B3 dash swap in to a B2? Anyone have any insight?

[Huw Powell]

I have no idea why you'd want to do that.  What does the B3 dash have 
that makes it better?  Nothing.  The B2 speedo is mechanical, so you'll 
have to figure that out.  The B3 glovebox is tiny.

The late B2 dash is bolt in, all you have to do is rewire the cluster 
switches.  Your old inst. cluster is plug and play.

HVAC air distribution is plug and play.

The B3 dash is probably 6" deeper due to the later cars' more raked 
windshield.  I don't see any sensible way of cramming it into a B2, and 
have had dashboards in and out of both platforms.

Is the issue availability, perhaps?  (I have, I think, an entire "swap 
project" in a box in the attic, and have thrown away the last couple 
sets I had).

On 9/17/2010 12:53 PM, Johnny B wrote:
>
> With the early dash coming out of my ur-quattro, and knowing I am
> going to spend way more then I should on this project, i figured I'd
> look in to alternatives to the 85-87 4000/CGT dash and see if anyone
> has tackled a B3 (88-91) dash swap in to a B2? Any information
> greatly appreciated, I am sure rewiring the console would be in
> order, and likely some cutting on the dash but havent been able to
> find much on the swap. I am certain the dash would need to be
> recessed a bit as on the B3 sedan the dash overlays the door panel by
> a few inches, which is not the case on the stock B2 dashes.
>
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