1999 Toyota Tacoma Aftermarket Tachometer Installation

Why not get an SR-5 dashpod? much easier & foolproof.

I would do that but I already have the tach and have it mounted in a pod on the driver's pillar. I also have my Oil Press. gauge mounted there. If all else fails, I will just get a new pillar trim and go with the SR-5 dashpod. I would really like to get this tach working though. Is there a wire behind the dashpod to hook a tach to? If so, where and what color should I look for?

The dash pod just plugs into the harness, no tracing. I always add one to my toyota's regardless of model, they are all wired for the "good" dashes.

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You don't have to wire the tach to the coil? How much would one of those cost? How difficult is the install? I've a base

Call a salvage yard and ask for an SR-5 dashpod for a truck. The tach, O/P gauge & voltmeter are built into the dash unit, just plug it in where the old dash unit was plugged. It's pre-wired from the factory to work.

That is what I did when I bought a used 1995 Tacoma with only a speedo in the insturment cluster. I went to a junk yard and bought an instrument cluster for $75.00.

It plugged right in. I didn't have to change anything else, and now I have a tack and I also scored a trip odometer.

The only problem is the junk yard speedo has about 61,000 more miles than the actual truck. My dealer gave me a sticker to put in the door jam with the date and differences between the old and new odometers.

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