Hey Guys,
Has anyone thought of swapping in a digital cluster from a Oldsmobile Custom Supreme from the late 80s to early 90s into a 1991-1993 roadmaster wagon?
I really like the way they look especially the different guages. I'm thinking it wouldn't take to much modification to fit in the dash. I don't know how the electical connections will have to be modified yet but I'm still researching the idea. I know a few people have swapped out their instrument panels but I could only find refernce to a digital swap that was done I think by lakeffect. I don't want to drop the coin on a new digital dash when I like the look and price of the Olds custom digital dash.
Any advice on the demensions for these two panels? I have found reference online but nothing offical yet (GM) that they are both considered the UB3 instrument cluster. However one is digital and the other not. They both appear to have the same guages displayed on them so I'm thinking the inputs will be similar. Meaning they get their data/signals from the same types of sources (i.e. sensors, controller).
The thing I'm having a hard time finding out right now is how the 1991-1993 odometer is incremented. Is it done by a signal from the vss, or PCM? Sorry but the only time I've looked at how speedometers/odometers worked was with a 1963 VW Super Bettle; which was a manual cable that was run through the driver side front axle and protruded through the dust cap. Boy when you locked up your brakes the speedo when to zero. I'm pretty sure our wagons don't rely on something that old school right?
I think it would be totally Bitch'n to have a digital instrument cluster, especially one with all the different guages that provide real time display instead of stupid dummy lights when things get triggered.