help with digital clusters

[pegusas1969]

hi everyone,
I'am looking at replacing the dash console with a complete remake out of fibreglass.any reccomendations would be great.
I also want to replace the cluster with a digital one and was wondering if any one could tell me if any of these would be compatible.
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Toyota-Soare ... 36c&_uhb=1

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/110979705270 ... 1438.l2649

any help would be greatly appreciated.

[Brayden]

You're not going to find many (if any) clusters that are compatible without a decent amount of work. Most use a digital speedo pickup rather than cable, and newer ones run off an ECU rather than directly off the sensors. If you're building a custom dashboard then you'd be better off installing a set of Cyberdyne gauges:
http://www.cyberdynegauges.net/

[pegusas1969]

thanks for the information brayden,
the toyota cresta cluster appears to be a cable connection for the speedometer. I will contact the supplier and hopefully go there on the weekend to see if is compatible.
i will also look at the website you listed as well

[Brayden]

Even if it has a cable there's very little chance it will be a direct fit. Then you've got to make sure the sensor impedence matches for the fuel and water temp gauges, and the tacho will read incorrectly because the Cressida isn't a 3 cylinder.

[holk]

I have an Acewell in the HOLK and with few mods to convert the cable with a reed switch, it works perfectly.

There is an old picture in the 2012 Albury gallery


http://www.teammightyboy.com/image-gall ... -20125-175

[pegusas1969]

hi Holk thanks for the photo i have been lookin at those clusters as well but i would like something larger.
i have been toying with the idea of using a 7" touch pad with a possibility of mating it with a car pc.

[XiT]

will those Cyberdyne guages adapt easily enough into a MB for a full cluster ?

[Brayden]

They're universal fitment, so assuming you buy the matching sensors then yes they will work. I'm not sure whether the speedo uses cable or electronic pickup though.