instrument cluster swap
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instrument cluster swap
ok i love tachometers and sadly my neon came without one, i was gonna get a small tach and mount it on the dash and all, but i heard the connector for the instument cluster is the same in the 96 neons and just needs a instrument cluster with a tach in it. looking for conformation
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RE: instrument cluster swap
ORIGINAL: sam24502
i heard the connector for the instument cluster is the same in the 96 neons and just needs a instrument cluster with a tach in it.
i heard the connector for the instument cluster is the same in the 96 neons and just needs a instrument cluster with a tach in it.
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RE: instrument cluster swap
You have to take the cluster apart. Completely. I got one for the daughter's Neon but havent put it in yet. I had the origional apart to resolder the connectors to fix an intermittent speedo. It's a kitchen table project just be careful so you don't scratch the lens or the guage faces. If you want you can add guage overlays at the same time. Just take the non-tach cluster apart first in case you do make a mistake.
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RE: instrument cluster swap
ORIGINAL: HabitatHxC
how do you swap the odometer?
how do you swap the odometer?
ORIGINAL: danman132x
Required items:
Phillips (flexible type will help)
T15
T9
Both Clusters
About 30 minutes if you want to do it right.
I just swapped clusters on my car. If I can get a digital camera from a friend I'll try to add pictures. Pop off the dash (grab the part right above the cluster and just push up. It will pop off and then just pull it towards you) and remove the 4 phillips screws holding the cluster in. Once you remove the 4 phillips screws just pull back on the cluster and it will pop of. Then pop the new one in. If you want to swap the odo continue reading. Flip it over to where the black paper is and get a T15 to remove all the screws holding on the paper. Once you remove the paper there are a few more T15 screws you have to remove. Unscrew them all including the ones by the black plastic connectors. Now remove the gray odo cable. Just push in the little pin and slide it out. Once all the screws are out, you need to lift up the circuit board. Be very gentle with this and lift up the left, middle, right, left, etc.. Some clusters are harder than others to lift. Just be careful not to crack it. Once the board is removed put it in a safe place. Now flip over the entire unit and remove the T15 screws around the clear plastic cover. There is one hidden in the foam. Remove the clear lens. Now you can seperate the black part from the white part. Just pull up on it. You should be able to see all your "see through black parts" with light shining through it. Look on the back and you will see the odometer (mile counter). Look at the front and you will see the black push thing to reset the trip odo. Pull off the front of it. It will slide off fairly easy. There are two T9 screws holding the odo on in the back. Get a T9 and remove them and it will come off. Just slide it back and it comes out. Now do the same with your other cluster and remove the odo on your original one and swap it. Your odo will sit in a grove and just screw the odo back on. Now reassemble your cluster in the order you took it apart and pop it back it. When putting back on your circuit board be sure to push down evenly so you don't crack it, and re-connect the gray ribbon for the odo. Hope this helps anyone wanting to swap your odo.
Required items:
Phillips (flexible type will help)
T15
T9
Both Clusters
About 30 minutes if you want to do it right.
I just swapped clusters on my car. If I can get a digital camera from a friend I'll try to add pictures. Pop off the dash (grab the part right above the cluster and just push up. It will pop off and then just pull it towards you) and remove the 4 phillips screws holding the cluster in. Once you remove the 4 phillips screws just pull back on the cluster and it will pop of. Then pop the new one in. If you want to swap the odo continue reading. Flip it over to where the black paper is and get a T15 to remove all the screws holding on the paper. Once you remove the paper there are a few more T15 screws you have to remove. Unscrew them all including the ones by the black plastic connectors. Now remove the gray odo cable. Just push in the little pin and slide it out. Once all the screws are out, you need to lift up the circuit board. Be very gentle with this and lift up the left, middle, right, left, etc.. Some clusters are harder than others to lift. Just be careful not to crack it. Once the board is removed put it in a safe place. Now flip over the entire unit and remove the T15 screws around the clear plastic cover. There is one hidden in the foam. Remove the clear lens. Now you can seperate the black part from the white part. Just pull up on it. You should be able to see all your "see through black parts" with light shining through it. Look on the back and you will see the odometer (mile counter). Look at the front and you will see the black push thing to reset the trip odo. Pull off the front of it. It will slide off fairly easy. There are two T9 screws holding the odo on in the back. Get a T9 and remove them and it will come off. Just slide it back and it comes out. Now do the same with your other cluster and remove the odo on your original one and swap it. Your odo will sit in a grove and just screw the odo back on. Now reassemble your cluster in the order you took it apart and pop it back it. When putting back on your circuit board be sure to push down evenly so you don't crack it, and re-connect the gray ribbon for the odo. Hope this helps anyone wanting to swap your odo.
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RE: instrument cluster swap
ORIGINAL: sam24502
hey thanks guys, soon as this oil leak is fixed thats exactly what ima do now. (cross fingers the oil leak is oil pressure sending unit lol)
hey thanks guys, soon as this oil leak is fixed thats exactly what ima do now. (cross fingers the oil leak is oil pressure sending unit lol)
