Doing the SR-5 Gauge Cluster Swap... HOW TO with pictures. - Page 2

FilthyRich · 02-18-2005, 07:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SLC Punk

Nice writeup and mod! It looks a lot better with the SR5 gauges!

agreed. I love factory upgrades.

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jahMcS · 02-18-2005, 10:02 AM

Nice Work!! It looks great.

castrolSi · 02-18-2005, 10:04 AM

Thanks. Now I just have to figure out the tach issue. I found a way to make a tach
read correctly when going from a 4 cylinder to a 6 cylinder... but not the other way
around. I am still searching. If anyone has any ideas, I sure could use em.

**waskillywabbit** · 03-11-2005, 06:39 PM

Awesome thread....

Just how hard is it to swap the bulbs, as by looking at your pics, I have just a few burnt out...and I'd like to change colors too.

Any advice woudl be great too!

deathrunner · 03-11-2005, 08:08 PM

it's super easy. 5 bolts for the fascia, 4 bolts for the cluster, unhook 3 harnesses, unhook speedo. twist and replace each bulb. as far as color change, you need colored bulbs, or colored bulb "condoms"

jimbo74 · 03-11-2005, 08:39 PM

ok quick question, otehr than needing to swap out the oil sender to the one for a guage not the idiot light one...... do i need t owire the tach up seperately? or is it jsut pull, plug and play?

deathrunner · 03-11-2005, 10:35 PM

tach is plug and play.

DudeBud · 03-11-2005, 10:41 PM

its onlt plug and play if you have an injected motor if its carbrated you will have to run a wire from the coil to the back of the cluster

jimbo74 · 03-11-2005, 11:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DudeBud

its onlt plug and play if you have an injected motor if its carbrated you will have to run a wire from the coil to the back of the cluster

ok what and where needs to be connected then? the negative is not marked as my truck doesnt have a standard round coil... it has a square coil that sits on the igniter housing..... its not labeled for the neg side it actually uses a connector that plugs in, not the regular eyelet lines with the bolt on tabs liek a regular coil

**waskillywabbit** · 03-12-2005, 06:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by deathrunner

it's super easy. 5 bolts for the fascia, 4 bolts for the cluster, unhook 3 harnesses, unhook speedo. twist and replace each bulb. as far as color change, you need colored bulbs, or colored bulb "condoms"

Seems like he said he got the colored bulbs at some local auto parts place...never looked before for stuff like that...is it pretty easy to find? I was thinking of changing out the bulbs to either just new ones, which I'm not sure what color they are exactly or going w/ something like green, orange, or yellow.

DudeBud · 03-12-2005, 06:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jimabena74

ok what and where needs to be connected then? the negative is not marked as my truck doesnt have a standard round coil... it has a square coil that sits on the igniter housing..... its not labeled for the neg side it actually uses a connector that plugs in, not the regular eyelet lines with the bolt on tabs liek a regular coil

there sould be a green plug right off of the coil igniter that would be for your tach and then on the back of the cluster there are 3 screws in a line and one of them is what you need to hook the wire too sorry i cant recall what one it is

castrolSi · 03-13-2005, 08:56 AM

Hmm. I may attempt this today. If I can figure it out, I'll post it up. Would be nice to
have my tach working the way it should be. Right now I figure it is pretty close to being
about 1/2 off. 2k is really 4k and so on. I'll look into that.

castrolSi · 03-13-2005, 09:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by waskillywabbit

Seems like he said he got the colored bulbs at some local auto parts place...never looked before for stuff like that...is it pretty easy to find? I was thinking of changing out the bulbs to either just new ones, which I'm not sure what color they are exactly or going w/ something like green, orange, or yellow.

Far as I remember at the parts house.... I saw amber, blue, red, and green bulbs
that were the type used in our gauge cluster. Clear too... can't forget those.

**waskillywabbit** · 06-04-2005, 06:18 PM

Well, I got the whole dash off to do some wiring and cleaning...going to clean the gauge cluster while it is out...I saw in the first post about cleaning the gauge cluster plexiglass w/ "plexiglass cleaner"...what is that exactly?

Taking the dash apart/off is a PITA...don't expect to do it in a day...

castrolSi · 06-05-2005, 12:21 PM

That is exactly what it was called from Autozone... Plexiglass cleaner. I can't remember
when I bought it... its been a while.

vmax84 · 06-12-2005, 07:53 PM

Wow, this is an incredible thread!! Just what I was looking for (actually, someone pointed me to it!!).

vmax84

viperdan · 06-12-2005, 11:02 PM

I really want to do this to mine. I'm curious though, is it illegal in the state of Nevada (or anywhere) to swap out the cluster with one that has different mileage? Also, do I get the same sending unit? Or is there a different SR5 one? Is it just to turn off the light?

DudeBud · 06-12-2005, 11:38 PM

not sure if its illegal or not i have done it on my rigs but i also plan on keeping them. you will need the oil pressure sending unit from a sr5 car . I priced one from car quest and it was over $50.

toyguy1986 · 07-20-2005, 10:55 AM

I just did this swap to my 86 pickup, and have a question. My question is about the fuel guage, is it suppose to return to empty when the key is turned off or does it only work as the fuel in the tank is used up? I have 3/4 of a tank when I changed the cluster and the new one went to 3/4 but it does not return to empty when key is turned off as the old cluster fuel gauge does, so i am wondering how the new guage works. Don't want to leave it like this and find out the hard way, maybe someone with an SR5 can tell me how theres works?
Thanks for your help

vmax84 · 07-21-2005, 03:27 PM

Bump for reading on a computer that isn't dial up!!

vmax84

93ToyKid · 07-21-2005, 07:50 PM

I swapped in the SR5 cluster, and the fuel gauge didn't return to empty with the key off like the old one, so it's normal.

FSRBIKER · 07-21-2005, 08:00 PM

I wish my oil pressure guage would read right after the swap, once warmed up at idle it is at or near the bottom of the guage and only gets to halfway at best when driving. It's a rebuilt long block and the oil idiot light never came on before the swap, I swapped sending units again and it came up a bit more....anyone know how far they thread in?

DudeBud · 07-22-2005, 10:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 93ToyKid

I swapped in the SR5 cluster, and the fuel gauge didn't return to empty with the key off like the old one, so it's normal.

thats normal

Quote:

Originally Posted by FSRBIKER

I wish my oil pressure guage would read right after the swap, once warmed up at idle it is at or near the bottom of the guage and only gets to halfway at best when driving. It's a rebuilt long block and the oil idiot light never came on before the swap, I swapped sending units again and it came up a bit more....anyone know how far they thread in

welcome to toyota gauges

MyNew99 · 07-22-2005, 11:25 AM

WOW...greate write up..what ehh heck of a difference.

L33T35T 4Runner · 01-25-2006, 01:05 AM

Great thread, this sould be made in to a review, but needs picture links to be updated

if only i could find an SR5 cluster

02-18-2005, 10:02 AM	#27 (permalink)
jahMcS Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Arlington, TX Posts: 50	Nice Work!! It looks great. __________________ 1990 4X4 Toy, V6 SR5 Pickup Was daily driver, no major mods. Warn Hubs, Grant steering wheel, Pro-Comp shocks.

02-18-2005, 10:04 AM	#28 (permalink)
castrolSi Contributing Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Spring, TX Posts: 165	Thanks. Now I just have to figure out the tach issue. I found a way to make a tach read correctly when going from a 4 cylinder to a 6 cylinder... but not the other way around. I am still searching. If anyone has any ideas, I sure could use em. __________________ 1988 Toyota 4x4 Pickup (gone/sold) 2002 Chevrolet 4x4 Crew Cab 1969 Ford Mustang (for sale) 2002 Ford Taurus 2004 Dodge SRT-4 Silver 13.52@102 miles per hour My tru..er...RIGLINK works now!!!

03-11-2005, 06:39 PM	#29 (permalink)
waskillywabbit Super Moderator-Sponsoring Member Staff Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Tuscaloosa, AL Posts: 14,554	Awesome thread.... Just how hard is it to swap the bulbs, as by looking at your pics, I have just a few burnt out...and I'd like to change colors too. Any advice woudl be great too! __________________ WabFab Off-Road, LLC MySpace Twitter Facebook 7th Annual South East 4Runner Jamboree, 2010 The toughest part of a Jeep is the chick driving it. WabFab Off-Road 4th Anniversary Sale

03-11-2005, 08:08 PM	#30 (permalink)
deathrunner Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: San Diego CA Posts: 2,971	it's super easy. 5 bolts for the fascia, 4 bolts for the cluster, unhook 3 harnesses, unhook speedo. twist and replace each bulb. as far as color change, you need colored bulbs, or colored bulb "condoms" __________________ IFS IS FOR LOSERS Decroded Piece of Crap

03-11-2005, 10:35 PM	#32 (permalink)
deathrunner Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: San Diego CA Posts: 2,971	tach is plug and play. __________________ IFS IS FOR LOSERS Decroded Piece of Crap

03-11-2005, 08:39 PM	#31 (permalink)
jimbo74 Banned Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Nor*Cal Posts: 6,582	ok quick question, otehr than needing to swap out the oil sender to the one for a guage not the idiot light one...... do i need t owire the tach up seperately? or is it jsut pull, plug and play?

03-11-2005, 10:41 PM	#33 (permalink)
DudeBud Contributing Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: WA ,monroe Posts: 1,886	its onlt plug and play if you have an injected motor if its carbrated you will have to run a wire from the coil to the back of the cluster

03-13-2005, 08:56 AM	#37 (permalink)
castrolSi Contributing Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Spring, TX Posts: 165	Hmm. I may attempt this today. If I can figure it out, I'll post it up. Would be nice to have my tach working the way it should be. Right now I figure it is pretty close to being about 1/2 off. 2k is really 4k and so on. I'll look into that. __________________ 1988 Toyota 4x4 Pickup (gone/sold) 2002 Chevrolet 4x4 Crew Cab 1969 Ford Mustang (for sale) 2002 Ford Taurus 2004 Dodge SRT-4 Silver 13.52@102 miles per hour My tru..er...RIGLINK works now!!!

06-04-2005, 06:18 PM	#39 (permalink)
waskillywabbit Super Moderator-Sponsoring Member Staff Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Tuscaloosa, AL Posts: 14,554	Well, I got the whole dash off to do some wiring and cleaning...going to clean the gauge cluster while it is out...I saw in the first post about cleaning the gauge cluster plexiglass w/ "plexiglass cleaner"...what is that exactly? Taking the dash apart/off is a PITA...don't expect to do it in a day... __________________ WabFab Off-Road, LLC MySpace Twitter Facebook 7th Annual South East 4Runner Jamboree, 2010 The toughest part of a Jeep is the chick driving it. WabFab Off-Road 4th Anniversary Sale

06-05-2005, 12:21 PM	#40 (permalink)
castrolSi Contributing Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Spring, TX Posts: 165	That is exactly what it was called from Autozone... Plexiglass cleaner. I can't remember when I bought it... its been a while. __________________ 1988 Toyota 4x4 Pickup (gone/sold) 2002 Chevrolet 4x4 Crew Cab 1969 Ford Mustang (for sale) 2002 Ford Taurus 2004 Dodge SRT-4 Silver 13.52@102 miles per hour My tru..er...RIGLINK works now!!!

06-12-2005, 07:53 PM	#41 (permalink)
vmax84 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 589	Wow, this is an incredible thread!! Just what I was looking for (actually, someone pointed me to it!!). vmax84

06-12-2005, 11:02 PM	#42 (permalink)
viperdan Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 132	I really want to do this to mine. I'm curious though, is it illegal in the state of Nevada (or anywhere) to swap out the cluster with one that has different mileage? Also, do I get the same sending unit? Or is there a different SR5 one? Is it just to turn off the light? __________________ TOTALLED :( 1989 ext cab 22RE 4x4, 5 speed, manual hubs. Sdori BJ spacers up front \| shackles in the rear \| rancho steering stabalizer \| 32x11.50R15 Kumho Venture MTs SIPED \| K/n drop in air filter \| custom roof rack+sliders in the works. Last edited by viperdan; 06-12-2005 at 11:12 PM.

06-12-2005, 11:38 PM	#43 (permalink)
DudeBud Contributing Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: WA ,monroe Posts: 1,886	not sure if its illegal or not i have done it on my rigs but i also plan on keeping them. you will need the oil pressure sending unit from a sr5 car . I priced one from car quest and it was over $50. __________________ Dan 95 4runner 3vze A/T 84 4runner sr5 Ford 302 T-18 4spd yota t-case yota front and rear both open 37X13.00 boggers 88 4runner 22re 5spd

07-20-2005, 10:55 AM	#44 (permalink)
toyguy1986 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 56	I just did this swap to my 86 pickup, and have a question. My question is about the fuel guage, is it suppose to return to empty when the key is turned off or does it only work as the fuel in the tank is used up? I have 3/4 of a tank when I changed the cluster and the new one went to 3/4 but it does not return to empty when key is turned off as the old cluster fuel gauge does, so i am wondering how the new guage works. Don't want to leave it like this and find out the hard way, maybe someone with an SR5 can tell me how theres works? Thanks for your help

07-21-2005, 03:27 PM	#45 (permalink)
vmax84 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 589	Bump for reading on a computer that isn't dial up!! vmax84

07-21-2005, 07:50 PM	#46 (permalink)
93ToyKid Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: High Point, NC/School at NC State Posts: 387	I swapped in the SR5 cluster, and the fuel gauge didn't return to empty with the key off like the old one, so it's normal.

07-21-2005, 08:00 PM	#47 (permalink)
FSRBIKER Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Lake Hopatcong, NJ Posts: 126	I wish my oil pressure guage would read right after the swap, once warmed up at idle it is at or near the bottom of the guage and only gets to halfway at best when driving. It's a rebuilt long block and the oil idiot light never came on before the swap, I swapped sending units again and it came up a bit more....anyone know how far they thread in? __________________ 85 4Runner, 3" lift, 32's 69 Bronco, 5.5" lift, 35's, NP435 67 Shelby GT500, 428 Police Interceptor Poor

07-22-2005, 11:25 AM	#49 (permalink)
MyNew99 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: South Jersey Posts: 88	WOW...greate write up..what ehh heck of a difference.

01-25-2006, 01:05 AM	#50 (permalink)
L33T35T 4Runner Contributing Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Fountain Valley, CA (so cali) Posts: 2,005	Great thread, this sould be made in to a review, but needs picture links to be updated if only i could find an SR5 cluster __________________ 95 4Runner SR5 3.0l. V6 2 wheel drive baby! 31" Bridgeston Dueler A/T Revos. Downey 1.5 Coils. Doetsch MV-12 Shocks. Brembo Rotors. Performance Friction Pads. Pioneer head unit with 1 12" Pioneer woofer. XM Radio. RB Headlight Harness w/ Sylvania SilverStars New to the family: 85 4Runner 22RE, 4x4, 5 spd, SFA. 31" BFG All Terrain T/A KOs, genuine Walmart seat covers, "Dual" stereo, XM Radio, RB Headlight Harness w/ Sylvania SilverStars. Onboard air. Has been seafoamed to hell

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