Instrument cluster

[hattie]

I am going to change a standard cluster for one with the tach and speedo, are 89 festivas pre wired for the tach, to just plug in, or do I have to run the wires?. Is there anything else I have to do, Thanks

[worfdog]

i changed my 1988 over and it was just plug and play. no other wires to run. had to reposition the speedo cable.if i remember right ,had to move it to the lright by pulling it thru the firewall and bringing it back in on the other side of a bracket thats under the dash.someone else may be able to elaborate on the positioning of the cable.

[scitzz]

I did same, piece of cake! The tach runs off the speedo cable, just as the speedometer does....

[neanderpaul]

I changed my 89 L over and the tach didn't work. The plug was missing 2 or 3 wires. Somebody here did the same thing and just ran a wire from the coil to make the tach work.

[gottafesty]

I did same, piece of cake! The tach runs off the speedo cable, just as the speedometer does....

The tach gets an electric signal from the coil. It's not mechanically driven by a cable.

Mine was just plug and play in my 90L. All the wires were already there.

[hattie]

Instrument cluster

Thanks guys, I didnt know if all festiva's
came pre-wired or not, but It should't be a problem, John

[25Horseplay]

My 89 L was plug and play.

[kned33]

My 88 was not plug and play. Now its a parts and it doesn't matter. It appears some festies are pre-wired and some aren't.