Question about a bux gauge cluster
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Question about a bux gauge cluster
Have a chance at a bux cluster in kmh. My question is if I switch the board out of my cluster will the odometer read in miles? Not worried about the printed numbers but just the digital display.
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Your odometer will read in KM. Swapping out the ODO board on the cluster won't do a thing.
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no the needles dont need to come off...lemme go take some pics of my sxt cluster so i can explain a little better
as for night pics, i dont have any. They wouldnt help you out much anyways cause i put UV LEDS in mine. But stock, the cluster does light up green
BREIF WRITE UP
on the back of cluster there will be 6 star bolts (you can use a hex tool though, thats what i used cause i couldnt find my star tools) that holds the piece of cardboard onto the cluster
Once you remove the cardboard, there will another 8 star bolts holding the circuit board down (used the same size hex tool for these)
almost ready to take the circuit board off, But first there is a tiny plug at the bottom. This is for your ODO so you want to be very careful not to rip any of the small wire out or break the connector. Use a pair of pliers to wiggle the plug out. I used my fingers but its easier using pliers
Once you unplug that connector the circuit board is free to come off. Be very careful and gently pull the board off as evenly as possible. Once you get the circuit board off, you will see 4 sets of prongs (shown in next picture) those are to help line up the circuit board so no need to worry about messing that up
then all thats left to do is place your other circuit board on, plug that connector back in for your ODO and tighten all the star bolts down and your done!
Havent figured out if you could do this with going from SXT to SRT or vice versa yet but i dont see why it wouldnt work.
as for night pics, i dont have any. They wouldnt help you out much anyways cause i put UV LEDS in mine. But stock, the cluster does light up green
BREIF WRITE UP
on the back of cluster there will be 6 star bolts (you can use a hex tool though, thats what i used cause i couldnt find my star tools) that holds the piece of cardboard onto the cluster
Once you remove the cardboard, there will another 8 star bolts holding the circuit board down (used the same size hex tool for these)
almost ready to take the circuit board off, But first there is a tiny plug at the bottom. This is for your ODO so you want to be very careful not to rip any of the small wire out or break the connector. Use a pair of pliers to wiggle the plug out. I used my fingers but its easier using pliers
Once you unplug that connector the circuit board is free to come off. Be very careful and gently pull the board off as evenly as possible. Once you get the circuit board off, you will see 4 sets of prongs (shown in next picture) those are to help line up the circuit board so no need to worry about messing that up
then all thats left to do is place your other circuit board on, plug that connector back in for your ODO and tighten all the star bolts down and your done!
Havent figured out if you could do this with going from SXT to SRT or vice versa yet but i dont see why it wouldnt work.
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