R50/53 Anthracite Tach w/ anthracite dash??
I used an ebay special china cheapie very similar to this one:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/184138233758
The one I got looked slightly different on the backside though and required modification to retain blinker cancel function which was a j-b welded stack of the right sized washers LOL horn functions too, and used 3.9 ohm resistors to eliminate airbag dingdong light.
That particular design is a knock-off of the NRG hubs:
http://www.getnrg.com/index.php?rout...product_id=695
I may add quick release in the future, but for now it's just solid mount.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/184138233758
The one I got looked slightly different on the backside though and required modification to retain blinker cancel function which was a j-b welded stack of the right sized washers LOL horn functions too, and used 3.9 ohm resistors to eliminate airbag dingdong light.
That particular design is a knock-off of the NRG hubs:
http://www.getnrg.com/index.php?rout...product_id=695
I may add quick release in the future, but for now it's just solid mount.
The anthracite tach I ended up getting had a couple of blemishes which drive me nuts, so I've been on the lookout for another one and they rarely pop up.
Call me crazy and I feel sorta like an idiot for being obsessed with a stupid trim ring, but hey whatever.
Saw one from a seller in Italy with too high a price, plus sellers on ebay from Italy are somewhat sketchy from my experience, so I passed on that one.
Seller from Germany had one but shipping cost ($75) was too much for me to stomach.
Random junkyard breaker in the Netherlands had one on their site but somewhat of a hassle to negotiate.
Seller in USA finally popped up with one:
When I first saw it, I sent them a reasonable offer of $50 and they declined.
Then looked closer and noticed it had blemishes as well but the seller was somewhat deceptive in their photography...
...barely noticeable:
But lighten it up and easy to see:
Anyway,
just today saw a seller in the UK with one but didn't offer international shipping. I contacted with inquiry and they revised the listing to include global dispatch so I went ahead and bought it,
hopefully it looks as good as the pictures.
When I install this one I'll relocate the shift light to the right side instead of left as I think it'll better serve me in that location, and I found some paint which is very similar to the factory anthracite so I'll get the needle buttons a bit better of a match --- it is Tamiya TS-38.
A good pic showing color:
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