371 ATL GA AZZKIKR SHO - NUFF 2003 Toyota Celica GT
AZZKIKR SHO - NUFF 2003 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 2,371 ATL GA	nice dude

Re: Auto Meter Tachometer Install AZZKIKR #270686 Sep 9, 8:41am
Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 5,125 Philadelphia, PA Sultan Speed Omen 2002 Toyota Celica GT
Sultan Speed Omen 2002 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 5,125 Philadelphia, PA	very thorough after including the pics -

Re: Auto Meter Tachometer Install Sultan #270687 Sep 9, 10:26am
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 326 CA, USA l2pdrums Member 2000 Toyota Celica GT
l2pdrums Member 2000 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 326 CA, USA	very good. But I wish there was a thread like this for installing a water temp gauge. Everybody from Ecelica ROCKS!!!

Re: Auto Meter Tachometer Install l2pdrums #270688 Sep 9, 10:32am
Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 2,014 Likes: 1 Malton, ON CA Haulin_A_Doo Specialist
Haulin_A_Doo Specialist Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 2,014 Likes: 1 Malton, ON CA	Originally Posted by l2pdrums very good. But I wish there was a thread like this for installing a water temp gauge. After you figure out how, that will be your job.

Re: Auto Meter Tachometer Install Haulin_A_Doo #270689 Sep 9, 12:10pm
Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 87 San Diego, California celicamaniac Member 2002 Toyota Celica
celicamaniac Member 2002 Toyota Celica Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 87 San Diego, California	Cool, that will be my next project. I'll post in the future.

Re: Auto Meter Tachometer Install celicamaniac #270690 Sep 9, 12:55pm
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 326 CA, USA l2pdrums Member 2000 Toyota Celica GT
l2pdrums Member 2000 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 326 CA, USA	Originally Posted by celicamaniac Cool, that will be my next project. I'll post in the future. You mean tach or water temp gauge?

Re: Auto Meter Tachometer Install l2pdrums #270691 Sep 9, 2:18pm
Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 87 San Diego, California celicamaniac Member 2002 Toyota Celica
celicamaniac Member 2002 Toyota Celica Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 87 San Diego, California	Water Temp Gauge

Re: Auto Meter Tachometer Install celicamaniac #270692 Sep 9, 2:49pm
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 326 CA, USA l2pdrums Member 2000 Toyota Celica GT
l2pdrums Member 2000 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 326 CA, USA	^^^Awesome. Ill wait till you install and post pics. Hey, so will you do it yourself or get it done somewhere? Ive had my water temp gauge for a while now, but didnt know how or where to install. Everybody from Ecelica ROCKS!!!

Re: Auto Meter Tachometer Install l2pdrums #270693 Sep 9, 6:38pm
Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 87 San Diego, California celicamaniac Member 2002 Toyota Celica
celicamaniac Member 2002 Toyota Celica Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 87 San Diego, California	I do my own installs. Its better if you try doing them by your self because you learn from it. Then later you can share it with everyone who wants to learn. I have never use d a soldering Iron until know. After this install I learned how to use one and I learned something out of it.

Re: Auto Meter Tachometer Install celicamaniac #270694 Sep 9, 6:54pm
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 3,070 Saint Louis, MO slidr Specialist 2000 Toyota Celica
slidr Specialist 2000 Toyota Celica Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 3,070 Saint Louis, MO	Very nice guide man. Looks like you put a lot of time into that and it looks really good. Keep it up. Aqua Teen Hunger Force...number one in the hood, G

Re: Auto Meter Tachometer Install celicamaniac #270695 Sep 9, 6:54pm
Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 1,274 Orange County, CA DJ_Curtiz Specialist 2001 Toyota Celica GT
DJ_Curtiz Specialist 2001 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 1,274 Orange County, CA	Nice guide but I dont get the point of havin a huge tach when you have a tach already... DJ CURTIZ - taking over the world one record at a time Live life on the edge, otherwise you take up too much space.

Re: Auto Meter Tachometer Install DJ_Curtiz #270696 Sep 9, 6:55pm
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 3,070 Saint Louis, MO slidr Specialist 2000 Toyota Celica
slidr Specialist 2000 Toyota Celica Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 3,070 Saint Louis, MO	^^ Shift light maybe? Aqua Teen Hunger Force...number one in the hood, G

Re: Auto Meter Tachometer Install slidr #270697 Sep 9, 7:02pm
Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 1,274 Orange County, CA DJ_Curtiz Specialist 2001 Toyota Celica GT
DJ_Curtiz Specialist 2001 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 1,274 Orange County, CA	u can get those without the tach, I saw one that plugs into your cig lighter DJ CURTIZ - taking over the world one record at a time Live life on the edge, otherwise you take up too much space.

Re: Auto Meter Tachometer Install DJ_Curtiz #270698 Sep 9, 7:04pm
Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 1,917 Southern California tru_Asiatik_Pride Blue MnM 2003 Toyota Celica
tru_Asiatik_Pride Blue MnM 2003 Toyota Celica Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 1,917 Southern California	that looks like hard work <---not good with electrical stuff)

Re: Auto Meter Tachometer Install DJ_Curtiz #270699 Sep 9, 7:12pm
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 3,070 Saint Louis, MO slidr Specialist 2000 Toyota Celica
slidr Specialist 2000 Toyota Celica Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 3,070 Saint Louis, MO	Originally Posted by DJ_Curtiz u can get those without the tach, I saw one that plugs into your cig lighter I guess because people are always complaining that the tach is not in your line of sight, so this way, you can kinda keep your eye on the road and see the tach at the same time. Although, I have never had a problem with the tach location, but others have. Aqua Teen Hunger Force...number one in the hood, G

Re: Auto Meter Tachometer Install slidr #270700 Sep 9, 7:14pm
Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 1,233 El Paso, TX EuRoBoYGT black & blue 4 you 2000 Toyota Celica GT
EuRoBoYGT black & blue 4 you 2000 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 1,233 El Paso, TX	isaac should put this in the install section i've been changing but you'll never see me now now i'm blaming you for everything

Re: Auto Meter Tachometer Install slidr #270701 Sep 9, 8:23pm
Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 1,408 Englewood, CO CelicaRacer05 Specialist 2000 Toyota Celica GT
CelicaRacer05 Specialist 2000 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 1,408 Englewood, CO	Originally Posted by slidr Originally Posted by DJ_Curtiz u can get those without the tach, I saw one that plugs into your cig lighter I guess because people are always complaining that the tach is not in your line of sight, so this way, you can kinda keep your eye on the road and see the tach at the same time. Although, I have never had a problem with the tach location, but others have. i like the tach on the Mini cooper, its the only gauge in front of the steering wheel... and how well would a shift light work, if it was in the cig lighter, i couldnt keep my eye on the lighter if i was flying down the road trying to shift, id place it behind the air vent or something

Re: Auto Meter Tachometer Install CelicaRacer05 #270702 Sep 9, 8:37pm
Joined: May 2003 Posts: 5,342 Redondo Beach, CA spaztikid dikitzaps 1974 Toyota Celica
spaztikid dikitzaps 1974 Toyota Celica Joined: May 2003 Posts: 5,342 Redondo Beach, CA	nice... although i like how most honda's just have it mounted and it doesnt function... i think that adds the real "tuner" effect

Re: Auto Meter Tachometer Install CelicaRacer05 #270703 Sep 10, 7:08am
Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 1,274 Orange County, CA DJ_Curtiz Specialist 2001 Toyota Celica GT
DJ_Curtiz Specialist 2001 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 1,274 Orange County, CA	Originally Posted by CelicaRacer05 Originally Posted by slidr Originally Posted by DJ_Curtiz u can get those without the tach, I saw one that plugs into your cig lighter I guess because people are always complaining that the tach is not in your line of sight, so this way, you can kinda keep your eye on the road and see the tach at the same time. Although, I have never had a problem with the tach location, but others have. i like the tach on the Mini cooper, its the only gauge in front of the steering wheel... and how well would a shift light work, if it was in the cig lighter, i couldnt keep my eye on the lighter if i was flying down the road trying to shift, id place it behind the air vent or something LOL I never said its "IN" the cig lighter I said it plugs into the cig lighter which means it draws its power through the cig lighter, damm where is that thread now Last edited by DJ_Curtiz; Sep 10, 2004 7:09am. DJ CURTIZ - taking over the world one record at a time Live life on the edge, otherwise you take up too much space.

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