installing a tachometer in a 90 civic

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Jul 20, 2009 | 10:13 PM

andrewb648

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installing a tachometer in a 90 civic

i believe the wire for the tach that im looking for is the bluish greenish wire right on the distributor. not 100% on that though i got all the other wires hooked up fine any help with this would be greatly appreciated!

Jul 20, 2009 | 10:16 PM

RonJ

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The signal for the tach gauge comes on a blue wire from the coil in the distributor.

Jul 20, 2009 | 10:32 PM

trustdestruction

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The wire is already inside the car, behind the cluster. Tap into it there, it is much easier.

Jul 22, 2009 | 05:36 AM

neo1piv14

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The general wisdom seems to be: just go to a you-pull-it, find an LX, EX, or SI from your generation, and swap out the cluster with that. Looks a ton cleaner that way as opposed to bolting a tach onto your dash.