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Old 04-07-2007, 01:16 PM
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I HAVE A 1996 HONDA CIVIC CX AND IM WANTED TO PUT IN A UNIVERSAY TACH. NOW DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY IDEA WHICHWIRE IS THE RPM ONE UNDER THE DASH. THE CAR ORINALLY DOESNT HAVE ONE... ANY HELP THANKS
 
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Old 04-07-2007, 01:23 PM
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all civics have a tach wire...6th gens for sure have one both in the cluster harness and in the engine bay...its going to be blue with gray "dashes" on it....
 
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Old 04-07-2007, 02:49 PM
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behind the cluster its the blue wire on the engine temp harness, and in the engine bay next to the driver side fender you will find another blue wire with a cap on it. Thats also a spare tach signal, wire it into either one of those and you should be good.
 
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Old 04-08-2007, 02:23 PM
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Thanks alot for the help guys.... Im gonna go work on getting in it and ill let you guys know how it turns out. Thanks
 
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Old 04-08-2007, 04:42 PM
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What up people again. Well i got the tach hooked up and i have a nother question about it. Well teh shift light i dont know wheer the wires go. Ill try to describe it teh best i can. Well there are 2 black wires for the shift lift and it tells me to hook these to wires to the terminal screws... Now the only terminal screws i know oif are teh ones in teh fuse box by teh battery..... What do you guys think.. Thanks for the help again
 
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