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n8RPS13 · 06-23-2011, 06:34 PM

Ib I'm down for us to do a maxima cluster in the s13! Junkyard on saturday?

Matej · 06-23-2011, 07:21 PM

The S2000 cluster is kind of ugly in my opinion.
Late 80's Toyota Camry has a similar layout, but cooler because it looks like an old video game.

irax · 06-23-2011, 07:35 PM

what year camry because I can't find any other pictures of that

Matej · 06-23-2011, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by irax

what year camry because I can't find any other pictures of that

1987 and 1988 if I recall correctly.
This and the Maxima one are my favorites so far. Unfortunately they both appear to be quite rare.

GeneralTso · 06-23-2011, 07:38 PM

won't switching between anything but a 4 cylinder be a pain in the ass because of the tach signal as far as just wiring it in? i'm pretty sure that problem can be solved by a dakota digital converter box. im suprised noone mentioned a z32 cluster.

irax · 06-23-2011, 08:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeneralTso

won't switching between anything but a 4 cylinder be a pain in the ass because of the tach signal as far as just wiring it in? i'm pretty sure that problem can be solved by a dakota digital converter box. im suprised noone mentioned a z32 cluster.

has anyone done a Z32 cluster swap into a 240 before?

GeneralTso · 06-24-2011, 02:07 AM

well i searched and came up with this:

the only thing that guy did though was swap out tach and speedo.

Jspec603 · 06-24-2011, 04:09 AM

What about Z31?

sulik · 06-24-2011, 04:19 AM

It looks like the tachometer from KITT -> Knight Rider.

imotion s14 · 06-26-2011, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by sulik

It looks like the tachometer from KITT -> Knight Rider.

Well everything from the 80s looks like that haha

I love it but I wouldn't stick that shit in my S14.

06-24-2011, 10:49 AM

thats good thinkin guys

get all these shitty ***DIGITAL*** 80s-era gauge clusters and tell people that you did the swap for the same reason that the LFA has a LCD cluster, because your shit revs too fast and the stock gauge cluster cant keepup

honestly.... 96-98 180sx, the end for all s13 cars.

s14? dunno, i never thought the stock cluster looked bad, but ive seen plenty of people put s15 clusters in.. not that i think thats superior.

c72c · 06-24-2011, 11:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Jspec603

What about Z31?

I always liked the look of my father in law's cluster ^^. I'd rock one.

shit, you could even go trans am

If digital is your flavor, check out this link VWVortex.com - 1980s OEM Digital Dashes, they've got plenty listed/shown.

irax · 06-24-2011, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by ixfxi

thats good thinkin guys

get all these shitty ***DIGITAL*** 80s-era gauge clusters and tell people that you did the swap for the same reason that the LFA has a LCD cluster, because your shit revs too fast and the stock gauge cluster cant keepup

honestly.... 96-98 180sx, the end for all s13 cars.

s14? dunno, i never thought the stock cluster looked bad, but ive seen plenty of people put s15 clusters in.. not that i think thats superior.

LOL riiight, because thats why anyone wants to do that...

I'm about ready to put the dash back in the car and get current tags, but I figured the s14 dash and cluster is rather generic, and I would like to swap it out for something else. "shitty digital 80's era cluster" would be neat. I am a little tempted to swap out for the IS 300 dash

wbarrett48473 · 06-24-2011, 07:47 PM

I wish someone would put a Digital Y33 Dash in their car.

K_style · 06-24-2011, 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by irax

I always wished Tach was in the center instead of Speedometer....

I would love to do IS300 swap

Corbic · 03-14-2012, 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by K_style

I always wished Tach was in the center instead of Speedometer....

I would love to do IS300 swap

JDM one is, but I've seen JDM ones where it's not, so its either a model year thing or maybe transmission based.

K_style · 06-04-2013, 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Corbic

JDM one is, but I've seen JDM ones where it's not, so its either a model year thing or maybe transmission based.

Yea, I found out that Kouki Altezzas came with those.

Corbic · 03-14-2012, 06:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ixfxi

honestly.... 96-98 180sx, the end for all s13 cars.

Creeper · 06-24-2011, 11:53 AM

For months I been looking for a Maxima digital cluster, and one day I found it. There are extreamly rare not all maximas has them. now for the easy part, buying a S13 vert and installing the D-Cluster

future · 06-24-2011, 08:10 PM

If somebody made a plug and play kit for one of these digital clusters, like broadfield, id honestly pay for it

Broadfield · 06-25-2011, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by future

If somebody made a plug and play kit for one of these digital clusters, like broadfield, id honestly pay for it

The problem is that there is no demand for this. So you would have to absorb all of the cost for me to figure it out.... could easily be $1000. If you think there would be a demand, then you are mistaken.

Heck, my custom clusters.... I have only sold 5 ever. And that was even selling them for 50% off. Now that I'm doubling the price I don't expect to really sell any. I have probably answered around 200 PM's about my clusters and have only sold 3 from those PM's. For me I don't really care because that's not my business. I was just offering them so fellow Nissan enthusiasts could have a cool, custom cluster.

Your best bet is to take the time and try to figure it out on your own. Your labor is free, mine is $50/hr. Even if you don't know how, this is a perfect learning opportunity. If you fail, then you are not really out anything but your time. You are only out the money that you spent on the cluster that you wanted to swap in and an S13 cluster that you would use to cut up the harness instead of your own.

Matej · 06-24-2011, 09:02 PM

That cluster looks like a cheap watch.

c72c · 06-24-2011, 10:15 PM

I was going to put the altezza cluster in my corona if I ended up going with the 3s swap.

Corbic · 03-14-2012, 06:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matej

That cluster looks like a cheap watch.

That is what Toyota was actually going for, a chronographic watch. Then again they also envisioned the Altezza as a modern AE86.

future · 06-25-2011, 08:10 PM

I don't think it would be too complicated. Its more of finding the info needed to wire it in

Broadfield · 06-25-2011, 08:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by future

I don't think it would be too complicated. Its more of finding the info needed to wire it in

It's definitely not complicated, it's a matter of how much time it's going to take. And my time is what costs money... whether it's easy or complicated. It takes time to find schematics, look through them etc. If you are paying me to do the job, then you also have to pay me to find the schematics, look through them and figure them out. Then do the actual work. A 7 hour day of work for me will cost someone $350... and my labor is cheap compared to most.

So I think you should try it, succeed at it and marvel at your hard work afterwards

irax · 06-26-2011, 01:01 AM

$50 an hour for electrical is cheap as fuck too

I think I'm going to get a Y33 Digital cluster and wire that up, but I think before that I need to get that better paying job

godzilla_753 · 06-26-2011, 12:19 PM

Doing a r34 GTT cluster swap into my s13 now. Alotttt of trimming involved, already got the wiring figured out, just gotta get in the dash now. Ill post up some pics soon.

One_love_silvia · 06-27-2011, 03:13 AM

i like where this thread is going...

JustA240 · 06-27-2011, 10:36 PM

I know for a fact that "Razmus" on here had a working s2k cluster in his S14 at one point

06-23-2011, 06:34 PM	#1
n8RPS13 Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: New Smyrna Beach Posts: 1,296 Trader Rating: (22) Feedback Score: 22 reviews	Ib I'm down for us to do a maxima cluster in the s13! Junkyard on saturday? __________________ WASTED I AM!

06-23-2011, 07:35 PM	#3
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06-26-2011, 01:01 AM	#27
irax Post Whore! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: San Diego Age: 41 Posts: 4,249 Trader Rating: (4) Feedback Score: 4 reviews	$50 an hour for electrical is cheap as fuck too I think I'm going to get a Y33 Digital cluster and wire that up, but I think before that I need to get that better paying job __________________ Drives a BRZ and is building a V6 S12 coupe.

06-23-2011, 07:21 PM	#2
Matej Post Whore! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: N/A Posts: 9,423 Trader Rating: (39) Feedback Score: 39 reviews	The S2000 cluster is kind of ugly in my opinion. Late 80's Toyota Camry has a similar layout, but cooler because it looks like an old video game.

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GeneralTso Leaky Injector Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Proctorville,Ohio Age: 36 Posts: 61 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	won't switching between anything but a 4 cylinder be a pain in the ass because of the tach signal as far as just wiring it in? i'm pretty sure that problem can be solved by a dakota digital converter box. im suprised noone mentioned a z32 cluster.

06-24-2011, 02:07 AM	#7
GeneralTso Leaky Injector Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Proctorville,Ohio Age: 36 Posts: 61 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	well i searched and came up with this: the only thing that guy did though was swap out tach and speedo.

06-24-2011, 04:09 AM	#8
Jspec603 Zilvia Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Manchester NH Age: 46 Posts: 265 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	What about Z31?

06-24-2011, 04:19 AM	#9
sulik Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: europe Posts: 29 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	It looks like the tachometer from KITT -> Knight Rider.

06-24-2011, 10:49 AM	#11
ixfxi Guest Posts: n/a	thats good thinkin guys get all these shitty *DIGITAL* 80s-era gauge clusters and tell people that you did the swap for the same reason that the LFA has a LCD cluster, because your shit revs too fast and the stock gauge cluster cant keepup honestly.... 96-98 180sx, the end for all s13 cars. s14? dunno, i never thought the stock cluster looked bad, but ive seen plenty of people put s15 clusters in.. not that i think thats superior.

06-24-2011, 11:53 AM	#19
Creeper Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Los Angeles, California Age: 40 Posts: 26 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	For months I been looking for a Maxima digital cluster, and one day I found it. There are extreamly rare not all maximas has them. now for the easy part, buying a S13 vert and installing the D-Cluster

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future Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: SoCal 909 Age: 32 Posts: 4,743 Trader Rating: (42) Feedback Score: 42 reviews	If somebody made a plug and play kit for one of these digital clusters, like broadfield, id honestly pay for it

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Matej Post Whore! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: N/A Posts: 9,423 Trader Rating: (39) Feedback Score: 39 reviews	That cluster looks like a cheap watch.

06-25-2011, 08:10 PM	#25
future Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: SoCal 909 Age: 32 Posts: 4,743 Trader Rating: (42) Feedback Score: 42 reviews	I don't think it would be too complicated. Its more of finding the info needed to wire it in

06-26-2011, 12:19 PM	#28
godzilla_753 Leaky Injector Join Date: May 2006 Location: Dallas Posts: 83 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Doing a r34 GTT cluster swap into my s13 now. Alotttt of trimming involved, already got the wiring figured out, just gotta get in the dash now. Ill post up some pics soon.

06-27-2011, 03:13 AM	#29
One_love_silvia Nissanaholic! Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: San Diego, CA So Cal Posts: 1,898 Trader Rating: (38) Feedback Score: 38 reviews	i like where this thread is going... __________________ 2016 Nissan 370z

06-27-2011, 10:36 PM	#30
JustA240 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Virgnia Beach,VA Age: 34 Posts: 37 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I know for a fact that "Razmus" on here had a working s2k cluster in his S14 at one point

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