wiring gauges is easy as for any gauge depends on what ya got but steer clear of any with a fat lipped surround as they wont go under the front fascia
All you're likely to need to drive a standalone tachometer is a +ve power feed, an earth and a signal. Where you get the power and earth from will largely depend on where you fit said gauge, and you should be able to source the signal from the low voltage side of the coil.
All you're likely to need to drive a standalone tachometer is a +ve power feed, an earth and a signal. Where you get the power and earth from will largely depend on where you fit said gauge, and you should be able to source the signal from the low voltage side of the coil.
as G says probably the simplest gauge to wire up in all honesty
reminds me i was meant to check which coil wire you needed - ooops brb
*edit* Jeezus it's cold out there
Green/Red centre wire (coil connector)
mine's rigged up to that but check ya wiring block at the back of the speedo - might be prewired
Take your power feed from anything convenient around there that has a power feed switched by ignition, should be fine and dandy. You probably don't want it wired down to a permanent feed as it'll be a constant drain on the battery (albeit a small one). Just occurred to me that you may also want to run a switched lighting feed up there if it's an old skool type gauge and you want to be able to see it when it's dark.
for illumination there's a light switch underneath and for the rest the fusebox is right under that
wouldn't surprise me at all to see it prewired behind the dash and yes it should be green/red stripe all the way
If there's a backlight, then wire it to come on with the sidelights (same as your other instruments). Should then remain lit when you switch to either dipped beam or main beam too....How should I wire it for illumination, to sidelights or headlights or both??...