Installed My New Tach

[Lil Abner]

EDIT: New image in later comments

I ordered an Autometer tach some time back, and finally got around to installing it. I didn't like the "in the open" places, so this spot seemed to work the best. Many Audi's have them in the vents aftermarket for the boost gauges.

Everything thing I did is 100% reversible to go back to stock/factory!!

I started by splitting the vent into 2 pieces. The passenger vent went into storage. The Autometer tach had a lot of "extra" packaging around it that was taking up space. There was almost 1" of shroud past the needle, length that I couldn't deal with. With the tach stripped down to the guts, I built a new housing from plastic, turned down on my lathe for a nice tight fit. That protects the guts. I then made a new faceplate to fit the vent. Painted the parts, and glued them together. A blue LED was used to light things up. Yeah, it doesn't match the factory cluster YET, but it soon will. Dimming is done with the factory dimming. The vent was also plugged on the passenger side to direct more air flow to the drivers.

Before I get comments, YES, I do realize the gauge only goes up to 6,000 RPM. But I don't rev the car close to redline, so when I found this gauge brand new for less than $15 shipped, I jumped on it.



Comments are welcome.