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light for Tach

Post by Hell On Wheels » Tue Mar 12, 2019 1:16 pm

Just installed my tach and does anybody have a way they lighted up there gage?
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Re: light for Tach

Post by Action » Wed Mar 13, 2019 2:33 pm

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Post by Hell On Wheels » Wed Mar 13, 2019 2:49 pm

I thought about that but I just couldn’t figure out how to turn it off when getting out of the vehicle
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Re: light for Tach

Post by jwaller » Thu Mar 14, 2019 5:41 pm

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Re: light for Tach

Post by Hell On Wheels » Thu Mar 14, 2019 5:59 pm

In fact I was just thinking of that because I have a set
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Re: light for Tach

Post by Retired War Horses » Sat Mar 16, 2019 7:26 am

If it’s the OEM Tach and Installed correctly, it has a lamp in it, part of the wiring to the dash gauges is to tap off
the instrument Panel lamp.
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Re: light for Tach

Post by Hell On Wheels » Sat Mar 16, 2019 8:17 am

It is the nos kit with hardware and harness
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Re: light for Tach

Post by Retired War Horses » Sat Mar 16, 2019 8:34 am

Wired correctly it has a light per the instructions
Is this the Tach with the cannon plug or the Tach with the 4 spade tips?
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Re: light for Tach

Post by Hell On Wheels » Sat Mar 16, 2019 9:14 am

the Canon plug to the fuel gauge 27j to 27m to 27n grounded on panel tapped into the generator at 2a to 2b on the AC tap

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Re: light for Tach

Post by 86humv » Sat Mar 16, 2019 4:22 pm

Dog house buss bar tach has a hole for a light.
Windshd tach...no light.
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Re: light for Tach

Post by Retired War Horses » Sun Mar 17, 2019 4:36 am

Ha, the truck I looked at for comparison has the Tach for the dog house in the bracket for the windshield....thus mine has the
Light. I haven’t check the cannon plug version as of yet.
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Re: light for Tach

Post by Action » Sun Mar 17, 2019 7:29 am

the only thing on the back of my w/s mounted tach is the screw connector for the harness and 2 studs for the mount brace. IIRC

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Re: light for Tach

Post by dilvoy » Sun Mar 17, 2019 10:07 am

There may be a way to install an LED Light strip behind the glass. Gauge services change the lenses all the time and have a tool for clamping the new Bezel.
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Re: light for Tach

Post by Hell On Wheels » Sun Mar 17, 2019 10:44 am

That would be a good idea. Have you attempted?
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Re: light for Tach

Post by dilvoy » Mon Mar 18, 2019 12:14 pm

No Robert, I have not. I have a Tach with a scratched lense and it does look like there is some room in there, but I'd hate to mangle the bezel only to find out that lighting can't be added. I guess it is time to call some Gauge restoration places.
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