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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324  
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Swapping the dials around is very easy - they're held in with clamps that are fixed from behind the panel. There's no reason why you couldn't fit a suitable rev counter in place of the clock.
There are some pictures and details of a dash that I stripped and rebuilt for my old 90 a couple of years ago here: https://www.defender2.net/forum/post563004.html#563004 Darren 110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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19th Aug 2021 9:30am |
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| karlp606 Member Since: 19 Aug 2021 Location: Hull Posts: 298 
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Thanks mate, Ive read you need to wire the Tacho onto the W nut of the alternator? Anybody else done this?
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19th Aug 2021 9:33am |
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| karlp606 Member Since: 19 Aug 2021 Location: Hull Posts: 298
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https://www.defender2.net/forum/post563004.html#563004
This is a great thread btw!!! |
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19th Aug 2021 9:36am |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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Thanks
I've not fitted a new tacho since I owned a Stage 1 V8 more than 20 years ago but that is the general way to go about it. I suspect the most difficult part is just getting to the terminal on the alternator - other than that, it's just a case of running the wire to behind the dash. You can use the existing clock connections for power and lights. Darren 110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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19th Aug 2021 9:45am |
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| Mo Murphy Member Since: 01 Jun 2008 Location: Letchworth Garden City, Herts Posts: 2266 
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Yes you do have to wire it to the W terminal, if your alternator has one.
Mo The Land Rover 90 - Many are called, few are chosen. 50 Shades of Pennine Grey |
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19th Aug 2021 9:45am |
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| karlp606 Member Since: 19 Aug 2021 Location: Hull Posts: 298
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Searching around a few other forums looks easy enough - power/earth will be there already from the clock then wire onto the W nut of the Alternator - you dont have to wire inside the alternator do you? Just the nut outside so I presume it picks up the signal off the nut head??
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19th Aug 2021 1:22pm |
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| Mo Murphy Member Since: 01 Jun 2008 Location: Letchworth Garden City, Herts Posts: 2266
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Check you have a W terminal on your alternator before splashing out on a rev counter, not every alternator has one.
Mo The Land Rover 90 - Many are called, few are chosen. 50 Shades of Pennine Grey |
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19th Aug 2021 6:56pm |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10844 
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I got rid of my clock as i could not put the hour forward or back, it use to take hours to do as the centre thing was not working very well.
I got a boost gauge put in to keep an eye out on how the engine is doing  Clayton.
1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up. Keeper. |
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19th Aug 2021 8:03pm |
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