[6pack] electric or mechanical

[Sally or Dick Taylor]

John---I'd try spinning the tach by using a drill motor and a short length of what's left of the twisted cable. Cutting off about a foot of it should do, leaving enough of the actual cable for the drill motor chuck. If the (short) tach needle moves with the speed of the drill motor, it could still be OK. Then replacing the cable would have you back in business. (They're cheap)

So far as the extra strip of brake lights, they're OK if mounted high enough, (on the top by the rear window on many), as the original concept was a couple of decades ago, from Detroit. One could see these brake lights glowing thru the rear windows, sometimes several cars ahead, allowing more reaction time. Having them on the same plane as the other brake lights doesn't really fill the bill.

If you want more front end illumination and don't already have them, try replacing the original front lights with the Halogen style. Again, they're cheap, around $25 a pair, and brighten things up without making the car look like a Baja Bug.

Dick