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Old Nov 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?
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Old Nov 14, 2014 | 12:32 PM
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Re: Digital instrument cluster

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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Old Nov 18, 2014 | 01:31 AM
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Re: Digital instrument cluster

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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Old Nov 18, 2014 | 02:09 AM
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Re: Digital instrument cluster

Originally Posted by John in RI
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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Old Nov 18, 2014 | 02:14 AM
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Re: Digital instrument cluster

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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Old Nov 21, 2014 | 09:57 PM
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Re: Digital instrument cluster

Not just the bezels, THE ENTIRE DASH case is specific to digital dash.
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