99-up gauges in a 98 gt.

[98laseredgt]

i was working on a 99-up mustang today and i noticed that the interior is pretty close to my 98 gt. i really like the way the gauges look and i was wondering if they work with 98. i know the milage is digital on the 99-up but will the needles work correctly? does anybody know? thanks in advance.

 

[GT-03]

i was working on a 99-up mustang today and i noticed that the interior is pretty close to my 98 gt. i really like the way the gauges look and i was wondering if they work with 98. i know the milage is digital on the 99-up but will the needles work correctly? does anybody know? thanks in advance.

On 99-up, the gauges are all "digital", and that includes the speedometer. On your 98, the speedometer is fed by the ol' mechanical rotating speedometer cable.

 

[98SteedaStang]

why would they look any different?

 

[GTvert01]

They are different, but you would be better off just buying a overlay for your current faces.Changing from mechanical to digital would probably be a huge PITA.

 

[98SteedaStang]

What is different? do you have a pic. I know the odometer is different but I thought that was all.

 

[Rio97GT]

The colors of the gauge faces are slightly different and I'm pretty sure the needles on the newer ones are more red in color.

 

[GTvert01]

There are some subtle differences, but probably the biggest is the difference in color.The stock ones are the color of the bezel around my gauges.The 98 had a solid black which tends to look a bit cheaper IMHO.The blinker lights are different too.They are an outline of an arrown opposed to a solid arrow.Sorry I don't have a stock pic from before the new faces.

 

[GTvert01]

Well, I did find this picture.If someone could post a pre-99 pic, we could compare.

 

[Rio97GT]

Now that you mention it, the turn arrows are solid on my car where your are an outline, I had forgotten about that. And those needles are pretty red, and mine are kind of orange.

 

[GTvert01]

Isn't the redline a little different