power and light connection 4 tacho

[Killa From Manila]

im having some trouble installing a tacho into my civic cxi. ive got the ground and tacho "info" wire connected to the coil in the engine. im just not sure wat wires to connect the red and white wires to. the white 1 goes to the lights and red to the power. where can i find these wires? any help is much apreciated

[Killa From Manila]

is it possible to connect those 2 to the dash light dimmer switch?

[Zdster]

You can either go to the lights directly or to any other 'device' that is serviced by accessories (ie a good one I have heard people use is the clock).

That being said, if you still have trouble just take it to an autoelectrician - easy, quick job.

[destrukshn]

hey dude.
it's easy as.
power you can get from the ignition harness, and the light from the dimmer switch.

[Killa From Manila]

okay thanks guys il try it now. id use the clock but the wires are too short and it seems like alot of work to get behind the clock. and a quick q, how do i kno which wires i attach it to? is there ne way to tell them apart

[destrukshn]

lol, use a test light.
if you don't know what your doin, then don't do it, it's too risky playing with ignitions wires if you don't know what your doin.

[Zdster]

lol, use a test light.
if you don't know what your doin, then don't do it, it's too risky playing with ignitions wires if you don't know what your doin.

Agreed. An autoelectrician will only charge you maybe $50 if that.

[muhhan]

Killa From Manila, the lights and power can be sourced from the under dash fuse box. In this image you can hopefully see the red and white wires going into the ports just above the top row of fuses.
http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/8181/tachofuseboxconnection7am.jpg
Where the red wire is going in is for additional devices that require power only when the car is on run but not start, it is called Ignition2 (IGN2). That is where you want to connect your power cable.
Where the white wire is connected is for optional dashlight accessories, that is supplies power when the dash lights are on. This is where you want to connect the wire for the light in your tacho.
As an aside there should be a plug already in the very left port as this connects to the +ve battery terminal. I used female spade terminals to connect the wires, crimped and covered with heat shrink wrap.

[Killa From Manila]

wooo thanks muhhan that post is really helpful. will do! :thumbsup:

[TypeRice]

at autobarn they install tachos for u for $120

hahahahaa

[yourfather]

yeah we all know autobarn is overpriced. they wanted 1,700 for a Power FC that I'm getting for 950 delivered.