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jon_570 · 10-30-2006, 10:41 PM

i want a tachometer in my car..if i went and found a 1993-1997 corolla that had a tach in the gauge could i take my gauge cluster out and put this one in??also how could i move the miles to make it read what currently on the car

Bitter · 10-30-2006, 10:54 PM

it drops right in, same plugs. to change the miles just swap the speedometer/odometer unit. its all one peice.

goooopher · 10-30-2006, 11:24 PM

but don't you need to wire up the tach seperately? i was talking to a mechanic that im friends with about putting a tach in and he said i'd need to do all kinds of wireing...?

emiliorescigno · 10-30-2006, 11:25 PM

It's all already integrated into the wiring harness, all you need is a new cluster with a tach inside, and you're set.

goooopher · 10-30-2006, 11:28 PM

ohh nice, do you know anywhere online that i could get a new cluster that would fit his and my car or is a thing that needs to be found at a junkyard?

Bitter · 10-30-2006, 11:42 PM

i got mine from ebay for about $50, might find one at a junkyard for less tho.

goooopher · 10-30-2006, 11:48 PM

does anyone know if a 98+ cluster will fit the wireing of a 93-97? or are the plugs different?

Bitter · 10-31-2006, 12:33 AM

theyre different.

you need one for the right year.

94_Rolla_Guy · 10-31-2006, 01:05 AM

Try www.car-part.com a few people say the new gas guage is funky but other than that its a straight swap

Bitter · 10-31-2006, 01:07 AM

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Originally Posted by 94_Rolla_Guy

Try www.car-part.com a few people say the new gas guage is funky but other than that its a straight swap

yea, mine reads high. i need to wire in a resistor to make it read correctly.

Piloter · 10-31-2006, 06:19 AM

The new gas gauge is off. The ECU is still trying to send out the degrees of deflection corresponding to the large gauge--but on the smaller gauge, that means you'll be at the half-full or below line when you've still got 2/3rds or more of a tank...and the 1/4th to empty on the new gauge will correspond to about 200 miles.

The E light, however, is still accurately coming on at around 10 gallons burned...

jon_570 · 10-31-2006, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Bitter

it drops right in, same plugs. to change the miles just swap the speedometer/odometer unit. its all one peice.

sweet thank you very much..no junkyard around me has any only ones with out tachs...the problem is with my old speedometer the trip odometer quit working cause i think i broke it..like the plastic gears in it when i reset it...so i want a trip odometer....any way to roll the miles on??

jon_570 · 10-31-2006, 12:41 PM

are there any other toyota cars that this cluster is interchagable with???like a camry or somethin????noone around me has one and if its new its like 150$.....so are there any intercgangable clusters???thanks

gideon1331 · 10-31-2006, 03:10 PM

I put a gauge cluster in my 94 about a month ago.

The spedometer from the non-tach one will not fit into the cluster with a tach...they are actually made differently. Fortunately it was very easy to remove the face of the 'new' spedo and roll the numbers to where they needed to be.

To get mine I was just patient and waited until one came along on ebay. I ended up paying about $75 for it with shipping.

I also have the issue with the gas guage. Does anyone with experience know what type of resistor would be needed to make it read correctly? Mine reads E when it is actually empty, but will drop 3/4 the way down in 75-100 miles and then take its sweet time
hitting E.

jon_570 · 10-31-2006, 03:13 PM

i got quoted a cluster for 45$ plus shipping which is 15$...is that a good deal?