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hey guys just wondering if someone could help me with the installation of a drift brand monster tacho i have to be put into a 1987 holden astra like the nissan pulsars it has a ca18de engine and i dont know where the the wires go

i know

red=positive

black=negative

but im unsure of the green and white wires

hopefully someone can help me

thanks in advance

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why are you putting one in anyway?

stock one should work fine...

not to mention, id question the accuracy of it too...

its not going in my skyline its for my partners car its a holden astra and there is no tacho in it

sorry to ask guys but does anyone know how to find the ill and rpm wires cos i have no idea

the ilum pick up will be easy, use the cigaret lighters light ring, or the dash clusters lights ppower, basicly anything that lights up on your dash when u turn your head lights on, use that,

as for your rpm feed as it dosnt have a tach as standard you should be able to pick it up from the ecu wireing loom somewhere, but you will have to look it up and find out what exact wire,

maby search the net for the wireing diagram, or register on a slivia form

hope this helps

the ilum pick up will be easy, use the cigaret lighters light ring, or the dash clusters lights ppower, basicly anything that lights up on your dash when u turn your head lights on, use that,

as for your rpm feed as it dosnt have a tach as standard you should be able to pick it up from the ecu wireing loom somewhere, but you will have to look it up and find out what exact wire,

maby search the net for the wireing diagram, or register on a slivia form

hope this helps

yeah thanks for the help guys i have been searching the net trying to find a wiring diagram for it but so far no luck does anyone know where id be able to get one

thanks again for all the help

may i ask why you're putting a tacho in this car?

is it because it has a ca engine?

no its not because it has a ca y would that be the reason seriously i wanna put it in because its mounted in the car doing nothing and the car does not have a tacho as standard so y not just wire it up but anyway thanks to the guys the has been helpfully and not the people that have a winge bout it.

so with the rpm wire will that get 12v as well

haha no need to be defensive, just curious

After all, you'll look like the douche bag, not me

to be honest i dont care because everyone has there own opinion and im not driving the car anyway all im doing is fixing it up and selling it anyway to make money to either be put into my 34 or into my house and if your not gonna be helpfull dont reply because i dont wanna hear all the crap bout being a douge bag for having a tacho or anything like that

i posted the topic to get help with things i dont know about not hearing your crap

any help appreciated guys.

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