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Old Apr 23, 2005 | 05:54 AM
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i have a 95 mtx and my gauge has no tac i have seen atx with them i want to try to keep it stock can i switch them or not
 
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Old Apr 24, 2005 | 02:13 AM
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Possibly. All of the '95-'99 instrument clusters are swappable. However, some of the '95 models (atx's in particular) don't have the tach wire run from the PCM to the instrument cluster, or it's run at one end and not the other.

Easiest way to check is to pop off the dash, remove the instrument cluster, start up the car, and use a multimeter to check voltage at pin 7 on the J2 connector (right hand side, looking forward). If there's not a grey wire with a light blue tracer running there, you won't get a signal. If everything is there and hooked up properly, you'll get DC readings in millivolts (200-800 range if I recall) that change with RPM. If you are getting readings, any '95-'99 instrument cluster will work (assuming it worked before being removed, of course...).

Best of luck!
 
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Old Apr 24, 2005 | 03:17 PM
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thank for the info i need t get ong becuse my gages just drop out at times so i know it is going out i tryed the solder trick but it still dose it so i thought i could pick one up with a tac
 
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