Instrument cluster question & help needed
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Instrument cluster question & help needed
I am new so bear with me here, please. 
I have an 84 base Camaro that has the dummy lights and huge gas gauge. I just got a Z instrument cluster, and am hoping that I can just unplug the old and plug in the new and have at least the speedometer, tachometer, and gas gauge work. Is this a possablity, or what do I need to do to get the new cluster to work? Hate not having tach or gauges.
Thanks ahead of time for any info.
I have an 84 base Camaro that has the dummy lights and huge gas gauge. I just got a Z instrument cluster, and am hoping that I can just unplug the old and plug in the new and have at least the speedometer, tachometer, and gas gauge work. Is this a possablity, or what do I need to do to get the new cluster to work? Hate not having tach or gauges.
Thanks ahead of time for any info.
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Re: Instrument cluster question & help needed
I have an 84 base Camaro that has the dummy lights and huge gas gauge. I just got a Z instrument cluster, and am hoping that I can just unplug the old and plug in the new and have at least the speedometer, tachometer, and gas gauge work. Is this a possablity,
or what do I need to do to get the new cluster to work?
or what do I need to do to get the new cluster to work?
Instructions below:
https://www.thirdgen.org/gauges
BTW, welcome to TGO, bob.
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Re: Instrument cluster question & help needed
Thanks James, even though I have the 85mph speedo gauge package, I now know it should work after changeing the sending units. Another project.
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Re: Instrument cluster question & help needed
You dont have to change sending units for speedo. If you didnt have a tach you will have to run a signal wire from the dist. to cluster. A wireing diag. will show what pin # to run it to. The other gauges will need sending units and wires ran to cluster as well.
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