upgrade a 1987 300zx TO DIGITAL
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upgrade a 1987 300zx TO DIGITAL
hello i just got a 300 ZX 1987 that has a good body and i'm gonna put in all my stuff from my 1986 300XZ turbo all digital that has a diying body.My first question if i may... Can i upgrade that 87 with the digital dashboard and climate contro.. are the conector just available.. ?
Can you guys give me heads up to what i should expect and avoid during that swap... ?
if some pes need parts from my old 86 i can hook you up before i junk it...
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Wow pal we respond, just because we wont respond when you want us to is not our problem. Crazy84 was just tryinig to help you find a site that probably knows for sure. I have only heard of doing the swap from digital to analogue. I know the connectors are available but Im pretty sure you can do the swap.
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It is possible to do it. I would recommend staying with the Analog because it is more visible and it is more reliable. http://zbum.nissanpower.com/dash.conversion.htm
This will kind of be in reverse if it works.
This will kind of be in reverse if it works.
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Originally Posted by James Hesson
It is possible to do it. I would recommend staying with the Analog because it is more visible and it is more reliable. http://zbum.nissanpower.com/dash.conversion.htm
This will kind of be in reverse if it works.
This will kind of be in reverse if it works.
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Originally Posted by WallZ
Amen to that. Before I did the swap to analog I couldnt see anything when I had the t-tops down the sun made it hella hard to see how fast I was going but it does look pretty sweet at night.
then agian...mine went out the other day so yea...gotta watch out for that lol
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Originally Posted by yvesh80
yes pretty sad that people don't respond to posts...
i'll go to www.Z31.com
i'll go to www.Z31.com
IMO, the analog dash looks much better, and as mentioned before is more reliable and easier to read; which is probably why you don't see the digital dash anymore in the Z's.
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Originally Posted by 91zxtt
IMO, the analog dash looks much better, and as mentioned before is more reliable and easier to read; which is probably why you don't see the digital dash anymore in the Z's.
I also got a lil color scheme goin tho...the green from the analog and green neon lights in the feet wells...with a lil green on the Radio Face...looks good
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Originally Posted by CrAzY_84na
AH! Cmon Guyz i need some help from the pro-digidash people...The analog dash looks soooo plan?
I also got a lil color scheme goin tho...the green from the analog and green neon lights in the feet wells...with a lil green on the Radio Face...looks good
I also got a lil color scheme goin tho...the green from the analog and green neon lights in the feet wells...with a lil green on the Radio Face...looks good
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Originally Posted by WallZ
HOLD THE PHONE........ You have green neon lights on your Z...... Does anyone have any Baby-powder? Crazy84...... Friends dont let friends use neon.
need to clarify some more...it only lights up the wells...and you cant see the lights
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Thank God...Today while driving down Sunrise I saw this 240 that was painted all red with yellow trim. And heres the doozy......It had a BIG *** yellow wing with YELLOW.....LET ME REPEAT....YELLOW rims. I wanted to shoot the car just to put it out of its misery. We get the most horrific cars in Sac (rice city)
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The digital dash was cool when it was the new futuristic thing back in the '80s. Well here it is, the future, and see how many manufacturers put them in their cars..... Save yourself a headache and stick with the analog. My Aunt had the digital in her '85 z and my dad had it in his '85 vette, neither one lasted long. If you want something different there are some places you can get indiglo gague faces, or something like that. IMO White would look pretty good.
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Originally Posted by CrAzY_84na
Yea the digital Dash KICKS ***...how many other cars have it? Its one of those things that makes the Z special from other cars...my friends get in and are like WHOA?!
Actually, lots of cars in the '80s had digital dash, 'vettes, firebirds, and even the s10 blazer, among others, had digital dashes. It was one of those cool futuristic things that were so common in the '80s, and so commonly didnt work. I think they were cool to look at but not as accurate or reliable as an analog, and not worth the hassle
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James, you do realize you just jinxed yourself.
It's common for these things to go out, but not all at once. Usually sections of it will quit working. My parents have a '93 Blazer with a digital dash. Everything works except for the redline lights. It's just black where the redline is on the tach.
It's common for these things to go out, but not all at once. Usually sections of it will quit working. My parents have a '93 Blazer with a digital dash. Everything works except for the redline lights. It's just black where the redline is on the tach.
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The digital dash is nice for awhile but then you end up getting mad at it because it cant keep up with you acceleration. Yes, can be funny at times but then It gets annoying. I think the analog dash is more effecient and by far easier to read. Plus, you dont have to worry about it going out.
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