85 t-type cluster in my monte ss

[georgeathtx]

i was wondering if it would be possible to put a cluster from a t-type in my monte carlo ss...
i dont see why it wouldnt work but i wanted to hear from yall first...lol

 

[Oldsmoletick]

Yes and no........Unfortunately the dash boards are different so it is not a matter of just putting the cluster in, it doesn't work that way. However, you can swap the entire dashboard asm in. It is a lot of work, but it can be done. Keep in mind that there is no gain in doing this, I did it because my malibu dash was wasted and I couldn't find a good enough replacement for it in the correct color. I got lucky and found an almost perfect black buick dash in the junkyard for $35. For the price it was worth a shot. The connector has to have the wires switched around in order to work correctly with the buick dash, I came up with the correct routings with a test light, and a pad of paper. There are different mounting tabs used in the buicks that are not used in the chevy (but they are on the body), so you have to bend a couple out of the way, bend a couple out from where they are tucked, and swap retainers around. The headlamp switch is a different set up so that needs to be modified to fit your current or modify your current to work with the buicks. Defogger most likely will be a different set up as well as the wiper switch (unless you have the stalk type). In other words it's a lot of dicking around, very time consuming, and a pain in the *ss to get everything lined up correctly, and working properly. But if you like the regal dash better it is doable. Oh one more thing, be sure to get the matching glove box, they look the same but the chevy one doesn't close properly in the regal dash .

 

[georgeathtx]

damn...thanks for the info...i think ima stick with mime for now then...lol
seems like too much work...