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I've read about a variety of problems with the tachometer on the Tbird. I have delt with an erratic and eventually non-functioning tachometer. I also do not like the foggy glass that I cannot easily get to and clean. Has anyone found a better quality speedo and tach that fits in the same mount? What do people think about Dakota Digital instuments? Are the digital instruments any more reliable?
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Somebody here has posted about opening and repairing tachos (with pictures) that might be helpful to you.
Can anybody link it?
I've got a Dakota Digital speedo on Mutato, but that wasn't a reliability issue -- my speedo was smashed beyond repair and the Dakota was about 1/2 the price of a Triumph replacement. I still haven't had the opportunity to fully check it out so I'm not going to give a blanket recommendation for it.
The Dakota stuff is designed for Harleys, so don't expect a 'miracle fit.' It took some mechanical diddling, cutting a bezel ring out of aluminum to make it fit the existing location, some rewiring in the harness and mounting a sensor on the swing arm to read the slots in the brake rotor to get it working.
Personally, I don't care for digital tachos because they're generally not 'real time' like an analog tach. I find them to be either half a second late or changing so fast that they're unreadable.
Like anything else... pros and cons.... :wink:
Jim
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