mattress Posted May 26, 2007 Report Share Posted May 26, 2007 I didnt really know where this should go but i figured this might be the best place. I met a guy in town driving a KE11 some months ago. He had a tacho dash in it and he said he had two sprinters at home. He was telling me you can't install a tacho dash into a car that didnt come factory with one unless you get the whole wiring loom as well. I find that slightly hard to believe as i imagine the tacho takes its reading from the coil? If i was to obtain a KE10 tacho dash would it be as easy as running a wire to the coil? Can anyone shed any light on that one? Also while i'm here, my stock heater box is a little shot. I can pick up a brand new one with hoses for $350 plus freight from japan, but thats a little high for my liking. Does anyone know if its terribly difficult to adapt a later model, KE20/30/50 etc heater box into my car? I just want to know if anyone has done it, before i waste my time and money at a wrecker on a useless endeavour.... Any help is greatly appreciated, Matt.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7shades Posted May 26, 2007 Report Share Posted May 26, 2007 The wiring loom in any car that had a variant within the model range equipped with a tacho should already have the wiring for the tacho incorporated in the loom, just not connected. This has always been the case in my experience anyway... form rollas to geminis, escorts, datsuns, commodores etc and all the later model stuff as well... whack the tacho in, find the right plug and away you go. And yeah... even if it doesn't have the wiring, you only need 4 wires to make it work. Coil signal, power, earth, and illumination. As far as your heater core goes, its essentially just a little radiator. I had a leaky one repaired in a VR commodore once and it cost me 50 odd bucks at a radiator workshop for the dude to find the holes and weld em up. If yours is corroded and beyond repair you would probably be better off adapting another one to fit rather than pay upwards of 400 snails for a new one. They're not terribly complicated devices and wouldn't be too difficult a job I would imagine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattress Posted May 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2007 Thanks for the info mate. I guess i'll find out about fitting the tacho dash in about a week. Just scored one off ebay... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammo[RL] Posted May 27, 2007 Report Share Posted May 27, 2007 Is that the one that just sold for $280??????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattress Posted May 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2007 Sure is mate... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattress Posted May 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2007 Does anyone here think it would be sacrilege to paint my newly acquired dash black? If i did, it would be done by a mate who is a professional spray painter... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coln72 Posted May 29, 2007 Report Share Posted May 29, 2007 The wiring loom in any car that had a variant within the model range equipped with a tacho should already have the wiring for the tacho incorporated in the loom, just not connected. This has always been the case in my experience anyway... form rollas to geminis, escorts, datsuns, commodores etc and all the later model stuff as well... whack the tacho in, find the right plug and away you go. For a KE20 you have to relocate a couple of wires in the plug. Don't know if a KE10 is the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JiP Posted May 31, 2007 Report Share Posted May 31, 2007 Does anyone here think it would be sacrilege to paint my newly acquired dash black? If i did, it would be done by a mate who is a professional spray painter... Is this the metal part, or the vinyl part?? Cause if he's painting the padded vinyl dash make sure he uses vinyl paint. The dash already comes in black doesn't it?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattress Posted May 31, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2007 I'm talking about the dash cluster. I acquired a KE1X tacho dash on ebay just under a week ago and its brown. Being fairly rare i was wondering if anyone thought it would be bad to paint it black? The actual dash pad i am going to send to brisbane to be reskinned... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JiP Posted May 31, 2007 Report Share Posted May 31, 2007 Oh, okay. Well i'd say paint it then. Same goes tho, make sure you use the correct paint. The plasic/vinyl paint. Question. Is the tacho one the same size as the standard one?? Cause from the pics i've seen, including that one on ebay, the tacho one is larger and the dash is metal. How do you plan on making it fit?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattress Posted May 31, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2007 Hmm thats a good question haha.... The one i quickly, and i mean quickly, looked at when i pulled him up for a chat looked neat. Didnt look cut to me. If it comes down to it i guess i can cut some metal or just sell it on ebay. Anyone know what it takes to fit one, ie. any cutting or anything? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philbey Posted June 11, 2007 Report Share Posted June 11, 2007 they're the same size, dunno whats going on in the photo though, cos the two I had next to each other in the lounge today are the same. Mattress - funnily enough I went to swap mine just this arvo, and was wondering the same thing about wiring in the tacho line! You will need to swap about half of the loom plugs around to get the dash to work. If you want I can post up a list of what goes where tomorrow. Let me know if you have any luck with the coil wiring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattress Posted June 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2007 Yeah philbey they are the same size. I should have posted up when i got it in the post but didnt think about it. A list of wire swaps required would be tops if you could do it for me mate. I don't think i'll be fitting it for a little while yet. Just bought a house so the 10 might be on the back burner for a bit. Kinda sucks cause now i have a 3 bay garage (with 22 power points in it) instead of having to work on the grass... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philbey Posted June 17, 2007 Report Share Posted June 17, 2007 I'll put the list up tomorrow. Incidentally, I busted 2 of the bloody connectors getting them out of the plug. If anyone has any idea where to get replacement ones that would be tops! tp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KEI069 Posted August 23, 2012 Report Share Posted August 23, 2012 Ok so I know this is a super old thread but I need a little help. I'm putting a tacho dash cluster in my KE10 and I checked the FAQs for pin location but I need the wire colours that suit each position. The dash plug has been removed from the loom at some point and I have no idea where each Wire needs to be . It's a 1969 model if that makes a difference. If anyone has a wiring diagram they could copy it would be very much appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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