White to black Gauge cluster options?

Hello I got a 2004 V6 AT 4x4 Double cab.

I do a lot of reading on here and research. What are my options for swaping in black faced gauges? I have white now stock ones now and i hate them. such an eye sore, especially how the brake and other lights are below on the tach.

Can I take a 98-00 cluster and swap the gauge faces on them? Is there a way to remove the white on my stock gauges?

 

I thought the brake lights were next to the tailgate

Idk if the gauges are interchangeable or the compatability of the connectors of earlier clusters- I know the earliest ones don’t interchange @BartMaster1234​

 

Yes you can plug a 1995-2000 black cluster in.

 

Did some of those have a speedometer cable though? 95-97 can be swapped?

https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f2/swapping-gauge-clusters-188066/

Maybe I'm wrong.

 

Ah right. Sorry. 1998-2000.

 

Ok so I found a 98 that matches the truck's specs (at 4x4 etc.) I'm swapping the odometer for correct mileage. While doing this i noticed that the 04 airbag light has a circuit on it that the 98 does not. When i use the 98 cluster the airbag light never lights up. There's an extra pin used thats not in my wiring i think.

Any fixes or ideas? I was pretty sure it was plug-in-play.

 

If you want to keep that light you can swap pins to an unused lamp.

 

Are there plug and play black oem clusters I can find for my 2002 tacoma? Maybe there are plug and play 4Runner black clusters? I was hoping to snag a unit out of LKQ junkyards, so a search for particular years and engine/xmsn would be easy.