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12-06-2011, 11:16 AM
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I was wondering how easy is it to change the instrument cluster? I'm thinking about getting a new one.
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12-06-2011, 01:29 PM
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its pretty easy, pop ff the dash trim panels to the left and right of the steering wheel, 2 screws at the top of the bezel, and then a few screwes holding in the cluster itsself. and i have an ss cluster coming tomorrow, ill sell you my white 140mph g5 one for pretty cheap. it lights up red
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12-06-2011, 04:25 PM
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Yeah maybe I'll take it. Do I have to recalibrate the speedometer, tach, and fuel gauges?
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12-06-2011, 04:33 PM
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Originally Posted by LotusRenaultF1  Yeah maybe I'll take it. Do I have to recalibrate the speedometer, tach, and fuel gauges? | Nope the new one will work the same as the old.
Just plug and play. The millage is stored in the computer not the cluster.
A lot of us have swaped them.I'm one of them. I have a 2008 Cluster in my 2010.
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12-06-2011, 09:53 PM
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Very easy.
Childsplay basically.
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12-31-2011, 02:51 PM
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While we're on the subject of the instrument cluster I have a question. As I scroll through my information of outside temp, oil percentage, etc. I noticed one that wasn't in my 2006 sedan. It says some number (usually this number bounces around as I drive) and then MPG INST. Can anyone tell me what this means?
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Colby J (aka Amy)
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12-31-2011, 04:20 PM
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Originally Posted by ColbyJ While we're on the subject of the instrument cluster I have a question. As I scroll through my information of outside temp, oil percentage, etc. I noticed one that wasn't in my 2006 sedan. It says some number (usually this number bounces around as I drive) and then MPG INST. Can anyone tell me what this means?
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Colby J (aka Amy) | Miles Per Gallon Instantaneous. Wasn't in the 05-06 cars.
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12-31-2011, 06:52 PM
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Instant MPG is just about as useful as a screen door on a submarine. It never reads accurately, even at steady speeds
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12-31-2011, 09:42 PM
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Originally Posted by YelloEye Miles Per Gallon Instantaneous. Wasn't in the 05-06 cars. | Thank you so much! It's been driving me nuts trying to figure it out! So basically it tells me the MPG I'm getting right that second?
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01-01-2012, 05:00 PM
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Originally Posted by LotusRenaultF1 Instant MPG is just about as useful as a screen door on a submarine. It never reads accurately, even at steady speeds |
It's actually quite accurate, it goes off the injectors, throttle position, engine load %, and other factors to determine that number. Thus why it jumps around.
Originally Posted by ColbyJ Thank you so much! It's been driving me nuts trying to figure it out! So basically it tells me the MPG I'm getting right that second? | Yep
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