Tachometer , any cool ideas?

[Pop's C-10]

Originally Posted by RuralRoute C-30

Since it's been too cold to work in the shop to do any real work I still have this spare bezel in the house. Thought I'd look for something close to the smallest size tach Jegs offers, 2"1/16". Found this "round" which is exactly 2".


My idea to recess a gauge in this space won't work it appears. Not enough room, but I had to see it for myself.

I agree with the storage tray space is a good idea to ponder as well since I have no a/c in the 1-ton.

Oh well, now I answered my own question and will probably just keep looking for a decent deal on a nice oem tach. Until then, I'll just drive with my ears open.

Mark

yea i ran out & put tape to mine & seen that it would look out of place..It would kind of look like a third eye..lol

[Meatman]

Just FYI Camaro speedo would be anything 82-89.

[burger]

Here's what I have in my truck...

[primrrd]

nice clean innards on that green truck, Burger!
Makes me think about ditchin my faded carpet for a nice rubber floor mat!

[81ShrtBox]

Found 7bulb LEDS on Ebay for $2 a pair.. I ordered 6 Got me a fresh set of whitefaced gauges too.... gotta makeup my mind on putting a Tach where the fuel gauge goes or doing a air/fuel gauge in the open slot

[red rumbler]

can somebody please inform me on how to change the l.e.ds in the gauges??? i really want to do it!!

[carloscanales]

hey i just my tach this weekend!
illbe installing it tomorrow
i will update pics
let me know whta you guys think

[81ShrtBox]

Couldnt sleep... so I played with my new gauges tonight.. This set came out alot better than the old ones. Waiting on the rest of my blue leds to arrive and find an air/fuel gauge to fit the extra slot and I'm done..

$20 white face gauges, $8 needle paint and $10 worth of leds

[1985-GMC]

OK so requested by JRANGER, here is how I did the tach in my blazer.

I bought the tach at Harbor Freight but I didn't like the white face so I proceeded to change it.




I started with dissembling it.




Then I painted the areas that would be seen once assembled black, and painted the needle with orange marking paint.




Then I drew a new face in MS Paint, and once I got it right I printed it out on photo paper.




I also cut out a new "sticker" out of some regular ole electrical tape because I didn't like the nitrous logo on it.



Then I cut out the housing with a Dremel to fit the tach.




And made some aluminum brackets to hold it in place.




Also cut out the black piece to fit. I guess I didn't take a picture but I just glued the lens and plastic ring in the housing without using the aluminum trim so that it would sit flush against the gauge bezel.



In place



Finally in the truck.


I couldn't find a picture of it at night with the lights on but it was bright with multiple colors to chose from with a press of the button, it would have matched good with leds in the other gauges.

[76stepsidechevy]

I see its pretty common for guys to use the third gen camaro tachs has anyone tried one from a second gen?

[rayfinseats]

Harbor freight has a 2 1/8 tac that you could put somewhere for $20. Damn nice looking seats...

[1985-GMC]

I used the harbor freight tack if you look back at post #45

[81ShrtBox]

Found 7bulb leds on Ebay for $1.48pair. I ordered 3pair just to check them out... not bad...ordered 8 pair this time

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...ht_3806wt_1053

[West Texas Z]

Originally Posted by 1985-GMC

I used the harbor freight tack if you look back at post #45

very creative.

[Pop's C-10]

That looks sweet

[81ShrtBox]

Originally Posted by Pop's C-10

That looks sweet

thanks....

[silverbullet01]

i have a 5 inch equus mounted on the side of the dash wiht an external shift light.. looks good and isn't in the way, and easy to see!

[allengator]

ya know.....
I am considering using the camaro tach... and getting the white gauge set up so the fonts and all match exactly!

[motornut]

At first i was gona get a small tac put it in the oil press spot
and move the oil to the brake light spot
but i found a tac left over from my other car and prob gona put it in the storage spot(top right)
till i find a factory tac cluster to put in

[81ShrtBox]

I was thinking of moving my fuel gauge for a tach but I dont want to change the look of the dash too much. I like the simple white facedgauge OEM look.I.m also stuck on the old skool look with the dash mounted tach

[carloscanales]

here is how it came through

[str8axle55]

Looks good, what are you doing with the old radio? I love the interior of your truck btw, could be the best ever in these trucks.

[stephanie80gardner]

Here are a couple different tutorials on how to do it.
http://whitegauges.net/pages/LED-Ill...n-Upgrade.html

http://www.whitegauges.net/pages/LED...red-bulbs.html

[West Texas Z]

Originally Posted by stephanie80gardner

Here are a couple different tutorials on how to do it.
http://whitegauges.net/pages/LED-Ill...n-Upgrade.html

http://www.whitegauges.net/pages/LED...red-bulbs.html

2 posts, and both are about the same website. Subliminal advertising. haha.

[kikkegek]

@ Ble Burban: very nice! look sweet! do you have a PWM connected to dim the LEDs?