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How hard is it to take the whole gauges cluster out. I see the three screws on the topside of the black cover that surrounds it, but how hard is it to get that off, and whats the nightmare like behind it?
Oh, and i can just connect the RPM gauge cluster from a Manual car if i ever find one?
well the center screw on the black cover is the hardest to get off if you dont have a short screwdriver.
other then that is pretty strait forward.
Yes I would imagine you would need a gauge cluster from either a manual 2.0 car or an LE 2.0 car.
I think both have the cluster your looking for.
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Yep, it's a plug-n-play swap. Several people here have done it, incuding myself. Don't recall how many screws you have to remove, but it was pretty simple overall. Should find plenty of info on it here if you do a search.
Just unplug one and plug the other right in? no modifying? ... you are telling me that connector for the big ass fuel gauge would register correctly on a smaller guage?... and how does the tach plug in?
yeah man its plug and play the computer is already looking for it.and when it finds the tachometer it uses it lol. the fuel gauge is indeed smaller on a tach cluster but it uses the same basic signal so everything still works good.
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1987 Toyota Camry LE 2.0 Sedan 200,000 miles.
1996 Nissan Maxima SE 3.0 Sedan 204,000 miles
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allpar.com Dodge Chrysler Plymouth Jeep
toyotanation.com Toyota Lexus Scion
Great, now i might pull it apart and have my brother add vinyl to it and make it cool colors, lol. But ye.
Now on to finding one with an RPM gauge.
You can also swap your current speedo over to the new cluster - as long as it matches the current look (they changed between two slightly different mechanical designs around 88/89). That way even your odometer stays correct.
-Charlie
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You can also swap your current speedo over to the new cluster - as long as it matches the current look (they changed between two slightly different mechanical designs around 88/89). That way even your odometer stays correct.
As Charlie mentioned, there was a slight design change which required me to pull the speedo needle & swap faceplates in order to be able to swap out the speedo unit when I put the tach cluster in my '91. The mounting holes were slightly different on the 2.
Was still no big deal, and the swap was flawless & perfect. I was a bit nervous when the gas gauge was getting close to "E" on my first tank of gas after the swap, but everything was great, including the low-fuel warning light.
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