'01 to '03 Gauge Swap. Doable? - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

ChrisZang · 03-10-2013, 07:09 AM

All I can say is that I replaced a 986 cluster similar to the one in the upper picture with a 996 cluster similar to the one in the lower picture and it was plug & play

Chuck W. · 03-10-2013, 07:29 AM

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Originally Posted by ChrisZang

All I can say is that I replaced a 986 cluster similar to the one in the upper picture with a 996 cluster similar to the one in the lower picture and it was plug & play

When you plugged in the 996 you got the full info displayed from the OBC?

ChrisZang · 03-10-2013, 09:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Chuck W.

When you plugged in the 996 you got the full info displayed from the OBC?

Yes, OBC enabled/not enabled is stored in the cluster itself.
So as long as the cluster had OBC enabled you're good

And - obviously - you need to install a four switch stalk (or any other workaround), but I guess you did this already

Picture of my gauges:

KevinH1990 · 03-10-2013, 10:21 AM

I expect that it will work. The key question is "Will it be plug and play?" I think the likely answer to that is also "Yes". However, if it isn't, you could probably make it work by reprogramming the cluster.

You can read about my adventure in reprogramming a cluster here: http://986forum.com/forums/general-discussions/43017-carrera-gauge-swap.html

Like Chris, I also like the 5-gauge look, but it's all a matter of individual taste.

If you need instructions for programming the cluster, send me a PM with your e-mail and I'll send them to you. I need to adapt them for a post here when I have some time.