i own a 95 gxe.......but i have also seen the GLE's......i dont recall them having the indicator lights......how are u going to install them anyways???? - its a pretty kool idea.......i wonder if its really doable

 

Crap!! This reminds me of the hidden "amb" for ambient/outside temperature hidden in the electronic climate control that we can't activate/use! The two things I wish the Max had were outside temperature display and the PRND in the instrument cluster. So are you saying the PRND is actually hidden back there?! Shoot. Nice discovery. If someone could get this to work, I'd be one happy camper.

P.s. But to answer your question as asked, no, the GLEs do not have the PRND in the cluster.

 

My Haynes manual picture shows that too. Did you notice if those holes are designed to actually hold bulbs (maybe htey have a notch to lock bulb up after bulb is turned in one direction)? Any wire/trace from bulb terminals (imagine bulbs are in their place) to wherever...
I never took my gauge cluster out but definately will if they are "pre-wired".
I was thinking about adding a home-made PRND21 but quickly abandoned that idea.

 

that would rule if we had one of those

 

yeah mine doesnt have it, but i'd love to have it. When i opened console i remember seeing a connector taped up around the shifter base, i wonder if that's the one?

 

Do you mean the connector is hanging there, not plugged into a mating part? Haynes manual's schematic showa an "inhibitor switch" that seems to me is the only one related to PRND21 indicator. Seems no other thing will have the PRND21 signal...

 

The Maxima does have a AMB button which tells you outside temperature. I know mine does. It's a '99 GLE.

 

ya i see it too on the screen when u look at in the light

 

there were posts about the amb a while ago, wondering how it came out, because 97 up maxs can actually have a amb button put in, but 95-96 are different...if there is a way...that would be so nice.

 

If this is doable, I'd like to do it to my SE auto. Then it'll make all the 5-speed guys jealous.

Later,
-Nick

 

Its actually 98 and up because they got the different auto climate control unit than the 97's. I have a 97 and my temp up/down are circular and on the left and I don't have a place for the buttom to go.

 

99 was the first year that got that, my 99 GLE doens't have the PRND indicator on the dash, not like I look at the console one anyways but when my parents drives the car they almost complain its always not there.

 

Actually the 89-90 Max GXE with the Luxury package had Ambient Temp button, Nissan dropped it for 91 then it appeared again in the 92-94 MAX GXE with the luxury package. Then in 95-98 they dropped it again only to reappear in 99.

 

Oh that's good. However the gauge cluster with gear indicators is the difficult part. Before I read your post I shined a flash light on the gauge and didn't see anything translucent that allows PRND21 light to show up. Do you think the black gauge face plate is the only thing that blocks the indicator light? In another word, if the face plate is taken away, can we see PRND21 letters, or just six bulbs with no letters on them? Looks like Nissan just missed one step...

 

I don't think 4th gen I30 has it. That'll be the most difficult part.

 

When I did my indiglo gauges I saw them. I posted about it and nobody knew. I am going to take them apart to fix something and I am going to try and get them working...I will let you know if I get it done.

Erik

 

Slammed, you are the man!!! Are you serious?! It really works, huh? That is so bad a. We definately have to get this to work guys.

 

Non-U.S. Maximas perhaps?

 

maybe Cycerfio can get this parts cuz he gets stuff from j-spec/other maximas

 

Any progress on this sweet discovery?

 

Under the condition that PRND21 light bulbs are all working, to me there are two things to consider: 1) where to get the face plate with PRND21; 2) is it easy to self-install? I read some post about taking gauge needles out, having problems, etc.

 

yeah - this sounds real sweet....hopefully sumone can get it to werk!

 

The Cefiro, Australian Maxima and UK/Euro QX all have had the cluster face you need fitted to certain models. As correctly mentioned earlier some 3rd Gens also had the display feature, I gave away a JDM cluster with it fitted just recently.

 

I looked at Haynes manual. In "Starting and charging system" section, there is an "Inhibitor Switch", one-throw-six-pole, to let engine be able to start at "P" or "N". In "Exterior lighing" section, the same switch but another one-throw-six-pole, to let back up lihgt turn on when at "R". So it's a double-throw-six-pole switch that we have a chance to utilize.
On that switch, many poles are open-circuited, therefore when using those poles an nearly "open-circuit" circuit should be connected in order not to change its original operation.
I don't know where the switch is located, maybe somewhere near the shifter lever?
Seems a lot of work but possible.

 

it might be best(and easier)to get the complete UK/jdm gage cluster with the face plate and bulbs already in it. before you build it, you need to see what it looks like right? An FSM from australia or nz can help too, i dunno if anybody has it?

 

Ask RoAdBeast.. see what he has. Either PM or email.

I have an SE and would LOVE this. I mihgt havk open my cluster tuesday to see what I can see

 

anyone remember NZ MAx he had a max in nz and maybe he could tell us



...and maybe just maybe a face plate off a 92-96 camry or 95-99 avalon could fit our cars cuz it looks very close

 

The pic is from JDM cefiro and it has the gear indicator.
(letme know if the link is broken, BTW pic from megamax)

http://community.webshots.com/user/bluflame88

 

Nice, very nice. I see the vertical place for the PRND but I don't see it actually lit up. Does it, in fact, fuction? Also, how can we get this cluster (and most importantly, in BLACK, not silver)? Lastly, how do we hook this feature up?! Thanks guys. This would be so cool to have.

 

No lights in PRND21, could it just be a place holder, with no function? Can we take our black face plate to a fine milling shop and let them mill the letters. Or let them just mill the center slot, and we print PRND21 on a sheet of transparent (actually I did already, just for fun to look at, the letter is transparent, everywhere else is black to block the light), and stick it on back side of face plate.
Someone found there is no connection to those six bulbs? And haven't found where the PRND21 switch is to connect to bulbs.
Still lots of work but it is very attractive.

 

Updates?

 

98 actually.

My car has the same climate control as the 99 and I have AMB.

 

I was just trying to get some help with my 97SE and I happened upon the Auburn tag and wanted to say War Eagle to you!

 

Huh?

 

sorry, trying to send a message to waarreagle. I apologize.

 

Nice to know you are getting close. Wonder where is the PRND21 switch that you can connect the light bulbs to? If you use black film it is already blocking most light, plus the white letter will block more light. I tried using transparency film. The letter has no color, and everywhere else is black. I inverted the color with one of the window accessories called Paint. I think the nicer way is to have some colors for each letter, for example: green for D, 2 and 1, red for R, orange for P and N. Or refer to cars with gear indicator.