I don't think it's possible without a lot of work and rewiring. The Gen 5.5 gauges are optitron style.

I agree they are a lot nicer than the Gen 5, but it might not be worth the money you'd have to spend to do the swap.

 

bummer

Sure would like to get my hands on the electrical diagrams to see exactly what it would take to swap.

that really sucks, cuz, well, those newer gauges are somethin else

 

i agree with punk. the optitron gen 5.5 guages are definitly much more attractive, but the cost of retrofitting and rewiring the whole cluster just to have better looking gauges just doesnt seem like a great way to dump alot of time and money...

 

the cost of retrofitting and rewiring the whole cluster

What exactly does it take to do it? I would think the signals would be the same for all the dummy lights, gauges, etc, what would be so different? the power for the lights?

 

http://www.camrymanuals.com/ might have the wiring diagram here. If you do have the time and/or money...do a DIY write up and pics!

 

I have a Corolla 06 with regular instruments cluster, and would love to have the Optitron's in my car. I want to learn a little more about this upgrade, so... Does anyone know where can I find the wiring diagram for the Corolla 2006?

 

Gen 5 Gauge swap

I'd really love the crisp look of a Gen 5.5 cluster on my Gen 5.

Why do you all say the swap requires rewiring or serious modifications? The connectors on the Gen 5 and 5.5 clusters look identical:

Gen 5:

Gen 5.5:

This could mean that all changes made from Gen 5 to 5.5 happened within the cluster itself, not necessarily on the vehicle? The swap works for Tundra owners.

What do you guys think, has anyone actually tried connecting a newer cluster to see if it will work?

 

Bump!!!!
Any success?

 

old thread but looks like a cheap mod today

I was scanning Ebay, and you can get a cluster for under $100 if you wanted to update an older Camry. The Tundra link shows several people have done it. Not that expensive a thing to try.

 

I was scanning Ebay, and you can get a cluster for under $100 if you wanted to update an older Camry. The Tundra link shows several people have done it. Not that expensive a thing to try.

Yes, that's why I'm asking for.
I found one with a few mileage, 4k more than mine thinking....thinking

 

I know I have seen where this was doe, right here on TN. I think the hardest part would be setting the odometer to the correct mileage for the car. But then again I think I've seen that somewhere on TN also.

 

You are correct



You need a serial port connection and PonyProg software, but you can DIY the odometer yourself with some soldering skills and patience.

http://www.toyotanation.com/forum/1...-1996-1997-2001-1st-gen-solara-1999-2003/782562-diy-odometer-reprogramming.html

 

Soldering is possible but much more difficult with these epprom chip on these newr cluster. This might help but all the picture are gone done to photobucket...

http://www.siennachat.com/forum/68-...ods-projects/18355-diy-optitron-instrument-cluster-swap-odometer-reprogram.html

 

This might help but all the picture are gone done to photobucket...
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This has been working great for me:
http://www.toyotanation.com/forum/777-forum-threads/1526282-photobucket-fix.html

 

Just buy it, drive 4 more K, then swap it. No reprogramming needed then

 

Yeah, but what about the connection?
Do you think it's only swap it?

Now I'm confused?

 

The thread with the writeup is here,
but all the photos are gone.
http://www.toyotanation.com/forum/1...1-2nd-gen-solara-2004-2008/639546-gen-5-camry-optitron-gauge-swap-possible.html
The swap should be similar to the one I did for the Gen 4 Camry / Lexus cluster. The reprogramming would be either swapping the chips, or reprogramming as per my odometer video.

 

The thread with the writeup is here,
but all the photos are gone.
http://www.toyotanation.com/forum/1...1-2nd-gen-solara-2004-2008/639546-gen-5-camry-optitron-gauge-swap-possible.html
The swap should be similar to the one I did for the Gen 4 Camry / Lexus cluster.
The reprogramming would be either swapping the chips, or reprogramming as per my odometer video.

How much do you want for do the MOD?

 

Yes, it looks like only a swap.

 

I'm saying that the connectors look the same, you just take one dash out, plug the other in. If your miles are already the same, then you won't have to do anything else. Just drive. No programming to readjust your mileage needed (in reference to the one you found with the odometer already close to what you have). If it was me, 4k wouldn't even be noticed. These aren't new sub-100,000 mile cars.

 

I'm saying that the connectors look the same, you just take one dash out, plug the other in. If your miles are already the same, then you won't have to do anything else. Just drive. No programming to readjust your mileage needed (in reference to the one you found with the odometer already close to what you have). If it was me, 4k wouldn't even be noticed. These aren't
new sub-100,000 mile cars.

Ok, so it's just plug and play?

 

That's what it looks like, the programming of the chip is just to reconfigure the odometer to match the mileage of your vehicle. Just plug and play. No guarantee, but it's not an expensive swap to try today, and you can turn around and sell it back on ebay if it doesn't work (and even sell your old one on ebay if it does work).

 

If you guys read the other thread (all three pages) it goes into the extent of rewiring the dashboard to swap the new cluster in. It is not a plug and play swap, although the connectors are the same.