Tachometer...

Has anyone added an aftermarket tachometer to there Tacoma?

 

i did to my 03

 

I got one in my 96

 

Is it hard to do? are there directions somewhere?

 

is there not one in first gens?

 

not on my base model...

 

i put one in my old s10. you just have to find the right wire to splice it too.

 

Anyone have any pics of a tach in a base model?

 

here is mine

 

what model taco do you have? Curious if you could help me figure out what wires to splice into...

 

Mine is a 96 regular cab 4wd. The wire that you splice into comes from the ECU. look for the 26 pin plug and locate the black wire with yellow strip(usually thats the one for the rpm signal)

 

ECU is behind the glove box right?

 

yea there is no way you will miss it just look where all the wires go

 

Installed the tachometer...I had a 3" Tach that I got when I got my taco over a year ago. Super easy install the hardest part was running the wires...oh and the rpm wire was light green with black stripe

 

Looks a tad overkill due to size but I like it...I replaced the white bulb that came with it with a red led bulb

 

SEXY....i just bought the scangauge for my tach.

 

I think I can find the right wire from the truck in which to use but, the wire from the tach I use for the splice should be the RED/IGN wire? I have hooked up tachs a few times but never to such a new (98 - 2.4l) vehicle. I have a 20 year old AM tach so I am using this to go by:

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/attac...w-your-car-under-hood-wagonr-tacho-wiring.jpg

 

for power maybe...you need to find the rpm signal wire. Someone correct me if I'm wrong I am far from an expert..

 

Based on the pic it would have to be the RED/IGN wire. I think. I guess I will find out soon enough.

 

I have an '02 base model w/o a tach and I intend to add one.

I'm new here, but the first thing I did was check out the FSM.

Looking at this diagram, could you not just tap the wire at connector A pin 4 for the tach signal?

This is assuming Toyota didn't build two completely different wiring harnesses for the tach/no tach vehicles...