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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Benson-ish, NC
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Where did you mount your tach?
I want to keep my interior looking as original as possible, and I don't want to put one in the original location. I have an Autometer with shift light, but I just can't figure out where to put it. The only place I can think of is below the ac controller, but even that doesn't look right to me. Where did you put yours? Any pics? Thanks.
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Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Puckett, MS
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Re: Where did you mount your tach?
I had a 'monster tach' with a shift light mounted in the upper corner of the windshield once. I had to ditch the visor, but it looked soooooo cool.
Although it was a '65 truck, you can still get the idea. Look close, that is not the reflection of the mirror.
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Join Date: Dec 2006
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Re: Where did you mount your tach?
On the steering column.
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Join Date: Oct 2006
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Re: Where did you mount your tach?
I put mine in a box and then put the box on a shelf. It was on the column, but I didn't like it and figured that I really didn't need one. Well, you asked..
![]() Actually, if I ever put one back in, I would look into installing something in the original tach hole in the cluster.
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Re: Where did you mount your tach?
I found a tach that fit in the center blank hole of the dash between the speedo and gas. I cut it out and it looks and fit perfect. There is a pic in my build thread below.
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Re: Where did you mount your tach?
im gonna bolt mine through the speaker holes on the dash that way no unwanted holes and u can change the angle whenever
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Join Date: Aug 2006
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Re: Where did you mount your tach?
Steering column but I entertained the idea of mounting it under the AC controls aiming up at me.
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Join Date: Feb 2002
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Re: Where did you mount your tach?
Got a Sun Super on the column, easy and out of the way.
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Re: Where did you mount your tach?
I had mine on the column but I just put a van tilt in my truck & now I have to move it. That or move the new column back towards me & I dont really want to do that...
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Alberta, Canada
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Re: Where did you mount your tach?
right where its suppose to be
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Join Date: Oct 2007
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Re: Where did you mount your tach?
I mounted mine on the dash as well
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Re: Where did you mount your tach?
Here's where my tach is mounted
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Re: Where did you mount your tach?
Good ideas guys, thanks.
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Re: Where did you mount your tach?
Here's mine
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Re: Where did you mount your tach?
I only know one place to put a tach and keep it original looking.I have a pod tach in the center hole in my Sierra.I`ve done the a-pillar before and center/top of dash.I didn`t used to mind just drilling and bolting it up there.
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Benson-ish, NC
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Re: Where did you mount your tach?
Yeah, I can't figure out any place to put it to sorta hide it but still be visible to me. It looks like I'll end up putting it under the ac controls and running the shift light to the column, which shouldn't look too bad.
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Villa Rica Ga
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Re: Where did you mount your tach?
mines on the column. i like the look. looks like sumthing str8 outa the late 60s early 70s.
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Join Date: Apr 2005
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Re: Where did you mount your tach?
![]() My dash cluster was fortunate enough to have a factory tach, however it would stop once it reached 2500 rpm, so we bought a Sunpro, for now, and mounted it to the steering column.
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Re: Where did you mount your tach?
Mine is on the inside of the A piller. Not many people seem to put them here, but its a lot more hidden IMO.
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Re: Where did you mount your tach?
In the center hole....
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