clock and temp gauge cluster

by **BadAngel** » Sat Dec 27, 2008 5:11 pm

What is the technical name for the cluster of gauges above the radio. I have an 04 SLE, which came with the green gauges, and i would like to see if i could buy these three gauges from an SE so they will be blue, to match my new radio. anyone got any ideas or places where i could look?

by **campfire9** » Sat Dec 27, 2008 6:48 pm

I think it would be easier to change the bulbs then the units. If the only difference from the SLE to the SE is the color of the bulbs then you know Toyota didn't put in extra time and effort to change things. You can get LED bulbs that should fit into the bulb housings. superbrightleds.com will have your bulbs. Hope this helps.

by **BadAngel** » Sat Dec 27, 2008 7:46 pm

maybe, thanks for the imput!

by **kingkakyle** » Sat Dec 27, 2008 8:56 pm

u mean from an 07+?
because the gen 2 SE were also green

by **BadAngel** » Sat Dec 27, 2008 9:04 pm

Are you sure about that? cuz i still have the brochure from 2004 and according to it, the SE sport has different gauge colors... maybe that's just for the main gauge cluster? Either way... i know at some point the temp time and other gauges in the middle come in blue instead of green... and i kind of want to change mine to blue

by **Mr. Slippery** » Sat Dec 27, 2008 10:15 pm

He's sure. Only 07+ has blue, matches the 07+ radio. I have an 04 se sport and they're green. The main guage cluster(speedo/rpm) is black on the se sport as opposed to white on the other trim levels.

by **BadAngel** » Sat Dec 27, 2008 10:45 pm

okay i wasn't sure... well then let me rephrase... how would i go about switching to 07+ temp/clock/multi gauges?

by **Down2TheC** » Sun Dec 28, 2008 12:16 am

Pretty sure they call that the center guage cluster. But you only have three options.
1. Buy the whole cluster $$$$$$$ They don't sell the individual LCDs, I checked.
2. Change the LED's yourself. Michael T changed his. It's a little soldering and some cheap LEDs. You can get 100s of them on ebay for next to nothing.
3. Play vulture and wait for a Gen2.5 to get wrecked. Sign up with the online parts databases and wait for an 07 or 08 to show up.

I have the 07 head unit so I'm half and half blue/green. pfft. It's like a blond with dark eyebrows... just wrong. But I have the SLE HVAC showing green too so no change yet.

by **BadAngel** » Sun Dec 28, 2008 9:44 am

okay so i can just change the LED's how hard is this... im OKAY at soldering but i don't want to wreck my gauge cluster eather.... but yeah my new radios blue so i want to change the gauge cluster and the reflective piece with the heated seat buttons to blue as well... thanks again for the responses

by **Down2TheC** » Sun Dec 28, 2008 9:34 pm

IF you try it, take lots of pics! You wont' trash anything, but you'll have some digging to do to get down to the LEDs. I stripped the old head unit apart and it's doable with some tweezers and a good iron.

by **BadAngel** » Sun Dec 28, 2008 9:37 pm

mmm allright... i think im going to try taking my old HU apart first tho... i don't wanna wreck my gauges

by **Down2TheC** » Sun Dec 28, 2008 10:43 pm

http://www.solaraguy.com/viewtopic.php?t=31935

There's pics of my field strip.

by **BadAngel** » Mon Dec 29, 2008 11:44 am

yeah i took mine apart lastnight.... and looking at the size of all of the LED's i pretty much gave up...

by **kingkakyle** » Mon Dec 29, 2008 8:28 pm

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/04-UP-TO ... ccessories

good practice piece?

by **Taido** » Sun Feb 01, 2009 2:22 pm

Are these what you would replace them with?

clock and temp gauge cluster

clock and temp gauge cluster

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