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Title: Please help me. I'm a novice and need assistance. Gauges
Post by: MAYAman on October 14, 2013, 11:44:37 am
Hello everyone, I asked many months ago about using my 2002 Porsche 911 cluster and was told it was impossible.  I still want to use the Porsche dashboard and cluster so I removed all the Porsche factory gauges and now want to place compatible gauges inside the Porsche plastic housing.

What gauges would I be able to put in there?  Is anyone willing to take on this project for me as I know nothing about electronics and would probably destroy this.

Very frustrating for a novice.

thanks
Title: Re: Please help me. I'm a novice and need assistance. Gauges
Post by: Cristiano on October 14, 2013, 01:58:31 pm
Hello.
it's a bit hard to give you a detailed answer, because I don't know the cluster, it's size etc...

but what I would do is buy a couple of TYPE_R tachometer from Ebay and use them to replace the  oginal speedometer and tachometer of the dashboard.

TYPE-R tachometers are the cheapest you can find so you are not going to waste a lot of money if it doesn't work.

Regards
Cristiano
Title: Re: Please help me. I'm a novice and need assistance. Gauges
Post by: H.Guedes on October 14, 2013, 01:59:20 pm
Hi. Send me some pics off the cluster ( disassembled if possible) to see some gauges to use. Everything is possible ;) dont give up the project. It's a nice cluster but not acessible here in Portugal ; D
Title: Re: Please help me. I'm a novice and need assistance. Gauges
Post by: MAYAman on October 14, 2013, 05:26:18 pm
OK, can you PM me your email?

thanks
Title: Re: Please help me. I'm a novice and need assistance. Gauges
Post by: Max on October 14, 2013, 06:23:32 pm
I use an BMW cluster most of it are compatible with it.

And Volkswagen cluster's whith the number 919 in it would work to.

Regards,
Max
Title: Re: Please help me. I'm a novice and need assistance. Gauges
Post by: MAYAman on October 15, 2013, 11:54:06 am
But I'm a Porsche guy :p

I'm using a Carrera interior and dashboard so no BMW clusters.  :)

Even if I have to replace the Porsche gauges, is there a list of compatible gauges?  I find it hard to believe there isn't a list.  You have this awesome product, yet no list of stuff that works with it.

Don't the Type R gauges have that shift light?  I'm looking for OEM type gauges to fit into a cluster.  :)
Title: Re: Please help me. I'm a novice and need assistance. Gauges
Post by: H.Guedes on October 15, 2013, 05:51:03 pm
But I'm a Porsche guy :p

I'm using a Carrera interior and dashboard so no BMW clusters.  :)

Even if I have to replace the Porsche gauges, is there a list of compatible gauges?  I find it hard to believe there isn't a list.  You have this awesome product, yet no list of stuff that works with it.

Don't the Type R gauges have that shift light?  I'm looking for OEM type gauges to fit into a cluster.  :)

Like Cristiano said, if it's compatible you buy a type-r disassemble it and put the hardware inside of the porsche cluster
Title: Re: Please help me. I'm a novice and need assistance. Gauges
Post by: MAYAman on October 15, 2013, 09:55:21 pm
^^^Didn't know you could do that without destroying the gauge.
Title: Re: Please help me. I'm a novice and need assistance. Gauges
Post by: H.Guedes on October 15, 2013, 10:18:27 pm
With patience and some skill everything is possible.

And we are here to help each other right?  So, send me the pictures to give you more details
Title: Re: Please help me. I'm a novice and need assistance. Gauges
Post by: MAYAman on October 16, 2013, 03:29:29 pm
Email sent my friend.  :)
Title: Re: Please help me. I'm a novice and need assistance. Gauges
Post by: MAYAman on October 17, 2013, 07:06:36 pm
Hey, how about the old gauges out of an old 944 S2?  1990 Porsche 944 S2 has a pretty cool cluster.  Would old gauges like this work?  I actually have one of these clusters on hand.
Title: Re: Please help me. I'm a novice and need assistance. Gauges
Post by: H.Guedes on October 17, 2013, 08:55:10 pm
What? do you send me one for free? :D just kidding. I need some resourse to see if works with "can" or not
Title: Re: Please help me. I'm a novice and need assistance. Gauges
Post by: MAYAman on October 17, 2013, 09:21:30 pm
I wish I knew about this stuff.  I don't know if old 944 works with CAN, are you going to find out?  Or do I have to go to Porsche dealer to find out, which would be kind of hard.