Replacing Stock Gts-t Tacho With Gtr One...

[benro2]

Hey guys, just wondering, I have an auto SII R33 GTS-T and I've recently put in an aftermarket boost gauge, so I don't need the stock one. I've always been a fan of the R33 GTR's tacho, you know how the needle points downwards at 0 rpm? Is it possible to replace just my tacho with one of these, or do I need to replace the whole thing? Anyone know if there would be complications with using either just the tacho or the whole GTR dashboard?

Also, I've seen a Nismo (?) 300km/h speedo which appears to be GTS-T specific (the Nismo GTR ones go to 320km/h I believe?). Assuming the speedo and tacho aren't fixed to the whole dashboard, can I fit either a GTR 320km/h one or just this 300km/h one?

So, if it's possible to do what I'm asking, does anyone have a GTR tacho for sale? I'm just after the stock GTR one, not the Nismo 9,000rpm redline one. Anyone have either a 300km/h or 320km/h speedo?

[shoebox]

I've seen an R33 S2 GTS-T with the 320km/h nismo speedo, so that's possible. As for the tacho, it should be possible too... but they're about a few hundred dollars if I'm not wrong?

[benro2]

Hmmm... I have no idea how much they cost. I've seen the entire Nismo dash for the R33 GTR go for a few hundred $$$ but I would have thought the regular GTR dash would be fairly cheap, since I can't imagine too many people would want one - surely they'd all be upgrading to the Nismo ones?

But I was mainly wondering whether or not just the tacho and/or speedo are interchangeable. Sounds like they are!

[Ronin 09]

you can use the whole GTR dash.

i did on my old R33 GTSt.

don't exactly recall, but think it cost around $250??

cheers

[benro2]

Wow, that's not too bad. Any problems with the installation? And you still had the GTR's 180km/h speedo? See, what I'd ultimately want is either a 300 or 320km/h speedo with the original GTR tacho. Sorta impossible Also, I have an auto, so if I replace the whole dash, I'll lose the PRND2L lights... not a real big deal, but I'm wondering if it'll cause additional problems?

[Konrad]

i've got a gtr cluster in my s1 gts-t (manual). It just plugs right in, no mods necessary. Not sure with the autos though, should be straightforward to change over the tacho but you'll proably have to buy a whole cluster anyway..

[benro2]

Well I've seen a SII GTS-T with everything the same except the speedo, which was 300km/h. I can only assume this is a Nismo item. But would this mean that the whole dash is purchased that way (ie: the tacho is the same as the original, not different as in the GTR's), or just the speedo was replaced? I guess what I'm asking is, if you wanted to option up a GTS-T with a Nismo dash, what gauges are changed? Just the speedo?

So it looks like I'm gonna have to buy two different dashes - a GTS-T one for the speedo (assuming these even exist - I've never seen one anywhere for sale), and an original GTR one for the tacho? That may be a bit expensive... And if someone does have a 300km/h speedo, why on earth would they want to sell it anyway?