It's funny how we've come full circle. There was a digital cluster craze in the 80s and 90s, but then they disappeared for 20 years. Now it's the new hot thing, especially with VW and Audi products.
Ive always loved these digital gauges. Im not a wiring guy so im hoping someone has started building these wiring swaps to purchase. Such a great video. Thanks
Great video! A little tip on removing the HVAC controls I found from removing mine so many times. *1.)* Use a plastic pry tool to pop off the little black "nubs" on the control levers. *2.)* Remove the two lower screws holding the panel in place. *3.)* Unplug the top connector for the fan speed control lever. *4.)* Remove the 2 light bulb twist sockets on the right side. *5.)* Remove the two .25" silver screws on the left side. This will now allow you to just remove the "face" of the HVAC controls leaving all the other parts hooked up and inside the dash. You just need to gently push them out of the way when removing the gauge cluster hood/surround. This way of doing it has saved me many headaches and a ton of time over the course of removing this part several times on my restoration.
I’m so happy you did the swap! And for anyone wondering, 1989 was when the square body S10/Blazer went to electronic speedometer so 86-88 people are out of luck on the swap unless you want to change the whole tail shaft housing and add additional wiring etc. Not easy.
My dad had an 80's Jimmy with this Digital Cluster! Ohhh man this brings back memories! His was defective somehow, I think the polarizing film meant to make the cluster's lights visible to the human eye kept getting loose and the dash would just stay black. He'd hit it a coffee mug to get it to work for a while. The thing was a deathtrap, but I'm still fond of it, I'm pretty sure it's what sparked my love for these clusters. Keep up the good work, Kyle!
My dad had a 93 with the same cluster. Always thought it was the coolest thing ever. They were all the rage in '93. I remember we looked at 10 or so of them before buying his, and they all had that cluster. You're really lucky yours works as well as it does. Most had issues early in their life. Typically the amber and red spots on the tach were the first to go. Nicely swapped in!
That turned out absolutely awesome, and the digital cluster really compliments the overall vintage 1980's feel of that truck. I have a question - on the original analog cluster harness that its in your 1993, couldn't you have simply removed each wire from the actual plastic plug connector, and snap in the new wires into the new digital cluster connector, or are both connectors shaped differently?
GREAT work Kyle. I remember when I swapped in a cluster from a Paseo to my Tercel, and then upgraded it to have a 140 MPH speedo (that the Tercel would, of course, never see, lol). But these are the things we do as car people to make our rides ours, and enjoy them more.
I LOVED the digital dash in my '92 S10 Blazer Sport 2-door. It only acted up a couple times, and a well-placed wack on the top of the dash always sorted it out. Really miss how the turn signals were displayed. That was a great truck.
Difficult swap, dude got it done, had issues but got through them with no drama. just got it done. Well done Kyle, you also fixed another issue or two too, never a bad thing.
I had a 92 blazer for several years, and its still my favorite truck ive owned, and i wish id known they had digital dash clusters even available i'd have done this for sure... looks great bud
At first when I looked at it I hated the cluster but when I saw it up close it’s actually a really nice touch and the speed looks just like in you Grandpa’s Grand Marquis I love this restore!!
Very nicely done my friend! I’ve personally not been as big of a fan of the factory 86-94 digital clusters, mainly because of their known problems of burning out, etc. But now my brother has a 1991 GMC Jimmy 2 door 4wd with a factory digital cluster in it, and from watching this video, I am getting to appreciate it more now lol. My 1991 4 door 4wd Jimmy has an analog cluster, actually it has a cluster from a 1993 S10 pickup, because the factory cluster went bad. But my speedometer quit working, even with a new vehicle speed sensor, so I still need to diagnose and fix that. But to clarify on when you talked about the factory tachometer and speedometer cable vs electronic, the tach (as far as I know) was only available in 1988 and 1989 in fairly limited numbers. I found one in a 1988 S15 Jimmy and put it in my 1988 S10 pickup. And the speedometer was cable driven from 1982-1988, and electronic from 1989-up. Great video man!
My first ride was a 93 Chevy Blazer s10 Tahoe with leather, 4x4, digital gauges and a 4.3L vortex only had 53,000 when I got it in 1998 and dam I miss it so much. So these square bodies really hit me with a fist full of nostalgia.... Good times
Haven't watched your videos in awhile,can't believe how different you look. Totally love how excited you got when it all worked( I would have had the same reaction). Great job keep it up..
its amazing that it still works fully .... i know from digital BMW clusters giving up after 10 to 15 years showing wiered stuff on them.. i wouldve oppened it and checked for leaking caps and perhaps gave it new batteries or button cells or what ever... you don t want them leaking acid all over the circuit board !
Im your fan from Puerto Rico... I saw all your videos because i like how you explain all the details for doing a good job in your car. I hope you can bring a little trip to Puerto Rico and talk about my Jeep Cherokee 1990 with 50,000 miles. Im the second owner and im so proud for it. I hope you ok about you grandpa and we miss him in your videos. Have a nice day.
My brother sent me this video. He has a 91 s10 and got a 88 parts truck and the 88 has the digi dash. First thing I said was were swapping. It lit up in the parts truck so fingers crossed when we do it
the shift indicator wasnt working and while watching this video, i see you talk about it... ran down to the garage....FIXED!! thank you. and thanks for being my largest subscriber!! dont know if youve watched my videos or not but i appreciate you checking out the channel at the very least. good day sir!
Just AMAZING! I can understand your excitement as I am about to do the same to my Buick Century's analog instrument panel. I got the digital IP from a Grand Sport Century, please give me your blessings! I would enjoy to share my work with you. Regards!!!
The connectors you used make it look like you're making an adaptor to run your PC on some weird special power supply Cool stuff! Didn't know about your channel before this and digital clusters and 80s vehicles are my thing, I'll be sticking around now for sure!
I did this swap about eight years ago with the same info you had. I didn't see anything in his write-up about constant power though, but your video explains why my trip odom won't hold it's mileage. Only thing i don't know is where to connect the constant power i get from the cig lighter, but i haven't yet looked at the pin layouts. Not going to take it all apart again to just fix that though... minor problem i can live with.
Me too I did some digging around but unfortunately I have a cable driven speedometer and tachometer in my 88 I wonder if he has any tips for me on how to wire up a digital dash I have one that I salvaged a few years back
I’ve been away from TH-cam for awhile so just resubbed to u. Boy you’ve come a long way! Love your hands on restoration and of course the reviews. Would love u see u restore a fiero or reatta. Thanks for the vids
Thanks for this video I am building a 92 s10 that has this cluster never seen one before and need to take it out and sent it in to get rebuilt and this video will be great refrence for some of the questions i had
Great job Kyle! I just installed a Bluetooth kit in my brothers 2006 Honda Pilot this past weekend. I actually had Best Buy do the installation but apparently they forgot to remove a wire on one of the connectors because his car has XM. So I had to go back in and correct that and now it works like it should without any interference with the XM radio. As for the mileage on your gauge cluster you can move the odometer forward but NOT backwards. Digital ones may or may not allow you to do that I’m not sure. I believe that my buddy Robert Spinner aka. RobertDIY has a video on this procedure
I love this series. I like the digital cluster better the analog. A late 80s or early 90s GM with a digital cluster is on the bucket list. I'd definitely have a Jimmy and do a digital swap with the info you provided. I'd probably win the lottery before finding a Jimmy as nice as yours though, but you never know. One could present itself I'm hopeful.
I had a '90 Chevy blazer with ~200k miles. A real pos that would break down regularly and leak oil and coolant everywhere she went. But she was my baby in college and I loved her.
Hopefully the one you're swapping in is in good shape, because those things are NOTORIOUS for screens going blank. On my old Blazer, the odometer was out for a while, and when the speedometer went out I got it fixed. The speedo went again and I found a cluster online that was within an oil change of the mileage on mine, so I swapped it in. The speedo then went out AGAIN on that one, so I just used a gps unit for the last 3-4 years I had it.
SO I noticed you have a few little black spots on the digital speedo. The cable behind the Hvac controls was a known issues that would loosen up. No kidding, I wedged a piece of plastic cardboard on the circuit board and it completely fixed the display issue.
I thought it was plug and like like my Oldsmobiles. This was interesting and I am glad to see you took on the challenge. You did it. I know how it feels to get the victory. The clusters can be reprogrammed. You have to find someone to do that. I had it done on a Ninety Eight. On my Toronado when it plugged in, the mileage matched my car because of where the information was stored. Excellent job and efforts on your part Kyle!
i had that similar hesitation during startup on one of my vehicle. installed a ground cable near the starter and it helps. it's probably worth trying since it's cheap and easy.
Those sequential turn signal indicators are so cool! My 89 Reatta has a door chime instead of a clicking when the signal is on. Much rather have the ones in yours haha
Just an FYI - the similar GMC Syclone used a similar cluster from the Pontiac Sunbird. Also an interesting swap if you want a full performance gauge cluster but don't want to go with the digital cluster.
I miss my 89 S10 2 door. Had a 2.8l 5-speed and it got fairly decent fuel mileage. And it drove through everything from drifts to deep snow with little effort. Its demise was my roommate. Because he broke it he traded me a 300 inline 6 ford which was a fairly decent trade. Only thing that sucked was the the digital speedometer would flicker in and out so we always had to use the Tach to figure out the mileage. And you can reprogram the digital clusters mileage. I think it saves on a mem chip you have to unsolder.
I like these recent "fix it and get your hands dirty" vids.. While your review vids of "super cars" and all the different sound clips of the exhaust and the driving of the vehicle is fine, I just like a guy who can get down and dirty and tear into a wire harness and show it on tape! I like these series vids more than your review vids so hope to see more of the series vids!
@@saabkyle04 what is a good price for one . An to have one rebuilt . My dash is completely out no lights just a very faint light that you can see at night.
These square bodies always remind me of the early 90’s Chrysler Town & County that my Mom had, and her Aunt’s early 90’s Dodge Caravan, which is the same vehicle. Good vehicles for their time.
I wish you hadn't cut up the dash! From the point you were at, it's not much more work to pull the entire dash (I've done it, to replace a heater core)... or you could just loosen the bolts and pull it forward a couple inches to give you some room to work. Still, the end result was very nice! Good thinking making an adapter harness so you can swap back to the analog cluster if needed. Also, FYI those trim panel screws are Pozidrive, not Phillips (you can tell by the fine X halfway between the main cross). You can use a Phillips driver like you did, but it slips out rather easily. With a PZ2 bit it works much better!
I used to work on those all the time, be careful, there are two transistors and a capacitor that go bad consistently on a separate power supply that’s soldered to the main board. When they inevitably go bad, your cluster goes black. Also the pins for the power supply get cold soldered over time, reflowing that fixes it. This is the fix almost every time if you have this issue. Only other issues I’ve seen with them are people running the odometer “too far”, VFDs going dark after constant use and abuse, and people rendering ROMs entirely useless after completely failing to rewind the odo. You’d think it’s a simple task but requires a lot of hard work.
Nice upgrade, glad to see it all working! Shame about the mileage, but imo its better to have an odometer read higher than the actual mileage, rather than the actual mileage be higher than what the odometer reads. On an unrelated note, if you happened across another of these digital gauges, or even the analogue tach cluster in a junkyard, it would be a cool addition to that little 93 S10 of yours. I think that 89 Blazer you shot a video of a good while back had one of those gauge clusters.
About a year and a half ago, I bought a non-running 94 Sonoma for $1k CAD. Had the CPI 4.3 “tuned port” Dropped $700 in parts (spider injector, nut kit, starter, tune-up, oil change) Got it running, but once it warmed up it had a bad knock. Didn’t have time to fix it so I cut my losses.
It's funny how we've come full circle. There was a digital cluster craze in the 80s and 90s, but then they disappeared for 20 years. Now it's the new hot thing, especially with VW and Audi products.
Yep. Everything old is new again.
Except digital today doesn't look as good as it did in the 80's, those VFD's look great. LCD's not so much.
clemsonbloke Agreed. You could try to reproduce the effect with an OLED display, though those do not last very long.
I wish my MK2 golf would have a Digifiz cluster
Mel Laknanurak it is quite funny. My 2015 BMW 650 Gran Coupe has 100% digital cluster also. Which changes with each drive mode you put it in
Brings back so many memories for me. 87 S10 is what started my love for wrenching. Keep up the great work
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‘88 S-10 for me. God I loved that little truck. Nearly 300k miles and one of the most reliable vehicles anyone in my family has ever owned.
@@saabkyle04 is this type of dash available for 86 Fleetwood brougham
Your excitement is totally contagious. We're cheering right along with you, Kyle!
hey kyle i love your videos and im sorry for your loss of your grandpa
Thank you buddy, I appreciate that!
np my man and how is the Mercury doing
Ive always loved these digital gauges. Im not a wiring guy so im hoping someone has started building these wiring swaps to purchase. Such a great video. Thanks
Great video! A little tip on removing the HVAC controls I found from removing mine so many times. *1.)* Use a plastic pry tool to pop off the little black "nubs" on the control levers. *2.)* Remove the two lower screws holding the panel in place. *3.)* Unplug the top connector for the fan speed control lever. *4.)* Remove the 2 light bulb twist sockets on the right side. *5.)* Remove the two .25" silver screws on the left side. This will now allow you to just remove the "face" of the HVAC controls leaving all the other parts hooked up and inside the dash. You just need to gently push them out of the way when removing the gauge cluster hood/surround. This way of doing it has saved me many headaches and a ton of time over the course of removing this part several times on my restoration.
Problem is that its a bitch to put the face back on
We had a 89 Jimmy with the digital cluster, this brings back a lot of memories. We had it to 520000km.
Actually, you have seen the analog cluster with a tachometer. A long long time ago you reviewed a white S-10 Blazer that had one in it.
Ohhhhh, wow good memory! I'll have to go back and look at that! My memory is awful 😂
@@saabkyle04 only issue is the tach only came with a cable driven speedo for 2 years only. i have one.
I’m so happy you did the swap! And for anyone wondering, 1989 was when the square body S10/Blazer went to electronic speedometer so 86-88 people are out of luck on the swap unless you want to change the whole tail shaft housing and add additional wiring etc. Not easy.
There was a analog tach cluster those years. Tach is where the gas gauge normally would be. That’s the only option for 86-88 S10s
I looooovvvvve that 80's digital vibe that it gives .
Cant wait for the led ambient lighting to go full synthwave in it 😍
My dad had an 80's Jimmy with this Digital Cluster! Ohhh man this brings back memories! His was defective somehow, I think the polarizing film meant to make the cluster's lights visible to the human eye kept getting loose and the dash would just stay black. He'd hit it a coffee mug to get it to work for a while. The thing was a deathtrap, but I'm still fond of it, I'm pretty sure it's what sparked my love for these clusters. Keep up the good work, Kyle!
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Chrisfix did it, fam
How about a Blinker Fluid Flush?
@@mjlsx376 and it was the least funny thing ever
This is why I love LOVE older cars, because they may struggle to start at first, but they still run 20+ years after being built
My dad had a 93 with the same cluster. Always thought it was the coolest thing ever. They were all the rage in '93. I remember we looked at 10 or so of them before buying his, and they all had that cluster. You're really lucky yours works as well as it does. Most had issues early in their life. Typically the amber and red spots on the tach were the first to go. Nicely swapped in!
I have a '93 and found out this weekend that I should have those spots on the tach. Guess it'll be coming out soon...
That digital cluster is so cool and awesome! It may be labor intensive, but the results is well worth the labor.
Thank you!!
That turned out absolutely awesome, and the digital cluster really compliments the overall vintage 1980's feel of that truck. I have a question - on the original analog cluster harness that its in your 1993, couldn't you have simply removed each wire from the actual plastic plug connector, and snap in the new wires into the new digital cluster connector, or are both connectors shaped differently?
Brava, Kyle! Looking good! You have an enviable patience and enthusiasm about you that this project really needs and has shown to be very fruitful.
Thanks to this video my dad and I were able to change the instrument cluster on our Chevy S10 blazer 89, thank you so much!
GREAT work Kyle. I remember when I swapped in a cluster from a Paseo to my Tercel, and then upgraded it to have a 140 MPH speedo (that the Tercel would, of course, never see, lol). But these are the things we do as car people to make our rides ours, and enjoy them more.
I absolutely LOVE your resto series, Kyle. Always always looking forward to your vids. Love the content. Keep it up my friend.
I LOVED the digital dash in my '92 S10 Blazer Sport 2-door. It only acted up a couple times, and a well-placed wack on the top of the dash always sorted it out. Really miss how the turn signals were displayed. That was a great truck.
Difficult swap, dude got it done, had issues but got through them with no drama. just got it done. Well done Kyle, you also fixed another issue or two too, never a bad thing.
I swear I have been waiting for this episode forever!!! Much love from Louisiana bro!
I had a 92 blazer for several years, and its still my favorite truck ive owned, and i wish id known they had digital dash clusters even available i'd have done this for sure... looks great bud
At first when I looked at it I hated the cluster but when I saw it up close it’s actually a really nice touch and the speed looks just like in you Grandpa’s Grand Marquis I love this restore!!
Wow Kyle is been what 7 months since you started the parts Jimmy? Geez it did not sound happy at all.. great conversion video btw!
I love these old school premium digital gauge clusters. The newer cars with digital speed readouts remind me of these.
It looks so stylish your dashboard! Please Kyle Keep the good work on that jimmy.
Very nicely done my friend! I’ve personally not been as big of a fan of the factory 86-94 digital clusters, mainly because of their known problems of burning out, etc. But now my brother has a 1991 GMC Jimmy 2 door 4wd with a factory digital cluster in it, and from watching this video, I am getting to appreciate it more now lol. My 1991 4 door 4wd Jimmy has an analog cluster, actually it has a cluster from a 1993 S10 pickup, because the factory cluster went bad. But my speedometer quit working, even with a new vehicle speed sensor, so I still need to diagnose and fix that. But to clarify on when you talked about the factory tachometer and speedometer cable vs electronic, the tach (as far as I know) was only available in 1988 and 1989 in fairly limited numbers. I found one in a 1988 S15 Jimmy and put it in my 1988 S10 pickup. And the speedometer was cable driven from 1982-1988, and electronic from 1989-up. Great video man!
My first ride was a 93 Chevy Blazer s10 Tahoe with leather, 4x4, digital gauges and a 4.3L vortex only had 53,000 when I got it in 1998 and dam I miss it so much. So these square bodies really hit me with a fist full of nostalgia.... Good times
Dude thats an insane amount of work an patience, at the end it paid off your project looks amazing
I’m so glad you switched them out, it looks so much better 🤩.
Brings back memories of my 89 S10 Blazer. I miss that truck.
This video series inspired me to buy my own project car! Keep up the good work Kyle
Haven't watched your videos in awhile,can't believe how different you look. Totally love how excited you got when it all worked( I would have had the same reaction). Great job keep it up..
Just now reading about the passing of your grandfather, I'm sorry for your loss,Kyle.
Also that this was his vehicle apparently. Very cool
its amazing that it still works fully .... i know from digital BMW clusters giving up after 10 to 15 years showing wiered stuff on them.. i wouldve oppened it and checked for leaking caps and perhaps gave it new batteries or button cells or what ever... you don t want them leaking acid all over the circuit board !
Happy Family Day! I know you guys don't celebrate it south of the border but I'll say it anyway!
I have a 94 bravada with this same dash cluster. Something about it is just so cool.
Honestly, you can really only be proud about this huge victory Kyle.
Im your fan from Puerto Rico... I saw all your videos because i like how you explain all the details for doing a good job in your car. I hope you can bring a little trip to Puerto Rico and talk about my Jeep Cherokee 1990 with 50,000 miles. Im the second owner and im so proud for it. I hope you ok about you grandpa and we miss him in your videos. Have a nice day.
That digital cluster is so awesome. Its a square body must have piece.
Love those digital clusters, and the sequential stacked turn indicators are sweet.
Glad to see the new garage coming along!
SO I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE INTERESTED IN GUAGE CLUSTERS LIKE THAT?!?!?!
My brother sent me this video. He has a 91 s10 and got a 88 parts truck and the 88 has the digi dash. First thing I said was were swapping. It lit up in the parts truck so fingers crossed when we do it
Dude I just picked up an 89 s15, I'm so happy Chrisfix linked to you.
That's a cool swap, Kyle. I didn't know that those trucks had digital clusters back then!
the shift indicator wasnt working and while watching this video, i see you talk about it... ran down to the garage....FIXED!! thank you. and thanks for being my largest subscriber!! dont know if youve watched my videos or not but i appreciate you checking out the channel at the very least. good day sir!
Just AMAZING! I can understand your excitement as I am about to do the same to my Buick Century's analog instrument panel. I got the digital IP from a Grand Sport Century, please give me your blessings! I would enjoy to share my work with you. Regards!!!
Kyle and Chris are the two greatest people on youtube.
The connectors you used make it look like you're making an adaptor to run your PC on some weird special power supply
Cool stuff! Didn't know about your channel before this and digital clusters and 80s vehicles are my thing, I'll be sticking around now for sure!
Your videos are fantastic thank you so much for your time and efforts no matter what’s happening 💯💯
I did this swap about eight years ago with the same info you had. I didn't see anything in his write-up about constant power though, but your video explains why my trip odom won't hold it's mileage. Only thing i don't know is where to connect the constant power i get from the cig lighter, but i haven't yet looked at the pin layouts. Not going to take it all apart again to just fix that though... minor problem i can live with.
I was looking forward to this for so long!
Me too I did some digging around but unfortunately I have a cable driven speedometer and tachometer in my 88 I wonder if he has any tips for me on how to wire up a digital dash I have one that I salvaged a few years back
Awsome I did too
Says hook blue to blue.... And there's 5 different blue wires lol
Zostamax that is why a connector pin out diagram is absolutely crucial for modifications like this.
GM lol
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I’ve been away from TH-cam for awhile so just resubbed to u. Boy you’ve come a long way! Love your hands on restoration and of course the reviews. Would love u see u restore a fiero or reatta. Thanks for the vids
Bye old cluster! Hello digital! I can't believe this turned out so well! Also, can you do a night ride with that brand new cluster?
Thanks for this video I am building a 92 s10 that has this cluster never seen one before and need to take it out and sent it in to get rebuilt and this video will be great refrence for some of the questions i had
Great job Kyle! I just installed a Bluetooth kit in my brothers 2006 Honda Pilot this past weekend. I actually had Best Buy do the installation but apparently they forgot to remove a wire on one of the connectors because his car has XM. So I had to go back in and correct that and now it works like it should without any interference with the XM radio. As for the mileage on your gauge cluster you can move the odometer forward but NOT backwards. Digital ones may or may not allow you to do that I’m not sure. I believe that my buddy Robert Spinner aka. RobertDIY has a video on this procedure
Awesome vid man and enjoy your attitude! I just picked up a 91' GMC Jimmy in Canada in great shape. It has the awesome retro cluster!
I love this series. I like the digital cluster better the analog. A late 80s or early 90s GM with a digital cluster is on the bucket list. I'd definitely have a Jimmy and do a digital swap with the info you provided. I'd probably win the lottery before finding a Jimmy as nice as yours though, but you never know. One could present itself I'm hopeful.
This is soooo cool. It's much cooler than the modern LCD clusters. I wish they could make more Vacuum Florescent Digital Instrument Clusters.
Nice job Kyle, think i don't have the patience to fiddle with wires and such.
One of my favorite suvs I had 1991 Blazer that had dig. cluster it was amazing wouldn't mind having one again
I had a '90 Chevy blazer with ~200k miles. A real pos that would break down regularly and leak oil and coolant everywhere she went. But she was my baby in college and I loved her.
This cluster has it's old soul, but it's been given a new, improved, cleaner (and actually usable) body!
Hopefully the one you're swapping in is in good shape, because those things are NOTORIOUS for screens going blank. On my old Blazer, the odometer was out for a while, and when the speedometer went out I got it fixed. The speedo went again and I found a cluster online that was within an oil change of the mileage on mine, so I swapped it in. The speedo then went out AGAIN on that one, so I just used a gps unit for the last 3-4 years I had it.
SO I noticed you have a few little black spots on the digital speedo. The cable behind the Hvac controls was a known issues that would loosen up. No kidding, I wedged a piece of plastic cardboard on the circuit board and it completely fixed the display issue.
I thought it was plug and like like my Oldsmobiles. This was interesting and I am glad to see you took on the challenge. You did it. I know how it feels to get the victory. The clusters can be reprogrammed. You have to find someone to do that. I had it done on a Ninety Eight. On my Toronado when it plugged in, the mileage matched my car because of where the information was stored. Excellent job and efforts on your part Kyle!
You did great on that conversion, Kyle! The cluster looks good in it!
i had that similar hesitation during startup on one of my vehicle. installed a ground cable near the starter and it helps. it's probably worth trying since it's cheap and easy.
Probably is a good idea, but no point really, I'll scrap it one of these days when I get all I need from it.
Those sequential turn signal indicators are so cool! My 89 Reatta has a door chime instead of a clicking when the signal is on. Much rather have the ones in yours haha
Haha wow that's interesting, I need to hear what that sounds like!
That looks super beasty. That looked like one hell of a project. Good work as always man.
Kyle, you did an awesome job on this change over. Great video,love the series.
Nice good job homie. Love the digital dash myself. I thimk you have graduated to another level with your videos. Working on projects cars. 👍👍👍👍
hey kyle We missed you so much.I hope you are fine and the family
that’s a lot of work but it looks great. i had an 89 2 door sport with the digital dash, it was the coolest thing about the s-10 blazer. nice video
Just an FYI - the similar GMC Syclone used a similar cluster from the Pontiac Sunbird. Also an interesting swap if you want a full performance gauge cluster but don't want to go with the digital cluster.
I always wondered if this could be done. Now that I know it can be it makes my search for one of these trucks a bit easier.
I miss my 89 S10 2 door. Had a 2.8l 5-speed and it got fairly decent fuel mileage. And it drove through everything from drifts to deep snow with little effort. Its demise was my roommate. Because he broke it he traded me a 300 inline 6 ford which was a fairly decent trade. Only thing that sucked was the the digital speedometer would flicker in and out so we always had to use the Tach to figure out the mileage. And you can reprogram the digital clusters mileage. I think it saves on a mem chip you have to unsolder.
I like these recent "fix it and get your hands dirty" vids.. While your review vids of "super cars" and all the different sound clips of the exhaust and the driving of the vehicle is fine, I just like a guy who can get down and dirty and tear into a wire harness and show it on tape! I like these series vids more than your review vids so hope to see more of the series vids!
Still rockin’ that beard 👍 Makes you look more manly and mature lol.
Preciate that pal haha.
@@saabkyle04 what is a good price for one . An to have one rebuilt . My dash is completely out no lights just a very faint light that you can see at night.
I like these video I got a 98 Blazer LT next to nothing and I have plans on bringing it back to life and modding it.
Had one of these. LOVED this dash!!
These square bodies always remind me of the early 90’s Chrysler Town & County that my Mom had, and her Aunt’s early 90’s Dodge Caravan, which is the same vehicle. Good vehicles for their time.
That ""YEEEEEEEEEES"" was AWESOME felt it mate !
I wish you hadn't cut up the dash! From the point you were at, it's not much more work to pull the entire dash (I've done it, to replace a heater core)... or you could just loosen the bolts and pull it forward a couple inches to give you some room to work.
Still, the end result was very nice! Good thinking making an adapter harness so you can swap back to the analog cluster if needed.
Also, FYI those trim panel screws are Pozidrive, not Phillips (you can tell by the fine X halfway between the main cross). You can use a Phillips driver like you did, but it slips out rather easily. With a PZ2 bit it works much better!
You're making that thing look great man
YES!! I’ve been waiting for you to put in the digital gauge cluster for months! 😂😂👌🏼thank you! I’m so excited!
I used to work on those all the time, be careful, there are two transistors and a capacitor that go bad consistently on a separate power supply that’s soldered to the main board. When they inevitably go bad, your cluster goes black. Also the pins for the power supply get cold soldered over time, reflowing that fixes it. This is the fix almost every time if you have this issue. Only other issues I’ve seen with them are people running the odometer “too far”, VFDs going dark after constant use and abuse, and people rendering ROMs entirely useless after completely failing to rewind the odo. You’d think it’s a simple task but requires a lot of hard work.
It looks like a retro video game hud. Neat
Wow, Kyle has turned into a Chad with that Beard.
Nice upgrade, glad to see it all working! Shame about the mileage, but imo its better to have an odometer read higher than the actual mileage, rather than the actual mileage be higher than what the odometer reads.
On an unrelated note, if you happened across another of these digital gauges, or even the analogue tach cluster in a junkyard, it would be a cool addition to that little 93 S10 of yours. I think that 89 Blazer you shot a video of a good while back had one of those gauge clusters.
Great work! Could you update the link to the cluster swap information?
Who else would do this vice versa? I love mechanical odometers and speedometers.
These digital gauges on the jimmy look cool and btw who remembers the 2001 Chrysler Town & Country LX with the bullet whole in it
Looks great Kyle! Makes me kinda wanna do a cluster swap on my Roadmaster.
Good job Kyle, i do love a digi-dash myself too.
About a year and a half ago, I bought a non-running 94 Sonoma for $1k CAD. Had the CPI 4.3 “tuned port” Dropped $700 in parts (spider injector, nut kit, starter, tune-up, oil change) Got it running, but once it warmed up it had a bad knock. Didn’t have time to fix it so I cut my losses.
The 90's-ness intensifies !