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70StepsideC10 · 09-17-2020, 12:47 PM

I am starting to put together a tach cluster for my truck. I have found the tins for a good price, and the guy also has an original tach for sale. I asked if it worked and he said it can be tested when I am there to pick up the tins. He is asking $90 CAD for the OE tach. That might sound like a lot to the Americans on the board, but for comparison an aftermarket tach locally is $180, and if I was to order one from the US it would be around $150-$160 with shipping and exchange rate. Saving money is always good, but I would hate to buy the OE tach and have it fail. So I thought I would ask the guys out there that have tachs, either OE or aftermarket, what they thought. Do tachs go bad often, or are they fairly robust? Or should I spring for the aftermarket one and some piece of mind? Thanks in advance.

09-17-2020, 12:47 PM	#1
70StepsideC10 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Toronto, Ontario Posts: 39	Original or Aftermarket Tach I am starting to put together a tach cluster for my truck. I have found the tins for a good price, and the guy also has an original tach for sale. I asked if it worked and he said it can be tested when I am there to pick up the tins. He is asking $90 CAD for the OE tach. That might sound like a lot to the Americans on the board, but for comparison an aftermarket tach locally is $180, and if I was to order one from the US it would be around $150-$160 with shipping and exchange rate. Saving money is always good, but I would hate to buy the OE tach and have it fail. So I thought I would ask the guys out there that have tachs, either OE or aftermarket, what they thought. Do tachs go bad often, or are they fairly robust? Or should I spring for the aftermarket one and some piece of mind? Thanks in advance.