E model cluster swap to se-r cluster NEED HELP!!

jrthestar · 12-20-2006, 10:31 PM

I have a 92 e model and i got my hands on a 92 se-r cluster and *** curious if n e one new if this would be a direct swap...thx

RedDragun · 12-20-2006, 11:43 PM

Should be exactly the same on the backside (same plugs and what not).

2dr_sentra · 12-21-2006, 01:57 PM

No, it wont work. Everything will plug it but nothing will work, ive tried a 200sx SE cluster in a Sentra GXE... doesnt just plug in, you have to do alot of wiring.

sonny · 12-21-2006, 02:55 PM

I've done this on a 98 XE, upgraded to 94 SE-R; messy.

RedDragun · 12-21-2006, 10:47 PM

WTF? I just plugged a 93 SE-R cluster into my 94 LE and it worked perfect. Didn't have to wire a damn thing. Only thing that should be different for him is the speedometer cable.

B13Sentra2DR · 12-22-2006, 08:11 AM

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Originally Posted by RedDragun

WTF? I just plugged a 93 SE-R cluster into my 94 LE and it worked perfect. Didn't have to wire a damn thing. Only thing that should be different for him is the speedometer cable.

Do you have an LE or an SE?

The SE has EVERYTHING the SE-R has except the better motor/tranny/suspension, I think this is the model you have meaning you already had a tachometer, so of course your "swap" was easy.

The Sentra E the person who started this post has DOES NOT, hence the need for rewiring.

Here is a link that should help you if your still wanting to do this:

http://www.sr20forum.com/showthread.php?t=121146

I believe the other option is actually taking the sections of wiring that plug into the back of the gauge cluster from the car (or one just like it) that your gauge came from.

Because your Sentra E only has 3 plugs with the same amount of wires packed into them, this makes it VERY VERY hard to rewire THOSE wires into the 4 plug setup to make your SE-R gauges work!!!

After doing it the hard way I thought of another way, I am not 100% sure this will work but it *SHOULD* (And if it does, this should be STICKY MATERIAL!!)

Get in the SE-R or one just like it your gauge cluster came from. Unplug the 4 plugs from the back of the cluster and follow them back, there should be ANOTHER connection that connects these 4 sections to the rest of the harness.

If this is true, unplug it from the rest of the harness and go get in your Sentra E and do the same thing to remove your "gauge cluster wiring harness" from your Sentra E and install the "gauge cluster wiring harness" from the SE-R.

Chris

2dr_sentra · 12-22-2006, 02:04 PM

just buy an aftermarket tach if you really want one that bad!

Jaketips42 · 12-22-2006, 07:17 PM

There is a lot of rewiring r repinning involved. I took an se-r cluster and harness and spliced it into the xe's harness.

jen36 · 12-22-2006, 07:44 PM

god... i herd about this to... i just found out that since im doing a GA to SR swap that my gauges will not work and will have to get a Ser cluster and get the harness and re pin everything... welp looks like its after market for me...

B13Sentra2DR · 12-22-2006, 08:10 PM

Wow did you guys not even read what I posted? I don't think you have to "rewire" your plugs, you just get those sections of wire from the SE-R and transplant into your car.

I'm going to the junkyard tommorow and I am gonna try and verify this/prove it to you guys. I rewired mine too but now I don't think it needed to be that hard.

Chris

jen36 · 12-22-2006, 08:12 PM

i read what you said..im just saying that its gonna be a pain.. yes please let us all *** because i *** were there is a couple of ser's in the junk yard.. and can you please post pics!!! could be a sticky or sumthing

B13Sentra2DR · 12-22-2006, 08:52 PM

Yeah, I will take my digi-cam with me tommorow.

Will keep you guys posted.

jen36 · 12-22-2006, 09:08 PM

thanks because im prob going to have to do the same thing

jrthestar · 12-23-2006, 04:09 PM

yeh if that harness swap works then its a way better route...i *** want a tach in my freaken car and instead of having a huge autometer...i rather a nice se-r cluster...

2dr_sentra · 12-23-2006, 07:49 PM

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Originally Posted by jrthestar

yeh if that harness swap works then its a way better route...i *** want a tach in my freaken car and instead of having a huge autometer...i rather a nice se-r cluster...

they sell little tachs, i had a 2 5/8s on my my 1996 Mirage. It was nice you couldnt notice it from the outside at all.

B13Sentra2DR · 12-23-2006, 08:27 PM

Also, you have to run the tach wire from the ECU no matter what, because it does not exist in your car...

I will post details if you are not familiar with that.

didn't get a chance to go look today, will go tommorow I promise

Chris

jen36 · 12-24-2006, 12:33 AM

booooooo you had me waiting lol

Jaketips42 · 12-24-2006, 01:03 AM

Did nobody read what I wrote? It's pretty simple. Just tedious.

B13Sentra2DR · 12-24-2006, 03:35 AM

Exactly, the way you did it WORKS.......... just tedious. Thats what we are trying to avoid.

Chris

Jaketips42 · 12-24-2006, 10:06 PM

So your other alternative is getting a front body harness from an se-r.