Gauge cluster interchangabilty

[e30_steve]

Can someone tell me if an 1987 325is cluster will work in my 1990. I know there were different variants of gauge clusters but don't know what changed or when.

Is there a technical article about this somewhere?

Thanks

[AndrewBird]

There are only two types of clusters, early and late. The way to tell them apart is the number of inspection lights along the bottom. Early has 9, late has 7. VDO and Motometer are interchangeable, as long as they are both either early or late.

So in short, yes, you can put an 87 cluster in your 90.

[reelizmpro]

Change the gas gauge over.

[george graves]

Also - coding plugs.

[jeffnhiscars]

Will a VDO speedo work in a Moto cluster ?

[Gregs///M]

Will a VDO speedo work in a Moto cluster ?

Yes

[cavpilot]

Will a VDO speedo work in a Moto cluster ?

Yes. That is the exact setup that I have in my '90 cabrio. In fact, the speedo is the only instrument in my cluster that's worth a shit.


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[jeffnhiscars]

My speedo has been stop and go so next time it stops Ill swap in my spare and see if that makes a difference.

Thx