Instrument Panel Blues...

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jeepman121

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Location

Ohio

• Mar 4, 2008

• #1

The old man's 99 came with the standard IP..Fuel level, and speedometer. Is there anyway to change this to the full cluster with oil pressure and battery volts and the rest instead of the damn dummy lights? Also it came without Tilt steering. Can this be changed out also?

 

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jeepman121

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Location

Ohio

• Mar 4, 2008

• #2

nothing??

 

5-90

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Location

Hammerspace

• Mar 4, 2008

• #3

Yes - and it's a plug-and-pray swap, no sensor changes (it's all driven by the CAN bus of OBD-II, and the sensors are already in place for the ECU.) Find a later IP and swap it. I don't know about resetting the odometer, tho.

I'm sure that the column can also be swapped for one with tilt. However, I believe it's a Chrysler column in those years, and I don't know how difficult it would be to swap.

 

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89xj

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Location

aston,pa

• Mar 4, 2008

• #4

jeepman121 said:

nothing??

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yes and yes, it can be done

 

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jeepman121

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Location

Ohio

• Mar 4, 2008

• #5

ahhh...the great 5-90. Your the man. How many beers do I owe you now??
:cheers:

 

5-90

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Location

Hammerspace

• Mar 4, 2008

• #6

jeepman121 said:

ahhh...the great 5-90. Your the man. How many beers do I owe you now??
:cheers:

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Dunno - I don't keep track. Figure it out when we finally meet, OK?

 

Tim_MN

Freakish Hand Strength

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Location

Minneapolis, MN

• Mar 5, 2008

• #7

jeepman121 said:

it came without Tilt steering. Can this be changed out also?

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Simple swap also. The whole column is held in place by 4 bolts. Make sure you get the ignition key with the donor column otherwise you won't be able to remove the donor ignition cylinder lock to re-install the original cylinder that matches the doors. If you do get a donor column, disconnect the battery and wait 30 minutes before you do any work with or nearby the airbags, crash sensor, or their wire harnesses.

 

johnnyc

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Location

La Habra, CA

• Mar 5, 2008

• #8

5-90 said:

and it's a plug-and-pray

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That applies to the whole vehicle...

 

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PurpleCherokee

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Location

MO

• Mar 5, 2008

• #9

Ya, I have a 2000 that USED to have dummy lights I was amazingly happy to have all my gauges so easily! It's actually illegal to "tamper" with the odometer reading for "personal gain" so I think it's something a dealer might be able to do...