Carrera Gauge Swap

[Chuck W.]

Originally Posted by KRAM36

Getting the volt meter to work seems to be an eprom deal, but for the oil pressure I think you have to install a different sending unit on the motor and run a wire from it to the cluster?

For mine, the volt meter needed nothing to be activated. The oil pressure does require a new sender unit and a wire to the new cluster.

[KRAM36]

Originally Posted by Chuck W.

For mine, the volt meter needed nothing to be activated. The oil pressure does require a new sender unit and a wire to the new cluster.

Now that's interesting. It's the 01 to 04 cars that require the newer cluster. This is beginning to look like an easier mod to my 03 then what the Pelican article shows.

Just need to find gauges for a Tip trans from a convertible with white gauge faces.

EDIT: Since I will be using the Boxster circuit board, do I still need gauges from a convertible?


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[Reebuck1]

Oil pressure gage requires a 996 oil sending unite with two leads. One goes to the wire that is already on your 986 and the second lead requires you to run a wire to your blue pin connector on the back of your gage cluster. Pin # 9 or #13 I can't remember which one right now. I'll check for you later.

No answer from the Porsche dealer today (on turning on the extra gages)they have to replace a bad theft module
before they can get to the gage cluster. They ordered the bad part and it will not be in until Thurs. I'll let you know.