(5/2/01): I had planned on
eventually getting a tach, so I finally did! At first I was looking at a
5" tach with an external shift and warning light, but later decided it was
to large and expensive for what I would use it for. I decided on a nice
4" tach with an internal shift light - Its the VDO-333940 (black face/black
housing, shift light) unit (I ordered it from summit
racing).
This is what it looks like. As you can see, it has a redline pointer
(the orange one), AND an adjustable shiftlight (the red circle you see between
the "5" and "6"). It came with a mount, which was
perfect for my application!
This is where I decided to mount it. Its in perfect view, and It doesn't
block my view of anything. I put it on the left side, because I plan to
mount some other gauges on the right side!
Side view of the same thing
There's
a lot of reflection in the next couple pics, but this is what the tach looks
like from outside:
Since
my ignition system isn't stock (consists of a CDI, and Pertronix) I was curious
to see if I would need the CDI adapter... At first, I connected it to the
coil "+" terminal, but it acted really wacky, so after an e-mail to John
Connolly and then a few minutes to think about it, I hooked it up to the Pertronix
(electronic ignition) black wire (trigger wire) = it works perfect! Its a
GREAT tach for the money, and perfect size for a superbeetle! There is
even *just* enough space behind the tach for my sunshade to fit :-) The illumination on it is really nice too!
