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swap gauge clusters?
Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 9:11 am
by bassplayaz06
anyone know if the 04 cluster will easily swap into the 03? i like how the 04 cluster looks and all, but if it's too hard i wont bother with it.
Re: swap gauge clusters? (bassplayaz06)
Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 9:33 am
by Cruxless
Yes, it will bolt right up. Isn't the 03 and 04 cluster colors the same? I know the cluster colors for the Matrix was the same in 03 and 04 (All Red). In 05 the colors changed to white and red.Ever thought of doing this mod?
http://matrixowners.com/topic/...e-mod/
Re: swap gauge clusters? (bassplayaz06)
Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 9:35 am
by mr. freeze 04
My 04's cluster is red and white
Re: swap gauge clusters? (mr. freeze 04)
Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 9:39 am
by Cruxless
Quote, originally posted by mr. freeze 04 »My 04's cluster is red and whiteThat change didn't happen to the Matrix until 05. Btw, a matrix cluster from 05-08 should also work for you.
Re: swap gauge clusters?
Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 9:40 am
by ColonelPanic
Red was only in '03.Bear in mind the odometer reading is stored in the cluster, so your car will report whatever mileage the cluster you put in had on it when they took it out of the last car...
Re: swap gauge clusters? (ColonelPanic)
Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 9:42 am
by Cruxless
Quote, originally posted by ColonelPanic »Bear in mind the odometer reading is stored in the cluster, so your car will report whatever mileage the cluster you put in had on it when they took it out of the last car...Truth ^
Re: swap gauge clusters? (bassplayaz06)
Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 9:57 am
by joatmon
Re: swap gauge clusters? (joatmon)
Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 11:01 am
by bassplayaz06
one thing i noticed, how high does the speedo for the 04 GT go? mine goes to 150. and i'd find a cluster from one with something more than 147,000 and just wait til it got to that milage to do the swap.
Re: swap gauge clusters? (bassplayaz06)
Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 10:14 pm
by joatmon
you need a cluster out of an 04 Vibe GT. mine is a base
Re: swap gauge clusters? (bassplayaz06)
Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2011 12:39 am
by Cruxless
You need one out of a 04+ GT or 05+ Matrix XRS. If not the speedometer and the Rpm's will not be accurate.If you really want to be cool get yourself a cluster from a Canadian spec 05+ Matrix XRS. This way the speedo will display the Km/H as the primary . (see below) Note: This is a (blue) modded cluster.
Re: swap gauge clusters? (joatmon)
Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2011 4:48 am
by bassplayaz06
ok, so the 04 GT goes to 150? and how did you do the odometer thing on yours?
Re: swap gauge clusters? (bassplayaz06)
Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2011 4:59 am
by Cruxless
Quote, originally posted by bassplayaz06 »ok, so the 04 GT goes to 150? and how did you do the odometer thing on yours?See the link I posted in the second post of this thread for the how to on changing the cluster to blue. For the record, that's not my gauge in the pic.Note the blue gauge mod can be done to your existing 03 gauges.
Re: swap gauge clusters? (Cruxless)
Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2011 5:14 am
by bassplayaz06
there's no pics wiith that link.
Re: swap gauge clusters? (bassplayaz06)
Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2011 7:06 am
by Cruxless
Quote, originally posted by bassplayaz06 »there's no pics wiith that link.The "How To" is pretty straight forward you really don't need pics to figure it out. Just try to visualize it as you're reading.