99-04 gauge swap into a 98

98mustang · January 9th, 2006, 09:55 PM

Is this possible or can it not be done? I know they are basicly the same shape and all but is it possible to hook it up to a 98? I really have no idea thought i would ask!

mdvaldosta · January 9th, 2006, 10:28 PM

No they cannot directly change out, it would require a bunch of modifications, including a new computer.

AtlanticBlue99 · January 9th, 2006, 11:13 PM

because you dont have the electronic odometer right? i know it wont work on my bro's 96 because he has a rolling odometer, and the wiring is different

mdvaldosta · January 10th, 2006, 12:13 AM

You can't even swap the gauge cluster between different 2004 models for example, not without a computer reflash from the dealer.

99mustang232 · January 10th, 2006, 05:33 AM

Originally Posted by mdvaldosta

You can't even swap the gauge cluster between different 2004 models for example, not without a computer reflash from the dealer.

i thought i read on twr that someone did it, but said you had to open the cluster and swap a chip. but i never opened mine, just pulled it and took out the SES bulb once after deleting the smog and prior to the flip chip.

98mustang · January 10th, 2006, 02:30 PM

well thats way to much work to get all new gauges. Ive never seen a kit for my year only a plate to make them appear white. some of them are cool but ive always liked the ones AB has in his car.

AtlanticBlue99 · January 10th, 2006, 03:46 PM

oh yea i love mine too. simco makes a great product. you want a whole new bezel or just faceplates? you can get the plates cheap, but my lens was terrible oxidized and scratched from the previous owner, so i did it all.

Twist 2 Go · January 10th, 2006, 06:11 PM

Someone, I forget who, makes a billet plate that replaces the stock instrument cluster and holds autometer guages. Big speedo and tach and 4 2 5/8" guages. Looks killer!!

98mustang · January 10th, 2006, 09:07 PM

I would like to get a new gauge cluster and everything but there arnt any that i could find at all! Which sucks so i guess ill go with a face plate that i saw online that has the same color scheme as my car black and red!

AtlanticBlue99 · January 11th, 2006, 07:06 AM

sweet, keep us posted about it man. follow the instructions with needle placement- dont want any unnecessary speeding fines :wink

98mustang · January 19th, 2006, 07:24 PM

What if i put a 98 cobra's guage cluster in for the on i have now? Will this work? or dose ist mess up since the cobra's is like 160 mph or sumthin like that.

AtlanticBlue99 · January 19th, 2006, 07:42 PM

if you buy the whole cluster as oposed to an overlay (if you get a new circuit board for the back, ie. complete unit...) then it should be calibrated for the cobra. im not sure if it would work

but if you get faceplates for the cobra, the speedo will read wrong...

if you got the housing plate and lens for the cobra but reutilized the stock circuit board and odometer, then it will read wrong- 160 will read 120...

87vert · January 19th, 2006, 08:29 PM

Originally Posted by Twist 2 Go

Someone, I forget who, makes a billet plate that replaces the stock instrument cluster and holds autometer guages. Big speedo and tach and 4 2 5/8" guages. Looks killer!!

i think it was florida 5.0 or something like that, it is one sweet piece

98mustang · January 19th, 2006, 09:57 PM

Theres a recked 96 cobra at the junk yard, hit in the back, no damage done to the guage cluster, Its a nice find, some one has already taken the motor out of it. But i can get the cluster for cheap will the circut board come out too?

AtlanticBlue99 · January 20th, 2006, 07:07 AM

the circuit board is connected (screwed into the back with phillips head screws) to the housing, cluster, and lens. it is a one piece unit with either 1 or 2 electrical connections in the back. i had 2.

99mustang232 · January 20th, 2006, 07:36 AM

also i just uploaded this how-to article on cluster removal and disassembly check it out

January 9th, 2006, 09:55 PM	#1
98mustang Regular 2011 5.0 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Statesboro/Augusta GA. Posts: 310 iTrader: 0 reviews	99-04 gauge swap into a 98 Is this possible or can it not be done? I know they are basicly the same shape and all but is it possible to hook it up to a 98? I really have no idea thought i would ask!

January 9th, 2006, 11:13 PM	#3
AtlanticBlue99 I Post Entirely Way Too Much 1999 Ford Mustang V6 14.79 @ 92.15 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: University of Georgia Posts: 8,854 Blog Entries: 1 iTrader: 0 reviews	because you dont have the electronic odometer right? i know it wont work on my bro's 96 because he has a rolling odometer, and the wiring is different __________________ ModdedAutos 1999 Mustang V6 I used to list my mods here but stopped when I exceeded 255 characters.

January 10th, 2006, 03:46 PM	#7
AtlanticBlue99 I Post Entirely Way Too Much 1999 Ford Mustang V6 14.79 @ 92.15 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: University of Georgia Posts: 8,854 Blog Entries: 1 iTrader: 0 reviews	oh yea i love mine too. simco makes a great product. you want a whole new bezel or just faceplates? you can get the plates cheap, but my lens was terrible oxidized and scratched from the previous owner, so i did it all. __________________ ModdedAutos 1999 Mustang V6 I used to list my mods here but stopped when I exceeded 255 characters.

January 10th, 2006, 06:11 PM	#8
Twist 2 Go Hardcore Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Chesapeake, Virginia Posts: 1,716 iTrader: 0 reviews	Someone, I forget who, makes a billet plate that replaces the stock instrument cluster and holds autometer guages. Big speedo and tach and 4 2 5/8" guages. Looks killer!! __________________ 88 Mustang Coupe 2006 FFW Richmond True Street Runner-Up www.rickscarcare.net

January 11th, 2006, 07:06 AM	#10
AtlanticBlue99 I Post Entirely Way Too Much 1999 Ford Mustang V6 14.79 @ 92.15 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: University of Georgia Posts: 8,854 Blog Entries: 1 iTrader: 0 reviews	sweet, keep us posted about it man. follow the instructions with needle placement- dont want any unnecessary speeding fines :wink __________________ ModdedAutos 1999 Mustang V6 I used to list my mods here but stopped when I exceeded 255 characters.

January 9th, 2006, 10:28 PM	#2
mdvaldosta MM Fanatic 2002 Mustang GT 11.47@120.58 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Valdosta, GA Posts: 3,940 iTrader: 0 reviews	No they cannot directly change out, it would require a bunch of modifications, including a new computer.

January 10th, 2006, 12:13 AM	#4
mdvaldosta MM Fanatic 2002 Mustang GT 11.47@120.58 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Valdosta, GA Posts: 3,940 iTrader: 0 reviews	You can't even swap the gauge cluster between different 2004 models for example, not without a computer reflash from the dealer.

January 10th, 2006, 02:30 PM	#6
98mustang Regular 2011 5.0 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Statesboro/Augusta GA. Posts: 310 iTrader: 0 reviews	well thats way to much work to get all new gauges. Ive never seen a kit for my year only a plate to make them appear white. some of them are cool but ive always liked the ones AB has in his car.

January 10th, 2006, 09:07 PM	#9
98mustang Regular 2011 5.0 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Statesboro/Augusta GA. Posts: 310 iTrader: 0 reviews	I would like to get a new gauge cluster and everything but there arnt any that i could find at all! Which sucks so i guess ill go with a face plate that i saw online that has the same color scheme as my car black and red!

January 19th, 2006, 07:24 PM	#11
98mustang Regular 2011 5.0 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Statesboro/Augusta GA. Posts: 310 iTrader: 0 reviews	What if i put a 98 cobra's guage cluster in for the on i have now? Will this work? or dose ist mess up since the cobra's is like 160 mph or sumthin like that.

January 19th, 2006, 07:42 PM	#12
AtlanticBlue99 I Post Entirely Way Too Much 1999 Ford Mustang V6 14.79 @ 92.15 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: University of Georgia Posts: 8,854 Blog Entries: 1 iTrader: 0 reviews	if you buy the whole cluster as oposed to an overlay (if you get a new circuit board for the back, ie. complete unit...) then it should be calibrated for the cobra. im not sure if it would work but if you get faceplates for the cobra, the speedo will read wrong... if you got the housing plate and lens for the cobra but reutilized the stock circuit board and odometer, then it will read wrong- 160 will read 120... __________________ ModdedAutos 1999 Mustang V6 I used to list my mods here but stopped when I exceeded 255 characters.

January 19th, 2006, 09:57 PM	#14
98mustang Regular 2011 5.0 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Statesboro/Augusta GA. Posts: 310 iTrader: 0 reviews	Theres a recked 96 cobra at the junk yard, hit in the back, no damage done to the guage cluster, Its a nice find, some one has already taken the motor out of it. But i can get the cluster for cheap will the circut board come out too?

January 20th, 2006, 07:07 AM	#15
AtlanticBlue99 I Post Entirely Way Too Much 1999 Ford Mustang V6 14.79 @ 92.15 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: University of Georgia Posts: 8,854 Blog Entries: 1 iTrader: 0 reviews	the circuit board is connected (screwed into the back with phillips head screws) to the housing, cluster, and lens. it is a one piece unit with either 1 or 2 electrical connections in the back. i had 2. __________________ ModdedAutos 1999 Mustang V6 I used to list my mods here but stopped when I exceeded 255 characters.

January 20th, 2006, 07:36 AM	#16
99mustang232 MM Fanatic 1999 Ford Mustang V6 Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: newport news, va Posts: 3,745 iTrader: 0 reviews	also i just uploaded this how-to article on cluster removal and disassembly check it out

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