BRZ cluster gauge swap? - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

InYOHface · 08-02-2013, 11:38 AM

im not very fond of the cluster gauge in the brz and would prefer the 86/frs's cluster instead. would it be plug and play?

sw20kosh · 10-23-2013, 06:06 PM

bumping this! Want to know too.

TeamZleep · 10-23-2013, 06:41 PM

Bump. I prefer the BRZ gauge cluster. Who wants to try a swap?

Shenks · 10-23-2013, 07:06 PM

Ill be in orlando for xmas and ny! Lets do it! LOL

TeamZleep · 10-23-2013, 07:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shenks

Ill be in orlando for xmas and ny! Lets do it! LOL

I'm game!!

ProTekk · 10-23-2013, 07:17 PM

More than happy to trade my FR-S gauge cluster if anyone wants to.

gdrider77 · 10-25-2013, 09:04 PM

I prefer the frs....would be willing to swap. I got a brz limited.

chutrain · 10-25-2013, 10:29 PM

May be more work than it is worth. Believe I read somewhere that the cluster is encrypted with a unique key, and swapping will brick it. Make sure you do the research before swapping for a test.

JFBRZ711 · 01-03-2014, 09:12 PM

Anyone attempt yet?

RojerLockless · 01-03-2014, 11:34 PM

I'll swap one with lower mileage :P

woode · 01-04-2014, 09:40 AM

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Originally Posted by RojerLockless

I'll swap one with lower mileage :P

I could be wrong but I think the mileage goes off the ECU on newer cars? Or at least the ECU and cluster will both record independently. If discovered during some sort of inspection it is highly illegal.

JFBRZ711 · 01-04-2014, 09:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by woode

I could be wrong but I think the mileage goes off the ECU on newer cars? Or at least the ECU and cluster will both record independently. If discovered during some sort of inspection it is highly illegal.

I would have to agree. It would seem with all the digital displays, the odometer would update correctly if they were swapped. Unless that is independent with each cluster. I have a BRZ limited if anyone wants to try a swap.

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xwd · 01-04-2014, 11:25 AM

The odometer data is stored in the gauge cluster (combination meter Subaru calls it) so the reading stays with the cluster and if you replace yours it will be wrong. Some vehicles store it in another place as well for fraud detection, but almost all cars I'm aware of these days store it as part of the gauge cluster.

Technically using a different cluster without a official mileage sticker elsewhere on the car is a federal offense...

There used to be a place you could send Subaru clusters where they would reprogram the cluster to the correct mileage, not sure if it would work for the BRZ/FR-S ones or not.

RojerLockless · 01-04-2014, 08:01 PM

Boom! ^^

08-02-2013, 11:38 AM	#1
InYOHface Member Join Date: May 2013 Drives: BRZ Location: Australia Posts: 18 Thanks: 1 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	BRZ cluster gauge swap? im not very fond of the cluster gauge in the brz and would prefer the 86/frs's cluster instead. would it be plug and play?

10-23-2013, 06:06 PM	#2
sw20kosh Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: 2013 Black FR-S Location: SF Posts: 3,030 Thanks: 881 Thanked 2,014 Times in 990 Posts Mentioned: 153 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	bumping this! Want to know too. __________________ 86DRIVE Challenge

10-25-2013, 09:04 PM	#7
gdrider77 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Drives: Subaru BRZ Limited Location: Denver, CO Posts: 623 Thanks: 243 Thanked 263 Times in 157 Posts Mentioned: 19 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	I prefer the frs....would be willing to swap. I got a brz limited. __________________

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TeamZleep Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Drives: 2013 FRS/2011 TDI Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 186 Thanks: 87 Thanked 100 Times in 53 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Bump. I prefer the BRZ gauge cluster. Who wants to try a swap?

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xwd Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Drives: 2013 DGM Subaru BRZ (Subie #9) Location: ATL, US Posts: 2,667 Thanks: 123 Thanked 860 Times in 552 Posts Mentioned: 32 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	The odometer data is stored in the gauge cluster (combination meter Subaru calls it) so the reading stays with the cluster and if you replace yours it will be wrong. Some vehicles store it in another place as well for fraud detection, but almost all cars I'm aware of these days store it as part of the gauge cluster. Technically using a different cluster without a official mileage sticker elsewhere on the car is a federal offense... There used to be a place you could send Subaru clusters where they would reprogram the cluster to the correct mileage, not sure if it would work for the BRZ/FR-S ones or not.

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