found out something very interesting while tryin to do this swap last nite.I have 2 complete clusters both different colors.the good one from the 84 car im trying to convert from idiot lites and no tach,is in perfect condition and the right color.the doner cluster is kinda ratty and the lense is not as perfect.i thought I could just swap in the tach ,speedo and gages from the ratty one to the new one.well half way through I noticed that the tach has a special plastic mounting plate.no problem it just unscrews from the old to the new.then I though I could just swap the printed circuit sheet from one to another because the tach has extra connections on it.again I figured no prob and started taking it from the old one.(not very easy)then I noticed that the good cluster would not even accept the circuit sheet because it is molded completely different!
there must have been 2 different molds for the clusters ,one with gages and a tach and one without.
so now im putting the old cluster back together and ill just have to live with it.at least I can use the good lense from the non tach pod.....NOT! that wont work either because there is no hole for the odometer reset and there is a hole to set a clock if it had one.
I thought this would be easy but as usual it tuned into a nitemare.
there must have been 2 different molds for the clusters ,one with gages and a tach and one without.
so now im putting the old cluster back together and ill just have to live with it.at least I can use the good lense from the non tach pod.....NOT! that wont work either because there is no hole for the odometer reset and there is a hole to set a clock if it had one.
I thought this would be easy but as usual it tuned into a nitemare.