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AxleIke
09-18-2009, 09:31 PM
How is the mileage stored in the digital clusters? Is it in the gauge cluster itself, or in the computer?

My brother is looking at a 97 runner, which has 115k, according to the owner, but is halfway through a 99 interior conversion, and we were looking for away to verify the mileage, if anyone knows. The gauge cluster may or may not be the original.
YotaFun
09-19-2009, 04:52 AM
I believe the mileage is stored in the computer, but don't hold me too it.

However, there is no possible way to convert the 97 cluster to a 99 or the other way around, I have tried, even simply going to a 98. They never had the electronic mileage in 96 & 97 so I don't know how it would even work trying to put in a 99+....

So unless the owner switched it out for another 97 cluster, you should be good.

Hope that helped...
AxleIke
09-19-2009, 07:03 AM
Oh...Well in that case, we have an issue. bummer.

The truck has a digital gauge cluster in it right now. Not cool.
Blownmtr
09-22-2009, 05:03 PM
i know for sure on my truck (99 sr5) the digital odometer is stored on the circuit plate #3 which is on the cluster.. i have an issue with my gas guage reading inaccurate so the fix is to change a few things out, including that circuit board, which has to be ordered from toyota and mileage verified. $500 fix.
YotaFun
09-22-2009, 05:36 PM
Oh...Well in that case, we have an issue. bummer.

The truck has a digital gauge cluster in it right now. Not cool.


so its a 97 with a 99 cluster in it?
I am surprised the thing is not throwing codes or going all out of wack,
apparently one kid over on YT did it and he said his dash lit up like a christmas tree and none of the gauges would work....
AxleIke
09-23-2009, 08:03 AM
Thanks dudes. Decided against getting the truck on account of the weirdness listed here. Not looking to have a bunch of issues and an xmas tree.
YotaFun
09-23-2009, 08:09 AM
Nope prob.

I am interested to know what the guy is trying to achieve,
sounds like he is just taking a 97 and trying to make it look fully like a 99
AxleIke
09-23-2009, 04:47 PM
The 99 interior is much nicer inside, so I imagine that was what he was going for.
YotaFun
09-23-2009, 06:49 PM
The 99 interior is much nicer inside, so I imagine that was what he was going for.


lol I did the same thing too (still have yet to do the overehad console for teh sunroof) but still none the less, he sounded extreme about it, what about teh steering wheel did he change that out too?