Has anyone tried swapping in a JDM instrument cluster?

totech · Post by **totech** » Sat Jan 24, 2004 3:46 pm

As above, the JDM market has some different instrument clusters, and apart from the speedo and the tach being swapped.

I am in canada so the kilometre speedo is good.

So, Will it work?

Should I try?

Any feedback is appreciated

ericS2the6 · Post by **ericS2the6** » Sun Jan 25, 2004 4:29 am

out of curiosity what is diff about them besides the lousy 180 kph speedo and the indicated 7k redline

LegacyT · Post by **LegacyT** » Sun Jan 25, 2004 5:58 am

Shouldn't be a problem. But I know some Legacy's had electronic speedometers, while others had cable. Electronic ones wouldn't work. JDM RS RPM guages have a 7500 RPM redline

I want to get ahold of one of those.

Mark,

THAWA · Post by **THAWA** » Sun Jan 25, 2004 6:37 am

they also have a little light next to the water temp gauge. I'm not sure if its for the water temp or the red line eitherway I want it

LegacyT · Post by **LegacyT** » Sun Jan 25, 2004 12:47 pm

or turbo boost????

Mark,

ciper · Post by **ciper** » Sun Jan 25, 2004 8:15 pm

"Electronic ones wouldn't work"

Are you sure? To change a transmission over from mechanical to speedo is really simple. You just unscrew the cable mount and screw a sender back in.

I dont know what else is needed but Id love to get rid of the cable.

You are better off swapping for an early japan built cluster. Color changing gear indicators, sun roof open indicator, better temperature gauge "font" and so on.

Rish · Post by **Rish** » Sun Jan 25, 2004 10:14 pm

You are better off swapping for an early japan built cluster. Color changing gear indicators, sun roof open indicator, better temperature gauge "font" and so on.

Is that something unique or am I mis-reading you? Cuz that's what I got on mine.

Just wondering

Rish

THAWA · Post by **THAWA** » Sun Jan 25, 2004 10:23 pm

same here cept i dont know what you mean by temp gauge font

ciper · Post by **ciper** » Sun Jan 25, 2004 10:50 pm

If you have an early car that was built in Japan you should have these. The issue is many of the later cars where built in the US and lost alot. Let me guess you both have little white dots on your vent controls to show which way they are pointing.

Having owned/worked on many legacy I notice alot of differences. The only GOOD thing I saw with the Later built american built units is that the Wagons got black plastic speaker buckets in the rear, compared to the early japanese which had white plastic ones that crack at the mounting stud.

evolutionmovement · Post by **evolutionmovement** » Sun Jan 25, 2004 10:54 pm

Weird. I have a 11/89 Japan wagon and I've got the black buckets.

Steve

ciper · Post by **ciper** » Sun Jan 25, 2004 10:56 pm

Crazy, I guess its only the really old ones then. We should start a thread to see who has the oldest legacy

Rish · Post by **Rish** » Sun Jan 25, 2004 11:06 pm

Ah I see. And I just ran outside in the cold cuz now I had to know whether I had those white dots on the vents

(I do).

I work as a lot guy at a Chrysler dealership, and a new word I learned recently was "de-contenting". It seems that as a model ages, manufacturers start removing "redundant" stuff from the vehicles. This includes stuff like insulation and features like the "white dots". The new Grand Cherokees are so bad that you can actually see light through the sunvisors. I guesss that's one advantage of owning an early production model.

Rish

THAWA · Post by **THAWA** » Sun Jan 25, 2004 11:24 pm

05/89 here

good lord thats old, yes I do have the white dots (had to check aswell

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georryan · Post by **georryan** » Mon Jan 26, 2004 5:14 am

You guys have sunroof indicator lights??

Rish · Post by **Rish** » Mon Jan 26, 2004 5:38 am

Yes,

, however mine only indicates when the sunroof is in the "vent" position, not completely open. It's located in the same diagram that shows you which door is open etc.

Rish

THAWA · Post by **THAWA** » Mon Jan 26, 2004 6:08 am

same

Were the brights infront of the car image standard on all of em? I love that little thing

georryan · Post by **georryan** » Mon Jan 26, 2004 6:24 am

You guys suck. I'd love to have that, even if it was only for the novelty.

Rish · Post by **Rish** » Mon Jan 26, 2004 6:28 am

I especially like the fact that it shows individually which door is open. Dunno, maybe you later year guys have that as well.

Rish

THAWA · Post by **THAWA** » Mon Jan 26, 2004 6:30 am

yeah it's really funny though, I hadn't opened the rear doors in a while, then I did and saw that light, I was like what the he...oh right, the other door

Ryan if you'd like you can come oogle at my light

georryan · Post by **georryan** » Mon Jan 26, 2004 6:31 am

Yeah they do. The only thing I don't got that you guys got is the sunroof indicator. I have the high beams and doors. My dad's old 79 GL had the door lights also. Identical to ours now. His also had the same high beams, and it even made the driveline and th wheels brown when 4wd was engaged. It turned off when it was in fwd. I always thought that was cool. Remember, that was back in 79.

georryan · Post by **georryan** » Mon Jan 26, 2004 6:34 am

If I fail my motorcycle permit test, I'll probably be calling you tomarrow morning to go cruise. If I pass, I may be going on a cruise with my grandfather. We'll see.

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Has anyone tried swapping in a JDM instrument cluster?

Has anyone tried swapping in a JDM instrument cluster?