Hey, I was just wondering, i ahve an 85 trans am, and want a ful 4th gen interior, what years and models will work? all electronics ans such hook up? Any info on this sorta swap would be great, thanks.

 

I'm sure there are quite a few threads about this but some of the things you'll need to take care of are the speedo. You've got a mechanical and the later birds have electrical. Should be easy as swapping out vehicle speed sensors though. Other than that a bunch of the connector wiring for the dash hook ups are different and things like window switches are mounted in the door.

 

you're new so we'll go easy on ya, but use the search button in the top right....also scan the stickies in the Body/Interior section, this topic is discussed tons on here, and alot of good info/diagrams/photos will assist you


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here I did some work for ya


https://www.thirdgen.org/techbb2/sho...hreadid=229268 (wiring progress and misc info)

https://www.thirdgen.org/techbb2/sho...hreadid=221095
(4th gen compatibility list)

 

Thanks a lot, sorry I never pulled anything up with my searches, but I'll check into it some more. Should be fun.

 

do i need the plug to the gauges off of the fourth gen to make the gauges work or is there some other way to make them work for the dash swap?

 

your going to have to use the existing wireing in your car and splice into the connector that plugs into the 4th gen gauages, search around and theres some pics on the correct way to wire everything to work, i havent done it yet myself but i hear there may be issues with the speedo being correct. depends if your car has a cable driven speedo or vss. if your unsure or dont really want to get into the logistics of it all pick up a dakota digiat box to figure out the vss for you speedo.

http://www.dakotadigital.com/index.c...rod/prd126.htm

i would sooner save my money and figure everything out, as well as others on this board, but the option is there for you. all the other guages will still have to be hand wired as i said, but it shouldnt be too difficult