fitting a rev counter

[dubslug]

how do i do it??
seen other carbed cars with em and i want one, my 89 driver has 2 plugs on bottom, how do i fit a rev counter instead of a clock??

[Blue MK2]

rev counter clocks.
wire it up to the ignition coil?

[dubslug]

how?? im being thick i no, i will get the clocks with the rev counter but how do i wire it up so it works?

[Fielder5757]

rev counter clocks.
wire it up to the ignition coil?

Thats what i did. ill put up some instructions in about 2 hours, i just have to finish a phone call  

[Dizzie]

dubslug, u should buy my 8v lump

I can get you all the wires to hook it up to yours

[Fielder5757]

Thats my install, Excuse the wires there gone now.

Basically that tach and shiftlight is a little to JDM for most people but i really like it. Connecting it was very easy. First found a place to mount it and do so. Secondly if yours is lit up like mine (most GOOD ones should, Just maybe not in 7 different colours like mine  ) your gonna need a power supply for it, Now thinking logically your only gonna need the light at night , So why not tap into the power supply connected to the headlamp switch  

Then comes the hard job of connecting it to the car, You should now have 2 wires left, One is a earth wire, and one connects the meter to the gearbox via the coil.

Connecting the earth is easy, Find a bit of metal and bolt it to it, The VW golf has plenty of them so just find one and bolt it on.

Connecting to the coil is slightly harder, You will want to connect it to the - (minus) connector on the coil, However unlike most cars VW golfs have 2 (DOH) so your gonna have to figure out which one to use (trial and error)

The VW coil has different connectors to the rest of the world as well (DOH number 2) and both - connectors will be in use, So using a splitter it is recomended that you tap into the cable.

Your gonna wanna some how get these wires through the bulkhead of the car, this is easy, there are plent of little grommits that you can use on the bulkhead, Just simply use one of those.

Any more questions (as that was a little vague) just ask and i will get some pics for you and go into more detail  

[Blue MK2]

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one of the golf geeks should be able to tell you which wire to hook up to the coil

[dubslug]

cheers guys but im still clueless, i wanna swop the clock in my dash for a rev counter like on gtis?/

[rubjonny]

It's easy mate, just buy a set of clocks with 2 plugs and it will just plug straight in and work with NO mods needed

Just done this on my 1.6 Driver, looks great much better than that stupid clock  Oh and if you want to keep your milage you can swap the speedo with no probs whatsoever, just need to remove a few screws and Jobs a Good'un.

Only thing is the MFA, if you don't get the MFA stalks it will just function as a digital clock, plus your car probably doesn't even have the plug for the stalks to plug into, if not you'll have to wire it up but its a piece of piss.

I have a set up for sale in the for sale section, ?10

[rubjonny]

You're only 30 mins drive from me so you could come round and give it a go before you buy if you want