Will these 2 gauge clusters work? in an 1988 Nissan pickup

[anthony1988]

http://images.carsforsale.com/freeads/B ... 7184_5.jpg
will this gauge cluster work in the base model with no tachometer?


http://dealix.images.dmotorworks.com/31 ... ull/11.jpg

this is the gauge cluster i have in my 1988 pickup now and was wondering if the full cluster will work in it.


and here is one more pic of a similar cluster and was wondering if this will work?
file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Kevin/Desktop/DSC01997.jpg

the link does not work so you will have to cut and paste it to your URL bar to see the other cluster

please help me ASAP

Anthony

[anthony1988]

can somebody help me? i really need information about these clusters

[Towncivilian]

I think it would work, but you may need to wire the tachometer yourself.

[Rev_D21]

Tach wiring is in place already. That is the SE cluster and has all the bells and whistles. There is a chance that not all those bells and whistles are plug and play though. It'll fit and might work on a minimal level. I wouldn't count on the secondary fuel gauge being plug and play though...or the volt meter.

[Towncivilian]

I believe the sub gauge sending unit was nixed starting in 1988, at least on Pathfinders, so it's reasonable to assume the same for Hardbodies (see this thread on NPORA). No idea about the volt meter and other things, though.

[Rev_D21]

I would agree, Nissan didn't keep the sub-gauge very long and it was only found in the top-of-the-line SE models.

[anthony1988]

what's the secondary full gauge for anyway?? there's one already but why is there two? i never heard of that on any car. I looked behind my cluster now and did not find a wire for the tachometer or the wire for the clock i saw your guys thread "D21 tach" and did not help me at all. like will it require some digging around to find those wires? like are all Nissan pickups from 1988 preinstalled with tachometer and clock wires??

[anthony1988]

what's the secondary full gauge for anyway?? there's one already but why is there two? i never heard of that on any car. I looked behind my cluster now and did not find a wire for the tachometer or the wire for the clock i saw your guys thread "D21 tach" and did not help me at all. like will it require some digging around to find those wires? like are all Nissan pickups from 1988 preinstalled with tachometer and clock wires??

sorry for the late reply was to busy with other stuff but yeah please reply ASAP

Anthony

[Rev_D21]

The sub gauge reads from 1/4 tank down to zero. I guess to be more precise.

[anthony1988]

but as for the gauges like the volt meter oil pressure meter and tachometer will it be possible to get them to work?

[anthony1988]

on second thought i think those meters wont work anyway i might go with the other cluster like this file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Kevin/Desktop/144603AA-48F5-4D37-886A-0F255CE6E9A7_8%20(1).jpg to open this pic you must copy and paste to URL search bar to see what I mean

[Towncivilian]

Upload the image to imgur, we can't view local files on your computer.

[anthony1988]

http://imgur.com/5qv0b here's the one i really want for my truck this one pretty matches the base model gauges above except not automatic i want the 5 speed cluster of this one

again this is the cluster i have currently have in my truck now except in orange not white :http://imgur.com/Lzf2z

[Rev_D21]

Well that's pretty much the one I was trying to sell you.

[anthony1988]

yeah sorry actually to bad no one cant give me for free no offense

[Rev_D21]

Sorry, very little in this world for free these days.

[anthony1988]

but the one you are going to give are those XE gauges??? or SE? I think the SE gauges are the ones that come with the volt meter and oil and the sub fuel gauges right?

[Rev_D21]

Mine do not have the volt or the oil psi gauges but do have the tach.

[anthony1988]

yeah I know but are they XE gauges or SE gauges? cant really tell what different in the XE or SE trim levels, you said the SE trim are the top of the line right?

[Rev_D21]

They are XE clusters. The early SE clusters had all the bells and whistles. Mine do not and I would say they are XE clusters.

[anthony1988]

would you say the SE trim levels are fancier than the XE trim levels?

[Rev_D21]

Why do I feel like we are just going in circles? For the fourth time, YES!

[anthony1988]

do you still have the clusters yet? I may want them i am doing this for my dad because he wants an clock in the truck and tachometer for it and we are looking for one. so i was wondering if you still have them? and sorry for wasting your time.

[Rev_D21]

I still have them.

[anthony1988]

still $45 for everything right? would you except money orders?

[Rev_D21]

That's right, $45 for everything shipped to your front door. I'll take a money order.

[anthony1988]

Okay sorry haven't gotten back to you but here's something I need to show you i did not fine the tachometer wire nor the clock wire behind my cluster this is all i found i have pictures here down below:

picture no.1:http://imgur.com/cQ7ne,2QpBB,06tO1,n4QQB,2zu9f#0
Picture no.2:http://imgur.com/cQ7ne,2QpBB,06tO1,n4QQB,2zu9f#1
picture no.3:http://imgur.com/cQ7ne,2QpBB,06tO1,n4QQB,2zu9f#2
picture no.4:http://imgur.com/cQ7ne,2QpBB,06tO1,n4QQB,2zu9f#3
picture no.5:http://imgur.com/cQ7ne,2QpBB,06tO1,n4QQB,2zu9f#4

I don't know if i will get your cluster with tachs yet, but i think the wires require more digging around? like it must be in there somewhere right? do you know anyone who had this problem before and then solved it?

[alabama_lowlife]

http://www.nicoclub.com/FSM/hardbody/
Download the service manual for an 89 HB. Look up what color the wires are for the clock and the tach and see if they are present in any of your connectors. It's too big for me to try to download on my phone. But I'm pretty sure it'll be a white wire for the tach, although there are probably several white wires. I don't know which pin it would go to but if you had to you could run it from the ecu.

[anthony1988]

did you see the pictures? i only found three wires back there. I heard that the wire for the tachometer and clock is hidden is that true? or do you need to manually wire them up from the ECU box underneath the passenger seat?

[alabama_lowlife]

I don't know if the wiring will be there or not. Mine came with a tach and a clock. If I were you I'd try to find one in a junk yard so you can get the plugs just in case. Then i can tell you how to wire it to make it work. There are a couple different diagrams in the FSM depending on the equipment options.