the tacho in my dash was re done by ringwood speedos but its about a 1000 rpm out ive heard that they arent the most accurate has any one suscessfully replaced there indash tacho with an aftermarket one i dont want a big monster tacho wouldnt mind something with a shift light but
tacho in lx dash
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Posted 28 August 2011 - 10:17 AM
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Posted 28 August 2011 - 03:00 PM
I had my all my gauges repaired by Shepparton speedos in Victoria and I had no issues. I used them because of the referral on here. Tacho works great. However, if I was to use aftermarket gauges to suit/fit the original dash I would consider Speedhut.com as they make gauges in various colours and sizes. As for the shift light a went with Gizzmo stand alone unit. It small and sits nicely on the steering column.
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Posted 28 August 2011 - 05:35 PM
i had my ss hatch tacho recalibrated many years ago..then after i put it back in a month or two later it was out again
so i took it out and replaced it in the dash with a 3" vdo unit..which has worked fine for years
but i'm about to buy a Autometer 3 3/4" tacho( not monster big) and mount it on the column..and put the stocky back just to fill the hole as per original
so i took it out and replaced it in the dash with a 3" vdo unit..which has worked fine for years
but i'm about to buy a Autometer 3 3/4" tacho( not monster big) and mount it on the column..and put the stocky back just to fill the hole as per original
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Posted 28 August 2011 - 07:18 PM
thats one thing i was thinking of the smaller tacho mounter on the colum
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Posted 28 August 2011 - 07:37 PM
I've used shep speedos a few time, one of the tacho's couldn't be fixed so they fitted a new VDO unit behind the original face.
But if you want a shift light and tacho have a look at the autometer digital pro shift system. http://www.autometer...il.aspx?vid=203
But if you want a shift light and tacho have a look at the autometer digital pro shift system. http://www.autometer...il.aspx?vid=203
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Posted 28 August 2011 - 08:38 PM
I took mine to an instrument repair place and the replaced the guts of the tacho completely, from the back you could see what they had done but from the front it looked completely stock except it was far more accurate then it ever had been before it broke
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Posted 28 August 2011 - 09:05 PM
i dont know what repairing your stocky holden tacho costs these days..but the Autometer tacho i'm gettin only costs $170 an looks great
course if you want the "original" look you dont have a choice ey!
course if you want the "original" look you dont have a choice ey!
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Posted 28 August 2011 - 09:11 PM
Just a thought, the factory tachos have a 4-6-8 cylinder switch on the rear....Is it set correctly?
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Posted 29 August 2011 - 08:23 AM
yeah i already checked that one unless the switch is broke but its definately in the 8cyl position
its only out by about 300rpm at idle but the higher the revs go the further its out i no at 100ks it reads 4500 rpm when all the web based rpm calculators say it should only be on 3500rpm
its only out by about 300rpm at idle but the higher the revs go the further its out i no at 100ks it reads 4500 rpm when all the web based rpm calculators say it should only be on 3500rpm
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Posted 29 August 2011 - 08:44 AM
yep..thats what mine did..its progressive the more revs the worse it will get
unfortunately mate theyre just cheaply made tacho's
unfortunately mate theyre just cheaply made tacho's
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Posted 30 August 2011 - 01:22 AM
the tacho in my dash was re done by ringwood speedos but its about a 1000 rpm out
They gave it back to you(charged you good money?) and its this far out, not acceptable, have you contacted them about this?
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Posted 30 August 2011 - 07:57 AM
hasnt always been out i checked it with a autometer tach when i first fitted it and it was spot on just got worse over time i rang them and spoke to them they said they have a tendency to wander over time and i i want something dead accurate either keep getting it re calibrated or get something aftermarket like an autometer
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Posted 30 August 2011 - 08:10 AM
hasnt always been out i checked it with a autometer tach when i first fitted it and it was spot on just got worse over time i rang them and spoke to them they said they have a tendency to wander over time and i i want something dead accurate either keep getting it re calibrated or get something aftermarket like an autometer
thats bollocks mine worked better then new and stayed that way for 3 years by which time i sold the car
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Posted 30 August 2011 - 09:18 PM
^^^^probably f@cked up the week after ya sold it 
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Posted 17 May 2012 - 07:06 PM
Who repaired it?I took mine to an instrument repair place and the replaced the guts of the tacho completely, from the back you could see what they had done but from the front it looked completely stock except it was far more accurate then it ever had been before it broke
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