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Tach missing a line ap1

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Old Jan 25, 2011 | 07:09 AM
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Noticed the tach on my 00 just lost a line between 0 and 1000 rpm. Guessing a led died or something like that. How do I fix it
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Old Jan 25, 2011 | 07:55 AM
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are you sure? I remember when I first got mine I thought one was burnt out but it was just how its made.
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Old Jan 25, 2011 | 08:11 AM
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Think so unless I'm just going crazy I'll take a pic and post shortly
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Old Jan 25, 2011 | 09:08 AM
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Old Jan 25, 2011 | 11:41 AM
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Looking at some pics online, I think I may be going crazy. I could've sworn there were lines between the first line all the way at the bottom of the tach to the bar where 0 starts but maybe there isn't.

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Old Jan 25, 2011 | 12:04 PM
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No, that's an intentional gap indicating that the tach doesn't register anything below 500rpm (cause the engine would stall below that rpm anyway). Perfectly normal. Here's my car (just barely shows it):

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Old Jan 25, 2011 | 12:14 PM
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You crazy son!
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Old Jan 25, 2011 | 12:29 PM
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For future reference, here are a few more pics from Honda literature/advertising.

'99-'03 9k tach, showing the gap:


'04-'09 8k tach, does NOT have the gap, instead has a line for each 100rpm increment between 0 and 500:


'04-'09 9k tach, also has individual 0-500 lines (i.e. no gap):


And last but not least, the original prototype 10k tach, which DOES have the gap:



You're welcome.

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Old Jan 25, 2011 | 01:03 PM
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Thanks guys. Totally strange, I've been driving the car for years, no idea why I thought something was off.
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Old Jan 25, 2011 | 01:14 PM
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My guess is Honda had to change it after a wave of owners asking for their tach to be fixed.

Can you imagine being a dealer and having to talk down some of this irate customers? Owning new cars and seeing a 'hole' in their tach. Thank God known of us a honda dealers.

I would have loved the 10K tach
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