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Old 11-09-2011, 04:28 PM
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Default tach..

Has anyone put a tachometer in their tc2 yet??..pics? Dyi's?
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Doesnt it come with a tach...?
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Not an especially visible one -- I find the steering wheel & my hands blocking it all the time, if I'm turning.
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but you don't shift while turning..
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Didn't think I had 2 be so specific... has anyone installed an aftermarket tachometer with a shift light in their tc2 yet?.. nd I do so shift while turning..
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I doubt your doing enough spirited driving to really need a tach while turning.
I dont even use the tach in my car, after a while you learn the car and just know.
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Old 11-09-2011, 07:13 PM
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You're not turning fast enough or your in a wall... I second learning the car.
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Old 11-09-2011, 08:49 PM
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Even learning the car, you might still want to see the tach. He's not asking you to doubt him or his abilities. Everyone has different needs and/or preferences; he wants what he wants.
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u can always get one of these at autozone or pepboys
has a blinky light to shift....that would help when your turning
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Old 11-09-2011, 10:50 PM
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those tachs are..., TACKY.. oh sooo tacky...

so.. so.. tacky..
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a tach on a car that already has a tach is tacky
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Old 11-10-2011, 06:47 AM
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Lmao I wasn't the one who said I needed it for turning.. I know my car.. I can't even remember the last time I drove an automatic car.. the point being hve anyone installed one.. lik the one speed000 posted up.. idk about where ya'll are from but in ct there's a lot of street racing.. so that's the whole story behind putting in a shift light..
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u must be new around here....
scion life frowns upon street racing more than riced out cars.
i see flaming in your future....
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Old 11-10-2011, 07:56 AM
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just because i know how to install one... doesn't mean i'm going to do it.

so..... no.
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Originally Posted by donweso809
idk about where ya'll are from but in ct there's a lot of street racing..
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Old 11-10-2011, 06:14 PM
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Guys can we stay on topic here...


To the OP, do you need the whole tach or just the shift light itself?
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