HUD cluster..installed

[Dousan_PG]

ok well short thread. mostly for the doubters

i drive a 92 240sx

i got a 91-93 HUD cluster (just cluster)
and subharness

after 1.5 hours of work, its in my fastback
i used the stock (non hud) dash
and NO, i did NOT use the HUD itself

just the cluster

fits great, works great and no problems
no splicing necessary :)

looks great! nothing like a HUD cluster in a fastback. its cooooool


what u need:
same generations HUD cluster
same generations HUD subharness
basic tools and some brain power
1.5-2 hours free time




nope! no pics

[hookedup240]

That's cool i always wanted one of them...was it hard to figure out?

[Dousan_PG]

figure what out?
basically just took out old, and swapped harnesses and cluster
put back together

that's it!
kid's stuff

oh color of cluster..
i was going to go red color (my friend has replaced all his bulbs w/ red and it looks SWEET and bright) but im poor, so took off all the blue tips (which make it green) in the cluster bulbs

so my cluster is like a barfy/orangey yellow. it looks pretty nice actually, its not green just a yellowish/orange.

[CoasTek240]

hey dousan, how many bulbs are back there to replace?. just for the guage cluster? is it easy? i was thinking of ordering these red ployrid bulbs, its all in my thread (http://www.zilvia.net/f/showthread.php?s=&threadid=27516)

[Dousan_PG]

i replied it. dude, once u got the cluster out the bulbs are SOOO EASY. like a 1 out of 10 install
its right there on the back, you wont have any problems

as far as changing you gauge face, that's a PITA

[nissan slut]

mmmmm.........pics.......

[KiDyNomiTe]

Hmm sounds like a good deal, it's good for the lazies who hate locating the needle and loooking at the speedo and finding out how fast your going :D .

Your lights were green, i thought they were white stock?

[Dousan_PG]

haha..
actually the speedo on the hud doesnt work,its just the RPM and the other various lights (check engine, oil, gas, etc)

i get speed in KPH on the RSM

i got it because when i go drifting, its just one thing to look at it and i can see off the bottom of my eyes. :) espeically at night :) hehe..and it looks good.

yeah my old cluster lights were greenish

[DuffMan]

I put a hud cluster in my fastback too. I like the position of the tach a lot better, because i like the steering tilt kind of low and sometimes i couldnt see the top part of the analog clusters speedo and tach.

[Bbandit]

i wanna see some HUD pics :(

[jmillheiser]

the HUD cluster is the one with the center mount tach and digital speedo right?.

i like that one.

if you put it into a FB will the speedo hook up the same?

[DuffMan]

Yep, no modifications required if its from the same years 89-90 or 91-94.

Well with my JDM one a few light bulbs had to be rearranged, but i think thats just because it was 89-90 cluster in a 93.

[JasonNagra]

Aaron,

I know you use the RSM for your speed, but i thought that was due to your old cluster being bad. Is this HUD unit bad as well, or will swapping the HUD into any non originally HUD-equipped S13 not allow the digital MPH to work, only the RPM?? If so I may not do this...

[DuffMan]

My digital speed works. It should work as long as the it works at all. Also its not year specific.

[Dousan_PG]

year specific only for generation: 89-90 and 91-93 (i heard)

no my old cluster was NEVER bad.

the digital speedo deal didnt work, it didnt work from previous owner, i could have fixed it but i reallly dont care about it.

[planb]

Originally posted by dousan36
year specific only for generation: 89-90 and 91-93 (i heard)

no my old cluster was NEVER bad.

the digital speedo deal didnt work, it didnt work from previous owner, i could have fixed it but i reallly dont care about it.

speed cut, right? :o

[Dousan_PG]

yeah. but i gotta pull the 5th gear sensor or whatever it is. but its cut off the ECU. i got it for when i go SR primarily
i dont really use any of the otther RSM functions
i hope to get a TechTom soon :D my friend has one in his z32tt. damn its so nice

[Dousan_PG]

ill get some pics of my p1ss yellow colored cluster later. my friend is in japan and i'll try and get another to snap some this weekend/friday.

[masta]

Nice! :)

Thanks for the info on how easy it is to switch one in. I used to want one of these. But I heard the digital readout and the HUD always messes up on these things.

Also I do not want it because I found out there was another cluster for the 180SX from the Blacktop which looks nice.

[RedlineRacer]

Originally posted by dousan36

i hope to get a TechTom soon :D my friend has one in his z32tt. damn its so nice

Whats a TechTom?

[Dousan_PG]

here (www.google.com)

[RedlineRacer]

thanks dousan :) , I knew probably someone would tell me to search.