Dash swap questions...

[sickazzstang]

Ok so Im swapping from red to black and gray... My car is an 89 but the dash is a 93 thats going in... I heard it is a pain in the arse? Whats the deal?

 

[Mustang5L5]

Not really. I put a black 1990 dash into my '88. Wasn't a big deal. I had the whole thing done in 4 hours.

Basically leave the dash frame in place. You will put the new dash on top of it. On the driver's side you will not that some of the new dash mount holes do not have anything to screw into. You just need to drill a hole into the metal frame and screw into this new hole. You will see what I mean when you mount it.

Behind the gauge cluster, a small tab will need to be cut off. Then you can mount your original cluster, gauge pod and steering column trim. It will look pretty OEM.

You need the 1990+ HVAC controls and the center console as well. If you have the remote fuel door popper, you will need to cut that into the dash as it was removed in 1990.

Other than that..pretty easy swap.

Here's mine

 

[BK_CAULEY]

87- mid 90 have the fuse panel in the dash and mid 90-93's have them under the dash. i had a dash out of a 1988 with the fuse panel cover on it but my car is a 90 so it is empty and my fuse panel is in the same place.
sorry if this sounded confusing.

 

[trbkrb]

You can mount the fuse panel under the dash using the fold down metal frome like on the 90-93 cars, or do like I did and cut a hole in the dash behind the plastic knee pad. I didn't use the metal backing for the knee pad, and the fuse box fit just fine.

http://statefilingsoftware.com/pictures/fusebox1.jpg
http://statefilingsoftware.com/pictures/fusebox2.jpg
http://statefilingsoftware.com/pictures/fusebox3.jpg

 

[BK_CAULEY]

YEA what he said.


edit. i was gonna post the pics for ya but they are super huge.

 

[trbkrb]

I'll have some new ones in a bit. I pulled my dash and AC out to replace the evap and heater core, so I'm installing my new dash. I cut the fuse box opening a bit closer, so it will fit quite a bit nicer. Hope to have the dash reinstalled in the next couple of days, and I'll have smaller pics!

 

[webshot]

Mustang5l5

Well first let me thank everyone for this post....it helped me tremendously complete my swap. Especially the bit on the HVAC controls....

But what I wanted to ask was:

I got a HVAC control panel from a 93 to complete the swap. But the temperature dial setup is a bit different than that of the 88. Mustang5L5 how did you get around this?

 

[Mustang5L5]

Its set up different, but the plugs and vacuum connectors are the same on the backside. Just hook it up and bolt it in and you are all set. YOu'll need the '93's center console obviously

 

[webshot]

But the temperature piece behind the temp knob is orientated differently. Did you use the 88 apparatus on the 93 panel?

 

[Mustang5L5]

I just unhooked the cable from the '88's HVAC controls and connected it to the '93's controls. I didn't swap the mechanism behind the controls at all.

 

[webshot]

thats exactly what I wanted to know....I have to go back to the JY to get that part (the little black thing on back). I literally only took the front plate and knobs. Left all the other stuff at the JY.

Thanks for your help. This thread was great.