Digidash to analog cluster swap?

[c m]

Thanks for the reply. This CE is in average condition. It's no show queen.
If it were as mint as my 4kq CE, I'd keep the digital dash. With good
condition digidashes selling for as much as I paid for this entire car, it
makes more sense to me to swap it to analog since I already have the parts.

I'll do some work on it tomorrow and once I get the wiring straightened out
and get it installed, I'll do a nice writeup with pictures for future
reference.

-Casey

On Sat, Feb 5, 2011 at 5:04 PM, Huw Powell <audi at humanspeakers.com> wrote:

> Some random comments...
>
> First, you might want to think hard about this.  The '86 CE cars probably
> have some "classic" value if in very good condition.
>
> That said...
>
> This swap hasn't been covered much as far as I can remember, though I once
> contemplated going the other way, to the point of have the cluster, speedo
> sender, and digidash pigtail around here somewhere.  Then I briefly drove a
> digidash coupe I owned and decided I didn't like how slowly the speedo
> responded to rapidly dropping speed.
>
> Here is what I suggest.  Start building some diagrams and data lists that
> "simplify" the Bentley info.  All the wires are going to be uniquely
> color-coded, and I'll bet over 90% will be exactly the same. Make a table
> for each version, listing the wire color and the function - start with one,
> with columns for color and pin locations, then a third column for function.
>  Now you can add the other version in columns 4 and 5, lining up by
> function.
>
> Fill in every bit of data you can scrape up.  At that point your question
> will be much simpler to answer, or make suggestions about, since you can
> email the spreadsheet to anyone who wants to try to help.  Stick with Excel
> or Open Office if you can.
>
> Make sure you are looking at the correct year schematics, of course.
>
> Also, I would advise testing the odometer in the analog cluster early on
> (electric drill on the cable ought to do it), since the odds are it doesn't
> work.
>
> Oh, also, is the 4kq analog?  Having the live example to look at as well as
> the schematics will probably help.
>
> Feel free to send me the data sheet when you've filled in everything you
> can.
>
>
>
> On 2/5/2011 3:21 PM, c m wrote:
>
>> Hello all,
>> I've read the q list for a while but never posted...now is the time! The
>> digidash in my '86 CGT has failed for the second time. This time it's
>> dead.
>> I'm tired of dealing with it, so I'm going to swap to analog. I have an
>> analog with trip computer cluster, speedometer cable, and the
>> connectors+wiring for the analog cluster. I have the pinout diagram for
>> the
>> digidash and the pinout for the analog cluster in the bentley, but the
>> pinout for the analog cluster in the bentley does not match the connectors
>> I
>> have. Anyone have a how-to on this, or perhaps have the correct pinout
>> diagram for an analog cluster with trip computer? Apologies in advance if
>> this topic has been beaten to death before, I'm new at this.
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Casey
>>
>> ('86 4ktq CE, '86 CGT CE, '81 4kTD 5 speed)
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