97 Gauges

[CharlesS]

Remi,

This is an OLD topic... that continues to resurface...
Did this swap over 4 years ago and the mileage difference between the idiot light IC and the full gauges IC is approximately 30K higher..
The instrument cluster I am using comes from a 97 XJ and the problems I ran into were rear defroster not working due to IC timer not working... and windshield washer indicator staying illuminated... BOTH of these problems are caused by bus pin wiring differences....
I HAVE verified this with 97 & 98 XJ FSM wiring schematics....
SO.... when are we going to do the swap....

Charles

 

[asatxj]

Make a sticker that shows the actual mileage at the time of the swap and the mileage shown on the new cluster. Put it on the B pillar by the VIN plate. Then when you sell it you mark "not actual mileage" and note the difference. I've seen some like that here in MI.

 

[gmars]

ditto the leave the odo as it is. mark the exact mileage loss or gain, and keep good track. its usefull when determining the maint schedule on other items -tires, shocks, o2, etc. don't worry about it unless you sell it. then just disclose the actual mileage, which can be backed up with a cpu reading. i did the dame thing, "lost" 36k miles. best swap/install i have doen yet on the rig. mines a 5-spd, so not having a tach was freakin insane. what was mopar thinkin?