How To: Upgrade your gauge cluster from SR to SR5+

https://www.ebay.com/itm/TOYOTA-Ins...r-PROGRAMMING-/322926528941?fits=Model:Tacoma

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/TOYOTA-Ins...r-PROGRAMMING-/322926528941?fits=Model:Tacoma

 

Is there a difference? Do you have a picture?

 

No pic. They are different by the door open shows a access cab instead of double cab.


also found this. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Toyota-838...ffea5501|iid:1&_trksid=p2481888.c100675.m4236

 

I just did the swap on mine go by mine programmed to right mileage but can’t get the steering controls to work

 

Mine plugged right in without doing the wire mod on page 1 of this thread.

 

I was planning on doing this swap and I have wheel controls and cluster. If someone is interested please let me know.

 

How much for wheel conteols

 

I can't honestly give you enough props for this write-up..while I have the SR5 model, I never knew there was a lesser gauge cluster even out there..learn something new every day on here

 

I wanna do this but put a 3rd gen SR5 one in my 2012 Tacoma. Anyone know if it is possible?

Sam

 

I have a trd cluster and the wheel controls... I was asking around $300 for all but at this point for $150 is yours...

 

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/cluster-wheel-controls.626756/

 

Anyone know if this is possible to do on a 2nd gen? As in taking a 3rd gen cluster and putting it in my 2014 taco?

 

There is nothing like bringing back an old post from the dead - even a great one like this. So here goes.

Purpose:
The reason I am posting is several people in this thread asked (like more than a year ago) about what is different with a 2.7L cluster. Well, I found out the hard way.

Information:
If you stick a 6 cylinder cluster into a 4 cylinder truck, everything will work great. You will proudly go for a drive, adore the multifunction display, and will have convinced your self you are the coolest of the cool. Then, about after ten minutes or so, a Engine Low Oil Level message will appear on your new multi-function display. You will pull over, check you oil, and probably see that your oil is full. You will check it about a dozen or so more times, thinking your an idiot, and now not so cool, each time the warning appears.

So here is the deal. The 2.7l does not have a Engine Oil Level Sensor (just oil pressure). The wiring isn't in your truck. So when the sensor is checked, it reads Open and indicates a fault.

So that is the difference. Pin 36 on connector C9 (the back of the cluster) is for the oil level sensor. This position is not populated with a wire in the mating plug. First experiment was go ground Pin 36 to Pins 17&18. I'm still working on it. If anyone cares, I'll report back.

David

 

Good troubleshooting.
That answers this guys problem exactly.

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/low-oil-level-message-after-cluster-swap.646579/

 

exactly his problem.

I see they are looking at Pin 25, the oil pressure switch. The Oil Level sensor is on Pin 36 and that routes through IH2, which is behind the glove box. The 2.7L truck doesn't have IH2 populated.

The 2106 service manual says the oil level sensor is On when the resistance is below 1 Ohm, and Off when the resistance is above 10K Ohm.

The fact that grounding Pin 36 doesn't work, makes me think the power source for the transistor switch/buffer in the cluster comes from one of the other missing pins on C9. I have the common wiring diagrams for the truck, but not the schematic for the cluster itself. That would tell me the rest of the story.

 

If the oil sensor is on with less than 1 ohm (gnd), wouldn't off be high (+V) instead ? How about sending 12v on pin 36 through a load resistor of say 1k for protection ? Sometimes high impedance doesn't work (drive) for high. You've done a lot more research on this so disregard if it sounds off.

 

I did cluster swap and having a problem with engine low light but it’s good how can I source wire to sensor too fix it and my steering controls don’t work I have not cut them like op mine are different color wires I need help please am willing to pay someone to fix steering controls and engine low light thank you!

 

here is the real problem. When you try to ground pin 36, and you ground pin 35 because you weren't wearing your good glasses - what you want to happen doesn't happen.

the Oil Level Low notification goes away if you actually ground pin 36.

So, solution for 2.7L owners with instrument cluster from a V6. Ground pin 36.

 

Can I see how you grounded it can you take some pictures