esoterEK..

ive just installed a defi tachometer into my EK...
everything works fine but when i turn on my wipers..the tach resets(everytime the wiper wipes..)

what could cause this problem?..
did i wire something wrong?..
help me out..thanks.

Spade

Where did you tap the power wire?

esoterEK..

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under slot 3 (this should be the power slot right?) in the fusebox under th dash..i also tried slot 2.did the same thing.
slot 2 is for my fogs..which i connected the light wire to..

Spade

Under? You mean you feed the wire in with the fuse? Or are you actually cutting wires and soldering them back together?

esoterEK..

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no, not feeding the wire with the fuses..
there are certain slots above the fuses that you can stick wires in there by clamping the wire with those metel things and sticking it in the slot...there are 5 slots .slot 3 is the one i checked that has power.

it might be some other wires instead of the power wire ..mines in C917



here's a diagram.. what other wire could it be.


maybe it's because i tappped the ignition(orange) wire in with the foglight wires together?

B18EG6

you used this one right? The one the red wire is going to?

esoterEK..

nevermind..i fixed it..
i just tapped the ignition(orange) wire to the wrong one..
thanks for everyones help..

ecahatch

post pics! i want to see it

Adam.

So the DEFI picks up its' tach signal from the orange ignition wire?

B18EG6

nono the tach signal is something different.. the power wire is what we are discussing

Adam.

alright, that's what i thought, that diagram just didn't ahve anything about the tach signal.

Ricey McRicerton

Tach signal = blue.

Adam.

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Yes, i have my stock one hardwired from the dizzy, I was just confused b/c i thought that wiring diagram including all wires.

NateTL17

Fuse taps are your friend.

Setsuna F Seiei

LOL funny how I was just helping out a fellow H-T member (ISeeJDMYo) with the exact same tachometer since I have a similar one in my car.

There's a lot more terminals in the under dash fuse box which you can use for your power and ignition wires (Test light helps!) Anyways you might want to move your ILLUMINATION wire (white one) to some other wire rather than connecting it to the fog light. I e-mailed Defi and asked them if it's ok for me to wire the illumination to the headlights/fog lights/parking light/back-up light and the guy replied that we should use a "SMALL LAMP" (as said in your diagram) such as the instrument cluster light.
Defi Step Tachometer is dope man I love it except I have to get a shift light since the small warning light isn't that bright during the day.