Replacing Instrument Cluster Options

[nesman90]

Hey guys,

I have a 1996 Celica ST and am going to replace the instrument cluster. Is there any helpful guides to going about this procedure? Doesnt seem too complicated but I've never done it before and was just looking for a guide to help me in case I get stuck at some point.... Thanks for any information you can provide.

[GotToyota]

I'd do some research before replacing your cluster, if your car is a clean title. I believe if you change it out, it can change your title to a salvage title, or change some status of your clean one. I'd look up regulations from your state.

-Matt

[Fastbird]

If the mileage is incorrect, it'll put an "odometer" stamp on your title, notifying any potential buyer that the mileage shown may not be accurate. But..you should be able to swap out the odometer from your old to your new cluster, saving any such issue from happening.

[nesman90]

Well the previous owner put a Japanese gauge cluster in it and I'd rather have the MPH as opposed to km/h.... He did include the old one so I just put the old one back in... Wasn't near as hard as I thought it would be... It is definitely going to be a couple of thousand miles off since he drove it with the japanese gauge for about 2k miles, but he calculated the mileage difference from the Japanese gauge to the difference from the American gauge and put that on the title...