'Idiot light/gauges'

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Feb 6, 2009 | 01:05 AM

displacement4me

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'Idiot light/gauges'

I'm putting aftermarket oil pressure/water temp gauges in and was wondering if I can pick up the blank idiot gauges to fill in the factory gauges since I am using after market ones. and if it would be possible to put another type of display on the blank gauge?

Drill and stick a small Painless led indicator through it and then label it or paint it so it would be readable from the bulbs I already have there?

Feb 6, 2009 | 09:18 AM

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You cannot swap gauge clusters with idiot light clusters. The wiring for the charging is a little different.

Feb 6, 2009 | 10:37 PM

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Ok thanks, how about for the automatic gear selector - a manual trans truck would've come with a blank? Can that be swapped in place since I'm going to a manual?

Feb 7, 2009 | 09:22 AM

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I am not sure on these trucks, but on other cars I have messed with, you just take the PRND21 piece out.

Feb 7, 2009 | 12:32 PM

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You certainly can un-bolt the prnd21 piece from the instruments and replace it with a blank piece. I've done this several times on my truck, as i 've swapped various clusters in/out.

Feb 7, 2009 | 01:09 PM

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Ok so I can do the auto to manual blank, but not the oil pressure and water temp to blank?

Feb 7, 2009 | 05:46 PM

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You can take out the water temp and oil pressure gauges and blank them off on your original gauge cluster, you just can't use a factory idiot light cluster.