Trent-KE30 Posted April 3, 2008 Report Posted April 3, 2008 Hey guys as title suggests just wondering wither a late model KE30/KE55 silver dash would fit the earlier ones? And are the earlier ones all in one, like dash top and all? Cheers Trent Quote
coln72 Posted April 3, 2008 Report Posted April 3, 2008 looked at this years ago and thought it was too hard. Quote
sammo[RL] Posted April 4, 2008 Report Posted April 4, 2008 I think this has been covered before, and the answer was no. The early ones are one piece, and having just changed my dash to a new uncracked one :abuse: its a bit of a job taking it out. Personally i like the early style dash over the later one, but its up to you. Quote
Trent-KE30 Posted April 4, 2008 Author Report Posted April 4, 2008 Yeah I was just wondering because I have a overrated late model dash top laying around, and the one on my early one is buggered. Sammo, so yeah it was a big job getting it out? you have to take heater, fan controls etc out? Cheers Guys Quote
JiP Posted April 4, 2008 Report Posted April 4, 2008 The heater/fan stays in, everything else comes out. I'll be doing this swap soon in my KE36. Quote
Trent-KE30 Posted April 4, 2008 Author Report Posted April 4, 2008 Ah okay, Jip are you swapping the original dash over? or putting the late model one in? Cheers Man Quote
JiP Posted April 4, 2008 Report Posted April 4, 2008 My KE36 is an early one that currently has a late dash. I'll be swapping it back to early. Quote
JiP Posted April 4, 2008 Report Posted April 4, 2008 Also, you'll be needing to remove the metal frame that suports the dash too and replace it with the frame from the other type of dash. Quote
ScottKE1X Posted April 5, 2008 Report Posted April 5, 2008 I did this in a ke35 I had once. You can do it, as JIP mentioned, you have to take the whole metal framing out too. Only takes a few hours including a good clean. Worth doing if you prefer the later model dash as I do... Scott. Quote
Trent-KE30 Posted April 5, 2008 Author Report Posted April 5, 2008 Ah Cheers for that Jip And Scotty :-) I thought yu may have to remove everything. Wiring and all that similiar? Quote
JiP Posted April 5, 2008 Report Posted April 5, 2008 Should be, I can't remember much of when I pulled the early dash out of the donor car. I'm sure that the speedo ones might be but there is no real need to change clusters anyway, keep the old one. Secondly does your early model have the rear demister?? That might be differant. Quote
Trent-KE30 Posted April 5, 2008 Author Report Posted April 5, 2008 Yes it does, but i swapped mine to a kill switch:) I could just relocate it to the other demister. Cheers JiP Quote
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