Wire Tach through Steering Column?

[Texas CB]

So I just finished repainting my steering column. I am about to put it back together and rewire it at the same time with a new turn signal/hazards piece. The reason I wanted to paint it in the first place is I am adding a nice billet clamp for a tachometer and didnt want bling clashing with rust, lol.

Anyway- is it worth drilling a hole in my column while its apart to run the wires for the tach through that or should I go some other route and why? Pretty much an FNG at this stuff so any help is appreciated......

 

[Broncobowsher]

Never really thought about it, but I don't see a reason it couldn't be done. I remember a channel in the column that the wires run in, just not sure of that orientation. But something that sounds feasible. Do you have the column out and all tore apart?

 

[Texas CB]

Nah- just have the column torn down to the top bearing- painted it while it was still bolted in. I am about to pull the old wiring out though so thought it much be a good time to pull the wires for the tach through with the new ones for the signals. I guess its that or run the wires for the tach along the outside of the column?

 

[Hatrick1994]

I say do it. Is it an automatic? If so, there is a lot of space in the steering column. The diameter of the steering shaft/shift tube barely takes up any room.

 

[Crush]

I did it with a tilt 78 column. After I ground off the automatic shift bump so it was smooth and I was ready tin fill the hole. I thought hey I'll just run the wires through here and then bolt the tach mount over the hole and it will be really trick. So I did it and covered the outside of the wires from the column hole to the back of the tach with braided stainless and it looks great. Also there is a plastic sleeve that covers the stock wires in the column that you can run the wires through