WOOT! 99 digital gauges in a 96

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01-13-2005, 02:09 PM

azmaxipad

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WOOT! 99 digital gauges in a 96

josephmax96 and i just got done installing 99 SE white face digital gauges in my maxima he already had this mod done to his 95 they look pimp and everything works flawlessly pics later.

01-13-2005, 02:55 PM

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where did u get the '99 SE guages?

01-13-2005, 03:06 PM

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how did u get digi guages to work and what was the mileage on them once installed?

01-13-2005, 06:22 PM

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I have 1999 SE-L gauges. Gauges are hot

01-13-2005, 06:31 PM

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sweet man, howd u do it? did you have the dealer set the odo to the same as the analog? PICS!

01-13-2005, 06:42 PM

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I like to know how you got that to work. Because the Digital ODM requires Extra wiring that comes from the ECU.

01-13-2005, 06:43 PM

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I have a 99 SEL, the gauges rock!

01-13-2005, 10:39 PM

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nice, but like everyone else, how?

01-13-2005, 11:21 PM

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everyone works we still haven't set the mileage just need to let it touch a constant 12v source til it scrolls to my original miles pics will be up soon. i don't have Over Drive so that doesn't matter. alot of color matching to get it to work

01-13-2005, 11:30 PM

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is every wire the same color on both? or were there was ones that were not the same and guesswork is needed... did you accidentally cross the wrong wires? wondering if that screws anything up, also did you soder or just clamp them together?

01-13-2005, 11:34 PM

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right now just clamped together

01-14-2005, 12:17 AM

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writeup please!!!! i know many would want that including me!!!

01-14-2005, 12:20 AM

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just tak a few good quality pics of the layout

01-14-2005, 12:32 AM

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to tell you the truth it's not that hard all the wiring is marked on teh back of both boards and then you just connect the wiring alot of them are the same color. the lights and everything dim like stock. i have a 99 digital black cluster if anyone is interested

01-14-2005, 07:11 AM

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I'm just wondering how the odo works, when u actually plug that in and get it to work thats when i want pics and a write up. Cause thats pretty much what everyone was worried about

01-14-2005, 08:10 AM

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what board are you rreferring to???

01-14-2005, 11:34 PM

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the back of the clusters sorry is what i meant to say. everything is installed and 100% functional: tach, odo, TRIP odo, all lights even air bag, coolant temp., speedometer, gas gauge. i will have pics soon. sorry for the pic delay.

01-15-2005, 01:40 AM

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hmm back of my cluster isnt labeled

lol just notice your name is maxipad LMAO

01-15-2005, 05:51 AM

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if you look at the cluster there is writing coming off of the different leads

01-15-2005, 05:29 PM

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01-18-2005, 02:22 PM

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finaly got pics up for everyone to see everything reads correctly and lights up like it should. this even corrected the speratic tachometer everyone with a 95/96 complains about hell i was complianing about it too.

01-18-2005, 02:25 PM

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I like the orange needle too . . .

01-18-2005, 02:28 PM

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ya i like the orange needles on it too but was fond of my silver SE needs though. next thing just have to correct the mileage.

01-18-2005, 06:14 PM

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Looks good. Does the odometer/trip odometer function properly ? Nice job if you get it all to work properly.

01-18-2005, 10:49 PM

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yup the trip ODO works and everything and keeps the mileage after i shut the car down.

01-19-2005, 06:40 AM

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how did you get the digital odo to work?

01-19-2005, 08:21 AM

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it works off the same wiring as the analog cluster

01-19-2005, 10:13 AM

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Please let us know if you come across any quirks in the set up over time. Thanks

01-19-2005, 10:45 AM

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I guess I'm weird that I like the 95/96 white needles better

(I know my plastic is cracked, I need to fix it)

01-19-2005, 10:51 AM

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ya i like the look of my old se needles but i'm not complaining one day i'll get it fixed

01-19-2005, 11:06 AM

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DAMN THAT PLASTIC IS CRAKED

I like the Analog one better too.

04-05-2005, 05:11 PM

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bump b/c this ? gets asked quite a bit

IMO '95-'96 SE needles on a '98/'99 cluster would look sweet!

04-05-2005, 06:10 PM

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it works off the same wiring as the analog cluster

really how the heck is this possible ?? I thought the mileage was stored in the ECU a feature that is not available in 95/96 ecu. Man explain this to me like I am 2 years old....your 99 cluster was plug and play with your 96 max after the dealer calibrated it?

04-05-2005, 06:16 PM

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I guess I'm weird that I like the 95/96 white needles better

(I know my plastic is cracked, I need to fix it)

I am with you man. Who cares about a digital odometer. I like the white face with the white needle look much better. What is so great about the 99 SEL gauages? aren't they silver? wow

04-05-2005, 06:18 PM

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I have 1999 SE-L gauges. Gauges are hot

Yup the titanium colored gauges rule.

04-05-2005, 06:32 PM

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sweet man, im swapping my friends '96 se white gauges faces in my '95 gle pretty soon

04-05-2005, 08:24 PM

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I am with you man. Who cares about a digital odometer. I like the white face with the white needle look much better. What is so great about the 99 SEL gauages? aren't they silver? wow

yeah i like the old school analogue style. I especially like the white needles too. its definately an impressive mod if you can get the mileage to read accuratly. i always thought the milege for the the new style was stored in the ECU