HELP tachometer problems!!! - Toyota Yaris Forums

SamDaYarisMan · 07-21-2006, 07:58 AM

I installed a glowshift 2" tachometer yesterday and all was going well until i started it up. I immediately new something was wrong. It read that the car was idling at like 300 rpm's. I drove around and it just didn't feel right. It seemed to be registering about 3/4 of what the rpm's should have been. I tried to bring it up to close to redline

and the darn thing pegged the rev limiter at 4k rpm's. Yes, i do have it set on the 4 cylinder selection and i attatched the green wire exactly where the other guy did in the DIY post. Please help, this is really annoying me!!!

SamDaYarisMan · 07-21-2006, 11:22 AM

well after a little surfing on the net i discovered that an insufficient voltage can cause inaccuracies. I brought out the old volt meter and sure enough that was the case. Found a better supply and it is now accurate.

eight_heads · 07-27-2006, 12:44 AM

glad you figured it out

captainzerocool · 07-27-2006, 01:57 AM

Could you post a link to the tach you purchsed and installed?

eight_heads · 07-27-2006, 10:45 PM

don't know about him but this is the one i have in my car http://www.glowshiftdirect.com/index...ROD&ProdID=193

*Chris07LB* · 07-28-2006, 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by eight_heads

don't know about him but this is the one i have in my car http://www.glowshiftdirect.com/index...ROD&ProdID=193

Do you have to adjust the color everytime, or does it have a preset memory?

SamDaYarisMan · 07-28-2006, 09:26 AM

Captain, eight heads' link is the same one i got. chris, it does have a memory for the last color that was selected.

*Chris07LB* · 07-28-2006, 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by SamDaYarisMan

Captain, eight heads' link is the same one i got. chris, it does have a memory for the last color that was selected.

Thanks Sam.

captainzerocool · 07-28-2006, 06:50 PM

Thanks.

DollaZo · 07-29-2006, 06:26 AM

SamDaYarisMan are there any photos as I am wanting to put a tacho in my Yaris and would like to see the final product.

SamDaYarisMan · 07-29-2006, 09:19 AM

Heres a picture of the tach. Sorry about the low quality. I only had one chance to take a pic before the batteries died. I'll have to buy my own camera one of these days. If you guys are wondering about the non oem buttons on the arm rest...They are my aftermarket power window buttons. Also the gauge mount i found is pretty neat too..it has a swivel ball that enables it to be positioned however you want it, but it is also nice and tight so it doesnt move when i hit bumps.

costaricandreams · 07-29-2006, 09:42 AM

Can you order a new instrument panel for a sedan with a tach from Toyota? Then swap it out with the existing one for a latchback? Your tach looks good and professionally installed, but it's a little aftermarket for my taste.

YamilR · 08-28-2006, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by SamDaYarisMan

Heres a picture of the tach. Sorry about the low quality. I only had one chance to take a pic before the batteries died. I'll have to buy my own camera one of these days. If you guys are wondering about the non oem buttons on the arm rest...They are my aftermarket power window buttons. Also the gauge mount i found is pretty neat too..it has a swivel ball that enables it to be positioned however you want it, but it is also nice and tight so it doesnt move when i hit bumps.

Did you by any chance used this Universal Pod for your installation?

http://www.glowshiftdirect.com/index...PROD&ProdID=86

static808 · 08-30-2006, 01:22 AM

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Originally Posted by costaricandreams

Can you order a new instrument panel for a sedan with a tach from Toyota? Then swap it out with the existing one for a latchback? Your tach looks good and professionally installed, but it's a little aftermarket for my taste.

i may be wrong, but i believe the casing/housing design is different for the sedan and liftback instrument clusters, so we cant just swap them. i was actually thinkin of gettin a jdm or euro liftback cluster with the tach and do a simple swap, but then i realized i didnt want to do km/h to mph conversions in my head ALL THE TIME! maybe i should do it and just tape up a little "miles to kilometers" conversion chart on one of the many nifty glove compartments.

--B

oscarying · 08-30-2006, 01:59 AM

hey guys,i got a 2inch tacho too, i ve read the DIY tach install thread,but i still don't get it,there are 4 wires on my tacho(red,black,green,orange), i know where the red and black go,but i don't know where the orange and green to be linked,anyone can post picture and show me,and i believe the orange one is something like linking to the dimmer light?but where is the dimmer light connection???and where is the green one going ??and what equipment do i need to link those wires?
sorry about those noobie question

funkstrong · 09-07-2006, 11:59 AM

They need an aftermarket tach kit that pops into that stock opening. I'd buy one! It seems like it would take 5 minutes to install too.

oscarying · 09-08-2006, 02:26 AM

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Originally Posted by funkstrong

They need an aftermarket tach kit that pops into that stock opening. I'd buy one! It seems like it would take 5 minutes to install too.

where to buy?show me plx

07-21-2006, 07:58 AM	#1
SamDaYarisMan Drives: meteorite liftback Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: florida Posts: 23	HELP tachometer problems!!! I installed a glowshift 2" tachometer yesterday and all was going well until i started it up. I immediately new something was wrong. It read that the car was idling at like 300 rpm's. I drove around and it just didn't feel right. It seemed to be registering about 3/4 of what the rpm's should have been. I tried to bring it up to close to redline and the darn thing pegged the rev limiter at 4k rpm's. Yes, i do have it set on the 4 cylinder selection and i attatched the green wire exactly where the other guy did in the DIY post. Please help, this is really annoying me!!! __________________ YARIS LIFTBACK: meteorite metallic, 5speed, debadged, 15" black rota gt-3's w/ 205/50/15's, tanabe df210's, colibri universal power window kit, glow shift 2" tach and twm shortshifter. FUTURE MOD's: power door lock kit w/ keyless entry and new audio.

07-21-2006, 11:22 AM	#2
SamDaYarisMan Drives: meteorite liftback Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: florida Posts: 23	never mind...fixed it!!! well after a little surfing on the net i discovered that an insufficient voltage can cause inaccuracies. I brought out the old volt meter and sure enough that was the case. Found a better supply and it is now accurate. __________________ YARIS LIFTBACK: meteorite metallic, 5speed, debadged, 15" black rota gt-3's w/ 205/50/15's, tanabe df210's, colibri universal power window kit, glow shift 2" tach and twm shortshifter. FUTURE MOD's: power door lock kit w/ keyless entry and new audio.

07-27-2006, 12:44 AM	#3
eight_heads Drives: '07 Yaris Liftback Join Date: May 2006 Location: LA, USA Posts: 244	glad you figured it out __________________ '07 Yaris Liftback -Red 5spd w/convenience

07-27-2006, 01:57 AM	#4
captainzerocool CAMRY FTW! View User's Garage Drives: Camry LE V-6 (225,000+ miles) Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Huntsville, Ala Posts: 108	Could you post a link to the tach you purchsed and installed? __________________ I drive a Camry. I have no imagination.

07-27-2006, 10:45 PM	#5
eight_heads Drives: '07 Yaris Liftback Join Date: May 2006 Location: LA, USA Posts: 244	don't know about him but this is the one i have in my car http://www.glowshiftdirect.com/index...ROD&ProdID=193 __________________ '07 Yaris Liftback -Red 5spd w/convenience

07-28-2006, 09:26 AM	#7
SamDaYarisMan Drives: meteorite liftback Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: florida Posts: 23	Captain, eight heads' link is the same one i got. chris, it does have a memory for the last color that was selected. __________________ YARIS LIFTBACK: meteorite metallic, 5speed, debadged, 15" black rota gt-3's w/ 205/50/15's, tanabe df210's, colibri universal power window kit, glow shift 2" tach and twm shortshifter. FUTURE MOD's: power door lock kit w/ keyless entry and new audio.

07-28-2006, 06:50 PM	#9
captainzerocool CAMRY FTW! View User's Garage Drives: Camry LE V-6 (225,000+ miles) Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Huntsville, Ala Posts: 108	Thanks. __________________ I drive a Camry. I have no imagination.

07-29-2006, 06:26 AM	#10
DollaZo View User's Garage Drives: Toyota Yaris YRS Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 79	SamDaYarisMan are there any photos as I am wanting to put a tacho in my Yaris and would like to see the final product. __________________

07-29-2006, 09:42 AM	#12
costaricandreams Raggamuffin Drives: Yaris Latchback 2007 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 41	Can you order a new instrument panel for a sedan with a tach from Toyota? Then swap it out with the existing one for a latchback? Your tach looks good and professionally installed, but it's a little aftermarket for my taste.

08-30-2006, 01:59 AM	#15
oscarying Drives: SLOOWZ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Sydney Posts: 56	hey guys,i got a 2inch tacho too, i ve read the DIY tach install thread,but i still don't get it,there are 4 wires on my tacho(red,black,green,orange), i know where the red and black go,but i don't know where the orange and green to be linked,anyone can post picture and show me,and i believe the orange one is something like linking to the dimmer light?but where is the dimmer light connection???and where is the green one going ??and what equipment do i need to link those wires? sorry about those noobie question

09-07-2006, 11:59 AM	#16
funkstrong Drives: 2007 Yaris Liftback Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 38	They need an aftermarket tach kit that pops into that stock opening. I'd buy one! It seems like it would take 5 minutes to install too.

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