Changing dials, old style to v5
#1
Maybe a silly question but, has anyone managed to change their speedo and rev dials from the old style <98 to the version 5 style 99> ?
So just to clarify...I have the old style interior with dark dials and no airbags and am wondering if it is possible to fit a set of post 98 (white) clocks?
So just to clarify...I have the old style interior with dark dials and no airbags and am wondering if it is possible to fit a set of post 98 (white) clocks?
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Can I take it then that this IS a stupid question and although the chassis seems identical (to me at least) from 97 to 2000 models, there MUST be different fixings inside the cockpit around the dashboard area and by NO WAY can a later version interior fit inside an earlier car???
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Not so much chassis fixings, but you'd probably have to swap the rest of the dash, along with the wiring looms and do a bit of re-wiring to mate the new looms to your original looms at the points where they meet.
I don't know anything about this specific swap, but having done a Mk1 - Mk2 Mondeo dash swap, which are physically exactly the same size and very similar display, that I had to do some rewiring even for such a simple swap.
Sometimes I get the impression car manufacturers go out of their way to change mounts/wiring etc to make this kind of "upgrade" difficult - seemingly meaningless changes to wiring/mounts always appear between model years. So make sure you have a good check of what wires etc are different before starting!
I don't know anything about this specific swap, but having done a Mk1 - Mk2 Mondeo dash swap, which are physically exactly the same size and very similar display, that I had to do some rewiring even for such a simple swap.
Sometimes I get the impression car manufacturers go out of their way to change mounts/wiring etc to make this kind of "upgrade" difficult - seemingly meaningless changes to wiring/mounts always appear between model years. So make sure you have a good check of what wires etc are different before starting!
#5
AFAIK, early models use cable driven speedos, and later models don't.
So if you "upgraded" your new dash won't record km's correctly...there is some other stuff too, but your best bet is to get some replacement dials if you just want white dials...
So if you "upgraded" your new dash won't record km's correctly...there is some other stuff too, but your best bet is to get some replacement dials if you just want white dials...
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