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Old 06-10-2004, 02:48 AM
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Digital Gauges

Hi, I got a 90 Maxima yesterday and I have been looking around on here. I noticed alot of people have analog gauges. Mine has digital gauges, what is the difference? Thanks.
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Old 06-10-2004, 05:17 AM
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uhh....ones digital, ones analog
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Old 06-10-2004, 05:43 PM
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What I meant was why is mine digital and others are analog, is it a different trim?
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Old 06-10-2004, 05:49 PM
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Digital was an option on the earlier GXE models IIRC along with HUD.
Don't remember any SEs having em
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i wonder if since it was an option and the car wasnt sent fromt he factory with it if you could swap it fairly easily into another gxe or maybe an se good luck finding one to do it with though is probally the problem with doin it if it is possible
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like internetautomar said, it was an option for early GXEs only (not SEs) in the US. It was part of a package that also included digital climate control and sonar suspension I believe.

No, it's not an easy swap for other 3rd gens with analog gauges. Lots of wiring changes and a few other parts. It'd probably be doable but I dont think it's worth the effort. I've heard of people converting from digital to analog after the digital one died though.
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Old 06-11-2004, 07:19 AM
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can you hook up the HUD to a analog set up?
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Old 06-11-2004, 08:15 AM
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Don't think so.
unless you are a geek.
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Old 06-11-2004, 09:24 AM
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not easily, you'd need most of the processor from the main digital dash to control it
You'd probably have better luck hooking up one from a 240. They seem to have a separate unit that controls it that you might be able to integrate our speed sensor into. But still it'd be a lot of work.
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Old 06-11-2004, 09:37 AM
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would you be there if i needed you for help. I really like the idea of the HUD and i would like to keep my gauges i have
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there are aftermarket add-on HUDs available.
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I dont have any of the parts that I'd need to mess around with to figure it out. And I dont really have the time right now to do this.
I've heard from a friend that you can check out FSMs from the public library so you may want to see if you can pick up a 240sx one (S13 model) and take a look at the wiring. It's not gonna be simple, but might be doable. Mechanically it's going to be a lot of work too since you'll probably have to take off the whole upper dash to cut and mount it properly.
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Old 06-13-2004, 05:10 PM
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Mine has the HUD and on the windshild there is this kind of multi coloured patch that it is projected on. If you want to convert you may have to change the windsheild.
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I just saw an aftermarlet HUD setup somewhere
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