1959A Coupe Tachometer

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Tim Menefee
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1959A Coupe Tachometer

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Hi, I have a early 59A Coupe and wanted to verify the tachometer. The one I have has a turn signal arrow on the bottom and I'm not sure I have the right tach???? I know the blue light is for high beams. What is the green light to the left of the high beam light for?

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Re: 1959A Coupe Tachometer

#2 Post by Jules Dielen »

that is incorrect for your car. you should have a red and a blue lens at the top only, the green arrow on the bottom did not get introduced until the T6B

the green to the left is for the running light indicator. A and Bt5 cars do not have this feature, so i doubt it is working if your car still has the original wiring harness.
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Re: 1959A Coupe Tachometer

#3 Post by Tim Menefee »

That's what I thought... Thanks for the clarification. Is the red lens for the signal indicator?

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yes, it is red on all early cars including Bt5
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Re: 1959A Coupe Tachometer

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The tach in our ‘59 coupe:
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