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Old 11-14-2014, 09:06 AM
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Digital instrument cluster

Hey I see a Digital instrument cluster was offered in a 88-87 GTA trans am... My question is will it work with a 89 GTA? Also is there any re wiring I need to do?
Old 11-14-2014, 12:32 PM
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The ENTIRE car would need to be re-wired with the proper harnesses for the conversion to work properly. Engine harness, Dash Harness, Body Harness, Tail light harness,....ect.

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I did the swap into my 89 GTA. If you're interested in doing it, look at my thread to see what's involved.
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Re: Digital instrument cluster

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The ENTIRE car would need to be re-wired with the proper harnesses for the conversion to work properly. Engine harness, Dash Harness, Body Harness, Tail light harness,....ect.

On top of all this, the actual dash itself is specific to digital dash, you can't retrofit to an analog. It's quite an undertaking, even if you have every piece off of a complete donor car right beside you.
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You mean the bezel right? Yeah, I figured by looking at it the dash was different. But I swapped a digital instrument cluster into my Ford Taurus SHO and that wasn't too bad. Also the one that did it before could you post a link to your post?
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Not just the bezels, THE ENTIRE DASH case is specific to digital dash.
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