instrument cluster colors

Shorty

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• Oct 25, 2009

• #1

Is there a specific change that determined if you had red icons and km/h or if you got blueish- gray on the cluster?


Was it an AMC/Chryco change, or differing options change?

 

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2001JeepXJNS

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• Oct 25, 2009

• #2

what do you mean?

 

Shorty

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• Oct 25, 2009

• #3

red

bluish/ gray

 

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2001JeepXJNS

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• Oct 25, 2009

• #4

Good question. I think the red looks better.

 

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abieex1

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• Oct 25, 2009

• #5

Mr. Shortness, (showing respect) I just checked my 99 sport and it is red!

 

Shorty

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• Oct 25, 2009

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blue seems to match better with the gray interior (IMHO) but I really want to find one with a tach-- it seems as though every one I find in blue has the big-ol' monster gas gauge in that spot. I'd never really paid attention to it until I decided to swap it over-- now I don't even know if a blueish one will even exist.....

 

Shorty

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• Oct 25, 2009

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abieex1 said:

Mr. Shortness, (showing respect) I just checked my 99 sport and it is red!

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respect??? I've lived 39yrs with Shorty as my last name-- there isn't a hyphenated version of my name I haven't heard a million times and I doubt you could come up with a joke I haven't heard to go with it!!:cheers:

I can only assume it was a change somewhere after '88 (my blueish one) and before '91 (the other example posted) but I need to see if anyone's got/seen a bluish one with the tach before I venture out on a snipe hunt for the ever-elusive or non-existing bluish tach cluster.

 

Joshooha

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• Oct 25, 2009

• #8

White Face looks pretty good.

 

JEEPZZ

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• Oct 26, 2009

• #9

Keep in mind that the gauge clusters varied over the years. The early models (84-86 & Renix) are interchangeable omly with an intermediate speedo cable swap but the post Renix models thru 96 will not swap into the earlier XJs.

 

Shorty

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• Oct 26, 2009

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so 84-90 will all swap "fine-and-dandy" but anything later will take work-- yes?

 

JEEPZZ

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• Oct 26, 2009

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Shorty said:

so 84-90 will all swap "fine-and-dandy" but anything later will take work-- yes?

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84-90 with work. 91 and newer, no.

 

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jrock

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• Oct 26, 2009

• #12

Here's a tach from an 87, the "red" cluster replaced this from 88-up, but they kept the 'blue-gray' color scheme for the base cluster and the huge gas gauge+ gauges (Pioneer)

 

Shorty

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• Oct 27, 2009

• #13

well that helps!! I'm looking for an '87 or earlier, I guess. As long as I know it exists, I'm ok with looking and waiting.