myke_w
Vendor
Hi Guys,
I'm struggling with a way to have a factory look in my mk2 ahu/1z conversion without going through all the pain of a dash conversion.
I like the mk2 dash and cluster, but I also like cruise and I don't want to convert to a cable for speedo.
I've seen a few people manage to stuff a mk3 cluster into a mk2 dash, but much of the time it looks forced.
I've seen even fewer folks use a passat cluster, and that actually looks ok from the pics, but I have no idea how it would be done.
see pic - http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee259/pencapchew_k/clusterfit.jpg
My thought is to try to remove the clocks from the mk3 cluster and build them into the mk2 housing (with some supporting material holding them in place) and with the electronic circuit board located further back - which would connect to the clocks with wire.
I have a mk3 cluster here in front of me (and a mk2 housing) and it really looks like there's nothing stopping the clocks from coming clear off the board once the four big solder joints for each is de-soldered and the corresponding fastening screws are removed..
The idea is then that the fuel and temp sections could be nestled somewhere else (middle or perhaps remote located altogether) or the mk2 fuel gauge and maybe even temp gauge could be reused if the installation were done carefully enough.
All of the desired idiot lights could then be wired to leds in the mk2 cluster (gp, turns, low coolant battery etc. one could even take the mil to a new led if desired)
I guess my question is.. has anybody tried it?
Anybody see any reason it wouldn't work?
I'm struggling with a way to have a factory look in my mk2 ahu/1z conversion without going through all the pain of a dash conversion.
I like the mk2 dash and cluster, but I also like cruise and I don't want to convert to a cable for speedo.
I've seen a few people manage to stuff a mk3 cluster into a mk2 dash, but much of the time it looks forced.
I've seen even fewer folks use a passat cluster, and that actually looks ok from the pics, but I have no idea how it would be done.
see pic - http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee259/pencapchew_k/clusterfit.jpg
My thought is to try to remove the clocks from the mk3 cluster and build them into the mk2 housing (with some supporting material holding them in place) and with the electronic circuit board located further back - which would connect to the clocks with wire.
I have a mk3 cluster here in front of me (and a mk2 housing) and it really looks like there's nothing stopping the clocks from coming clear off the board once the four big solder joints for each is de-soldered and the corresponding fastening screws are removed..
The idea is then that the fuel and temp sections could be nestled somewhere else (middle or perhaps remote located altogether) or the mk2 fuel gauge and maybe even temp gauge could be reused if the installation were done carefully enough.
All of the desired idiot lights could then be wired to leds in the mk2 cluster (gp, turns, low coolant battery etc. one could even take the mil to a new led if desired)
I guess my question is.. has anybody tried it?
Anybody see any reason it wouldn't work?