Mounting a 5" tach in a panel?
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Mounting a 5" tach in a panel? Okay, before anyone says anything, i know most people hate 5" tachs. IDC what you think about them, i like them, do alot of roll racing, and my stock tach is worse than most peoples. I dont wanna hear ditch the tach, do this do that. Im keeping it and thats all.
Moving on...
Im relocating my head unit, and turning the opening into a gauge panel/switch panel. Im going to run the tach, 3 gauges, 3 switches and 4 LED indicators where the stock radio/hvac was. Im going to get one of 6LE radio delete panels because they are easy, he is local and ive seen them in person and they look like years better than the tin switch panel i originally made and have right now.
The little gauges have the posts and plastic cups to keep them pushing into/on a panel, but ive searched and searched and searched and cant find that for a monster tach. I know ive seen pictures of people on here with gauges mounted everywhere and if you can mount a 5" tach/speedo in a fiberglass dash and keep it in then i know you can do it with a plastic panel.
any suggestions?!
Moving on...
Im relocating my head unit, and turning the opening into a gauge panel/switch panel. Im going to run the tach, 3 gauges, 3 switches and 4 LED indicators where the stock radio/hvac was. Im going to get one of 6LE radio delete panels because they are easy, he is local and ive seen them in person and they look like years better than the tin switch panel i originally made and have right now.
The little gauges have the posts and plastic cups to keep them pushing into/on a panel, but ive searched and searched and searched and cant find that for a monster tach. I know ive seen pictures of people on here with gauges mounted everywhere and if you can mount a 5" tach/speedo in a fiberglass dash and keep it in then i know you can do it with a plastic panel.
any suggestions?!
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thanks John, mine is currently on the left side of the steering wheel hump, but local PD doesnt take to kindly to large tach that "obstruct view and are a large distraction cuz they are so bright" so i wanna get it out of view of local law enforcement, my car is begging for a ticket around here anyway so once less reason i can give them to pull me over the better
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how can you have that on your dash? i guess it is jus me i have trouble sometimes seeing outside my car at night but it could be the 5% tint on the sides and back but having a big tach in my face. or it could be cause i am only 5 foot 6 (yes ima short ****) it looks good but i would be distracted 
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how can you have that on your dash? i guess it is jus me i have trouble sometimes seeing outside my car at night but it could be the 5% tint on the sides and back but having a big tach in my face. or it could be cause i am only 5 foot 6 (yes ima short ****) it looks good but i would be distracted
Its really not that bad. I have 5% on all sides and rear too and its not as bad as youd think
i guess it comes down to me being short haha. i guess a shift light will jus do for me cause i am pretty used to looking down at my RPMs cause it is only a split second then back at the road. so its not like it will benifit anything cause that means you have 2 rmp gauges in your car. i jus dont like adding something that i already have in it.
