I have an Autometer 5" tachometer with shiftlite, and the face lighting just recently stopped working. The tach still works, just not the light to illuminate the face of the gauge. I'm guessing there's a problem with the grounding of the wire to the fuse box where the lighting is, but i know nothing about wiring. Any suggestions on what to check would be appreciated. Thanks, Joe.

 

There is a little light bulb inside. It might have died. This is a good opportunityto get a smaller tach. Or just replace the light bulb and entertain everyone that sees your car at night.

 

haha. I've regreted it since about a week after i bought it. Any idea where i can buy the lightbulb?

 

There is usually a little round quarter turn access thing on the back, look for that.. The bulb should be somewhere inside that, I'm not sure if you can find them at a parts store but RadioShack might carry them.

 

the bulb is on the face near the recall/shift light setting knob. you'll see a small 1/4" piece that if you turn counter clock-wise it will come out. and you can pick a new bulb at advance.

 

my tach did the same thing... all i did was hit it really hard and it work'd again

 

I think its an auto meter thing, i had to do the same. But i bought a new bulb too bad i didnt try hitting ti first...

 

get em' joe

 

performance unlimited has them......in norfolk......

 

I hit it, it worked until I stopped and then started my car again. Then I tried to hit it again, harder and harder and it still didn't come back on. I'm not convinced that the lightbulb is out so I'm not gonna go buy another one, but any other ideas on what could get the fucking light to work?