Technical Tachometer and clock

[Nielski55]

Hihi,
Can you build a tachometer in the panda? Was it an option or do you have to install it youself from sratch somehow? I saw a little blank squire below the fuel dial. Don’t know if it’s possible to instal it here. Would love to hear if anyone has done this and how.
Also, i know the clock was an option and van be instaled next to the climate controls if i’m right, is there anyone who has one for sale or an idea how i can get one? I’m from

 

[Dragon Man]

RPM gauge/tachometer can be fitted but it has to be an after market one. i did it in a Fiat Cinquecento and i took my reading from one of the 2 relays in the engine bay. i think one relay is for the fuel pump and one relay is for the fuel injector. it is that one i tapped into. sadly you would have to use an after market RPM gauge as it was never an option for a Fiat Panda to have one fitted.
my panda is old and uses a distributor so i can cheat and get my reading from the coil's earth (via distributor). the RPM gauge i have is a very old gauge from the 1940s but it does look good and just sits on the side of the dash pod on a bracket i made. i will see if i can find a photo... see attached.

as for the time clock usually you have the wiring behind the the blacking plate for it otherwise it just needs a battery live (taken from the radio's power) and an illumination live (yellow wire which goes live when your lights are on.. only some pandas had this wire, however you can take the live from the light switch). the black wire is a ground.. you can use the radio's ground.

i cant really help you locate a clock but i would suggest Ebay. dont get one from the UK as it would be for right hand drive cars only and would not fit your left hand drive panda maybe find one on facebook marketplace. its been handy for me over the years but just be aware of scammers! its full of them.

hope this helps!

 

[Dragon Man]

sorry never attached the file!

 

[bruu]

I bought a Veglia Tachometer some years ago off EBay but haven’t attempted to fit it yet, similar to the pic.