1998 Combo Meter Aka Instrument Cluster

[calbsc400]

The Tach needle in my 1995 SC400 went out recently so I purchased a replacement meter online for $100. Turns out the meter I purchased is for a 1998 and the harness connectors are different between the 1995 and 1998.

My question for the board is this: Can I canibalize the meter from the 1998 to fix the meter on my 1995?

Thanks

[calbsc400]

I'm bumping this back up to see if anyone feels like commenting. I've completely lost the tach and speedometer needles and will be tackling this project soon. There's a guy in Gilroy, CA that has replacements but he's asking $280 and as long as I've already spent $100 on the "98" I might as well try to use it.

[calbsc400]

I've done the easy part. I got the needles out of the "98". It was pretty painless. About 1 hour start to finish including cleaning up and posting this. Here's some photo's.

Poping the needles off was very much like popping the arms off a clock. The only difference here is the electrical connections. I will test the resistance in the needles before tearing into my guage. Hopefully, as long as there is some continuity, the needles will illuminate.

Sof far so good.

[calbsc400]

I've done the easy part. I got the needles out of the "98". It was pretty painless. About 1 hour start to finish including cleaning up and posting this. Here's some photo's.

There are 4 clips that need to be pressed in order to seperate the halfs. Two on top and two on bottom.

Poping the needles off was very much like popping the arms off a clock. The only difference here is the electrical connections. I will test the resistance in the needles before tearing into my guage. Hopefully, as long as there is some continuity, the needles will illuminate.

Sof far so good.

[calbsc400]

I'm a idiot. You don't have to remove anything from the back of the guage. Just seperate the main body from the front (about 8 screws) and then pop off the needles.

[calbsc400]

No good news. The needles have different connections. Oh well. At least I now how easy it is to change it out.