S instrument cluster on base 986?

[Boxtaboy]

That's great!..you can drive it all you want now, and always say it's a cream puff with only 71k miles on it!

[itsnotanova]

You can use a 2000 S cluster or even better, a 99-01 996 cluster

[boxster]

Originally Posted by itsnotanova

You can use a 2000 S cluster or even better, a 99-01 996 cluster

Will a 996 cluster work? What about the extra 2 gauges,wont there be more wires in the plug that the ecu will need to make sense of?

[BoxsterSteve]

Originally Posted by boxster

Will a 996 cluster work? What about the extra 2 gauges,wont there be more wires in the plug that the ecu will need to make sense of?

The 996 cluster's voltage meter will operate regardless, the oil pressure gauge is the one that will make you work. You will have to plumb in a pressure sender and run a wire from it to the cluster.
The 996 cluster swap is something I'd like to do on my car, but being from Canada, I'd need a metric cluster to display km/h instead of mph. eBay.de?

[Chuck W.]

Originally Posted by boxster

Will a 996 cluster work? What about the extra 2 gauges,wont there be more wires in the plug that the ecu will need to make sense of?

Yes. I swapped one into my 2001 986. Damn easy. The only change I did was sending it to ODO-Pro.com to have the odometer reset. Google it, there is a ton of info out there. Pelican has a very good write up on it.

http://www.pelicanparts.com/techarticles/Boxster_Tech/90-ELEC-996_Cluster/90-ELEC-996_Cluster.htm

Here is the break down on my cost for the modification;

996 X71 Instrument Cluster $250.00
996 Leather Surround $85.00
996 Hazard Button $20.53
Oil Sender $56.63
Wires $17.10
Re-Set Odometer $89.00
Total $518.26

Sold 986 Cluster (Cleared after shipping and eBay Fees) $163.69
Total Cost for 996 Cluster $354.57

I could have cut $85 off the total by keeping the Boxster surround and modifying it. But the stitched leather 996 one looked too good to pass up. That would have made the total cost for me $269.57. Another $89 savings if I didn't have the odometer reset would have made it only a $180.57.

I did the labor myself and with all the stuff on the net it was very easy.

The 996 is so much nicer than the Boxster. If offers addition features and a better layout besides the two extra gauges.

Just a thought.

[boxster]

Originally Posted by Chuck W.

Yes. I swapped one into my 2001 986. Damn easy. The only change I did was sending it to ODO-Pro.com to have the odometer reset. Google it, there is a ton of info out there. Pelican has a very good write up on it.

Porsche Boxster 996 Gauge Cluster Upgrade - 986 / 987 (1997-08) - Pelican Parts Technical Article

Here is the break down on my cost for the modification;

996 X71 Instrument Cluster $250.00
996 Leather Surround $85.00
996 Hazard Button $20.53
Oil Sender $56.63
Wires $17.10
Re-Set Odometer $89.00
Total $518.26

Sold 986 Cluster (Cleared after shipping and eBay Fees) $163.69
Total Cost for 996 Cluster $354.57

I could have cut $85 off the total by keeping the Boxster surround and modifying it. But the stitched leather 996 one looked too good to pass up. That would have made the total cost for me $269.57. Another $89 savings if I didn't have the odometer reset would have made it only a $180.57.

I did the labor myself and with all the stuff on the net it was very easy.

The 996 is so much nicer than the Boxster. If offers addition features and a better layout besides the two extra gauges.

Just a thought.

That does look awesome, uplifts the car quite a bit! Mine is a 1999 model, you said yours is a 2001. I don't know if that makes a difference in compatibility

[boxster]

Originally Posted by Boxtaboy

That's great!..you can drive it all you want now, and always say it's a cream puff with only 71k miles on it!

Not a bad idea, only thing is that we have VRT here (vehicle roadworthy test), and they check the mileage thoroughly from one year to another!