hey everyone, im in the middle of installing my new tach, and ive wired up the black,red, and white wires with no problems, but now im having a problem getting the dash panel off of the area around the gauge cluster. Im trying to remove this because i found a thread on hcf that stated i could use the spare tach signal wire in behind the gauge cluster, I have a 1994 civic cx hatchback, so there was no tachometer with the stock cluster. So heres what i want to know, how can i remove the panel that incases the gauge cluster and air vents? (i already removed the two screws on top of the panel but it doesn't seem to want to come out) and, is there even a tach wire behind the cluster? Ive seen other people talking about the blue wire with white stripe on it on the drivers side of the engine bay, but i cant seem to find it as easy as the pics showed. Or could i attach it to the negative ignition coil? in the manual it states i can and even included some adapter, but id rather find that spare tach signal wire. please help lol

 

cmon somebody, i gotta get this insatlled today, i think i might just use the clamp to the spark plug wire for now, then fool around with the tach wire next weekend, i still have to install some 6*9 in the back today as well,

 

well for my 99 civic the stock tach wire under the hood is up on the drivers side closer to the windshield...
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...X/8cfdf5ee.jpg
thiers a picture of my engine bay... now if ya see the wire harness plug thats towards the top right.... on that same bracket that holds that somewhat large plug thiers a small 1wire thats closer to the fender... that is my tach wire...
tho since mine is a 99 and urs is a 94 it might be different........


it says on my wire thing says blue wire at distributor or tach test connetion, tach test connector (white 2pin) found in drivers rear of engine compartment BLUE tach wire also found in gray 14 pin connector on top of fuse block at pin #3.

 

ok yeah i have that same harness and ill look for that blue wire, i just cant find it inside the lower compartment of the dash, and i cant get the cluster off, how do u think the spark plug wire clamp connector will work?

 

Here is my tach signal. If you cant find the one behind your dash, use this one.

https://www.hondacivicforum.com/m_87..._/tm.htm#88050

 

ya thats the one i used for my remote starter...

 

well thanks guys, the pics helped. i couldn't get the cluster panel off so i just used the tach signal wire in the engine bay, and existing gromet in firewall and spliced. It works well and i did a real clean setup. mabey next weekend ill see if i can get behind the cluster, thanks again guys

 

no problem...