Aftermarket gauges ?

[CSteppe82]

What’s the deal with my instrument panel ? Is that a homemade panel ?
What was the main reason for changing from the factory gauges ? are the gauges mounted under the dash aftermarket ?

 

[pjohnson]

Yup, homebrew. All the gauges you have are aftermaket.

Who knows why PO's do what they do.

 

[CSteppe82]

Is this the right one for a 6/71?

 

[vegas702]

Autometer gauges in my home brew panel

 

[CSteppe82]

Autometer gauges in my home brew panel

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Looks a lot better than mine

 

[pjohnson]

Are you going back to stock or updating your aftermarket gauges?

 

[thebigredrocker]

Here’s my 6/71

After I painted it

If you go aftermarket pjohnson can probably help. I highly recommend a vacuum gauge.

 

[CSteppe82]

Are you going back to stock or updating your aftermarket gauges?

I think I would like to go back factory.

 

[Downey]

Marks Off Road has dozens of factory gauge assemblies for sale, and for some gee whiz "eye candy" pieces check out ebay #253544846596.

 

[CSteppe82]

Will this fit my 6/71 ?

 

[Solace in Solitude]

Rudi (@bj40green ) explains it all in HERE

 

[sproggy]

A lot of the speedos themselves break down over time. The magnets that spin the gauge lose their magnetism and there's nothing to do to fix it. Unless you can somehow get new magnets but that does not seem an easy thing to do. That's been my experience as I have messed around with a bunch of them.

 

[bj40green]

Going back to factory is going to be very, very, very difficult. The only cluster available is the 4th generation cluster and that won't work with your '71 Cruiser because of all the differences. You should have a 2nd generation cluster.
Your best option is to go digital -► 1962- 84 Toyota FJ40 VHX Instruments
You only need the front of an old cluster.

Rudi

 

[SW20]

Going back to factory is going to be very, very, very difficult. The only cluster available is the 4th generation cluster and that won't work with your '71 Cruiser because of all the differences. You should have a 2nd generation cluster.
Your best option is to go digital -► 1962- 84 Toyota FJ40 VHX Instruments
You only need the front of an old cluster.

Rudi

It won't be easy, but contact @65swb45 first. He has clusters, lots of them.