01 Gauge in a 99?

[Boonie]

Ok, i tried installing the my indiglo gauges and i broke my fuel & tempature needles. I been looking around and theres no way to fix it. So i was looking for a new gauge cluster but I cant seem to find a 99 with a tach. I found this one but im not sure if it'll work. Mileage is my last concern, it just sucks that the only time i can tell i need gas is when the light comes on.

http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220042586597&fromMakeTrack=true

[Boonie]

Or this one...

http://cgi.ebay.ca/2001-2002-MAZDA-PROTEGE-Instrument-Cluster-B22-384_W0QQitemZ220033077505QQihZ012QQcategoryZ33675Q QtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem

[njaremka]

the actual gauges should work ok, but the whole cluster might not work.

see this thread on how to swap out the actual gauges - http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?t=48154

do that, and you won't have to worry about the milage.

[Boonie]

So just buy the new gauges, take um apart and just replace um with the new ones? Sounds easier then i thought. I've still got the reverse gauges, should i still try installing them this time and cut them to make them fit?

[sam1]

the 99 cluster worked in my 02, so I would assume that the 02 cluster would work in a 99. only problem was the stupid highbeam dummy light stayed on. I just ended up taking the bulb out.

[D-rock240]

I swapped my 03 cluster out for a 01-03 lx cluster I got from a junkyard. Everything works including the high beam and there was only ~500 miles difference between the two odometers. I didn't want to risk breaking something taking apart the gauges myself. Be careful with the needles when you do it.

[Boonie]

Im gonna head up to the junkyard today and ill see what i can find.

[pro00]

if you get a new guage, screw the indigo lights. I have been where you are right now, and it sucks. If you get a new gauge, consider changing the bulbs while you are at it. This way, it will look better and won't break anything.

[Bartron8000]

Alright so I've been doing a lot of research on this site about switching the gauge faces and how its pretty much impossible unless you have the skills. Now I read somewhere on this site not sure where, but it said that you could swap the gauges out of 01+ and put them into a 99 and you could just swap the circuit boards so you have the correct mileage, is that true at all? I really want to get new gauges because to be honest the 99 has some pretty bland ones. Thanks. BTW I don't mean to steal this thread I just figured posting here would help keep from cluttering the board.

[Bartron8000]

bump. Anyone know if my previous post is true?

[njaremka]

you should be good if you only switch the actual gauges, and not the entire assembly

[Bartron8000]

So here is my next question then, what happens to the colors? My gauges are green, and I would be switching to red, do I need to change any of the LED's or is there a colored film on the back of the gauges?

[njaremka]

the color comes from a combination of the gauge and the bulbs - i removed the colr from my bulbs, and i got a reddish orange just from the gauges. i would assume the same comes from the green gauges.