Doing the unthinkable. E36 Cluster in a E30.

[Jand3rson]

Might as well put an e36 dash it while your at it.

There was an E30 in Total BMW a few years back that did this, it looked fucking awesome. He did state in the article though that it was a nightmare.

[Jparkr]

There was an E30 in Total BMW a few years back that did this, it looked fucking awesome. He did state in the article though that it was a nightmare.

i wanna see that. does anyone have a link to it?

[Simon S]

JJ should get +500 to his post count if he completes this cluster/harness swap project.

Brave man. Very brave.


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[Beej '86 325es]

I was looking at the E36 cluster. It will be very hard to get the cluster mounted in there, looking good. It's much more rounded than ours... :?

[325Projectz]

There was an E30 in Total BMW a few years back that did this, it looked fucking awesome. He did state in the article though that it was a nightmare.

If someone knows how to fiberglass then your in business. Pull the windshield and its on. I would like to try it one day.

[Sean]

You're crazy.

Clinically insane.







DO IT!

(yea I know, wrong picture...don't have time...lol)

[equate975]

I thought it would be cool just to make a "custom" cluster. Hack apart an e30 one put some e36 or e46 speedo and tachs in. Put a VDO water temp in, and I guess leave the gas one.

If anyone has a pin diagram for the e30 cluster that would help. The ETM had a nice chart showing all the pins and if they were input or output and what they did. The e30 didnt have one.

[Garageaholic]

what the fuck is the point, are the e36 gauges really that much more attractive than the e30 one's to you? you most likely will never get them to function 100% correctly, so is it really worth your time? also, it needs to fit into the dash, the size and shape isnt even close. more props to you if you do it, but it just seems like a huuuuge waste of time IMHO. goodluck.

I second that... it's not worth it..

but go for it.. could be fun, if you have ALOT of patience

[equate975]

I would one do it just to see if I can and so I can say I did.

[QuorumCAll]

It's all good, like I said, I wasn't offended by your comment, this place is
Disneyland compared to R3vlimited.

lol, I wish you luck and godspeed. It's your car, do whatever the fuck you want with it, I always say.

Keep us posted.

[JJ Byzanz]

lol, I wish you luck and godspeed. It's your car, do whatever the fuck you want with it, I always say.

Keep us posted.

Sounds like Bill.

Yes I would have the patience to wire the cluster, EWS, OBC and God knows what else into the car, GIVEN ENOUGH TIME. But this is NOT my car and I do have a deadline and right now I'm in a crunch, fighting for an E34 oilpan, brake MC, proper wiring schematics... I'm sure that just as I think I've bought enough parts to remedy the situation, I will need a new oil sump or something major like a crankshaft.

Help. :blowup:

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I'm just playing. But not really.

[AndrewBird]

I second that... it's not worth it..

but go for it.. could be fun, if you have ALOT of patience

IMO, just becasue it is different makes it worth it. Good luck with it though.

The OBC will be the hard part I think.

[Addissimo]

IMO, just becasue it is different makes it worth it. Good luck with it though.

The OBC will be the hard part I think.

The OBC will be the only pointful part I think...

[Beej '86 325es]

climate control ftw.

[equate975]

The OBC will be the only pointful part I think...

I wonder if that would display the MPG and range correcty?