did u guys have any problems installing it... i have a few questions before i get my self too involved with it... now does it matter if the cluster has tcs on it or no... and if it doesn't will my tsc still work? list all the modifications that had to be done in order to get this thing done.... thanks

 

I didn't think anyone had successfully swapped it.....

 

i believe someone did... and i can't pin point who did it... i've searched for it but no luck just leads me to the i35 forum sections...

 

Check out this eBay auction - this may be what you need.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Infin...spagenameZWDVW

 

affirmative... i do need that... but my main concern was due to the fact that this specific cluster which is being sold by someone off the org. told me that it was for his gle and said it was only meant for cars with out the tcs... now if i did purchace this or in general any other i35 clusters would it still work regardles if u have tsc or not... will it malfunction my tcs etc etc iam assuming the only this is it won't have a tcs light....

 

eeeeesh i feel so bad bumping this up but iam just going to try my luck once more and if no responses i'll try the i35 cluster and work around with it

 

Still dont understand what the facination is with the I35 guage cluster.. in my opinion it looks kinda like a cheasy attempt at luxury. I think the Maxima guage cluster is much nicer given you brighten it up a little which isnt very difficult to do.

 

...sorry, that was just too funny coming from a guy with a non-modified cluster.


The I35 cluster compliments the OEM green LEDs very nicely, I can't see what anyone would not want it.

 

^^ thank you... although i love you set up and i made that trip down to the meet hoping that u'd be there... lol i wanted first hand look at that set up but that seems too over whelming for me to accomplish that...

 

i hope this helps to clarify things...

 

the green lighting is due the film thats added to the cluster which can be easily removed...

 

I don't think it's film, I think it's just shaded/tinted plastic. I've heard you can swap the lens from a Maxima cluster (which is clear) and the lighting will be whiter and brighter.

No firsthand experience though, I happen to like my gauge cluster as-is

 

a-hole lol thats cuz u have it on already.....

 

 

Ok, so is it a film or tinted plastic?

 

im searching for it rite now i believe it is a tinted film...

 

ok heres the answer...

 

I still dont get what the fascination is with the I35 cluster.. even though it may be brighter at night I find it too bright. Its brighter than any guage cluster of any car I've ever been in and at night I find it blinding. When your driving at night having a bright guage cluster in your face just ruins your eyes ability to adjust to the night and I find I'm blinded by it. Its not usefull. I never complained once about my camrys guage cluster which was much dimmer than the maxima guage cluster. To me the only things that seperate a good guage cluster from a bad one, is how well it relates data to the driver by its lay out, its apearence asthetically (things like white face guages give the guage cluster a personality or a feel of sportyness or luxury or whatever message the manufacturer is trying to convey), and the accuracy of the guages within the cluster.

I really dont understand why people think brighter is better... it just makes it harder to see at night.. Have you ever tried driving with your guage cluster completly dark for a while, chances are if the road is not well lit you'll notice a difference in how much vision you have at night.

 

Other than it being brighter how if this better than the factory one? I personally like the layout of the factory one better. I would prefer not to be blinded at night.

 

So who has a Maxima part for sale? The green bugs me, and does not match the stock white/blue of the climate control, radio, etc. on the I35.

 

just something different and the lay is actually nice i've spent nearly 15 minute in a i35 during valet and u can dim it and watever its like why get blue liights for ur car or getting clear bumper lights etc etc... its just more appealing

 

This is why people want HID's in the foglights and brighter headlights. The factory ones light up the road better than a lot of cars on the road.

 

haha i'll take ur cluster and u can have mine lol

 

The dimmer is a good idea in theory but in practice in the I35 it blows. It is infinitly variable from the lowest setting to the second brightest setting then it clicks into the super bright setting (the brightest setting) which is too bright and if you want to turn it down a notch the next brightest setting is dimmer than the dimmest maxima guages so its obviously too dim.. Why they didnt make it infinitly variable from the brightest to the darkest setting is absolutly beyond me.

So basically the guage cluster in the I35 is either too bright or too dim...PITA

 

I hear that. Just stating I personally don't like it as much. As silly as it sounds that was a big reason I stayed out of an '04. I really really dislike what they did with the 3 pods.

 

No offense, but either your cluster is busted or your eyes out of whack. There is no way in hell the the highest setting before the final click -> (Max lighting, as seen w/out headlights on) is dimmer than the Max cluster.

 

See...I wasn't making it up.



And my cluster is just fine. I have pretty sensitive eyes in the dark and I've never had trouble with the cluster being too bright. Ever. Just adjust the dimmer and it's fine.

 

afirmative.... i recall my previous statement... now im wondering something... im having a hard time explaining it...hmm

 

That is actually my cluster that is for sale. For any of those who say the stock Max cluster is not dim then you are crazy. I even did metaorbit's mod with the ultrawhite slightly larger bulbs where you dremel the holes a little and also remove the blue film from the back of the overlay on my GLE stock cluster and it did look pretty good, but nowhere near as classy and more important to me uniform light output as this I35 cluster.

The dimmer switch does kind of suck but I switched out the tinted lense on the one I currently have in the car and it looks perfect. You can now dim it just right at night and the daytime brightness/visibility is much better. I got the clear lense from Courtesy for $22.

Here is what it looks like now.

 

Very nice and a thank you!

 

i still prefer my mt 02 cluster with the gauge rings.

 

I think you mean Metal Maxima's mod.

 

You are correct, it has been a long time and the names sound similar.
IIRC, Metal Maxima is the guy who does all the crazy lighting mods in his car.

 

its the weekend... im expecting more people online maybe someone can throw me some light on this... after this and no reply, mods u can lock this thread