So...I finally got sick of the stock "idiot" gauges....and decided to update my gauge cluster. I bought a used one at a junk yard, some aftermarket gauges and started cutting. Here is the progress so far.....



It's all wired up and all the gauges work!....even the glow faces on the aftermarket gauges work.

Next, I have to modify the cluster face plate so the gauges look like they were meant to be there. I plan on cutting out around the new gauges and then using some thin plastic (almost a film) to fill in the "gaps".....then glue it into place.

Here's what it looks like so far....



I've also got some aftermarket white "reverse glow" gauges faces ordered for the Speedo, Tach, and gas gauge. That will make all the gauges white face and make it all look like it came that way from the factory....atleast during the daylight hours.

The only problem is that the new faces for the stock gauges will be "reverse glow".....while the aftermarket oil pressure, water temp and battery gauges all have blue glowing faces. I couldn;t find any white glow face gauges for a 2nd gen 4Runner though. Anyone know where I can get some?