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Old 12-22-2014, 08:30 PM   #1
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How hard is the swap Scott? I'm not a big fan of the orange one on my 09, i like the 08 better.
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Old 12-22-2014, 08:39 PM   #2
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How hard is the swap Scott? I'm not a big fan of the orange one on my 09, i like the 08 better.
Swapping is very easy - Pull the lower dash trim off (with your hands), slide back the speedometer trim, and remove two screws and two connectors to swap out the cluster. The only issue for swapping an 08 one into an 09 is that ABS was not that common prior to 09 and also if you have cruise control, you will lose the indicators with an 08 cluster. Your other option for 09 is to change the orange LEDs to another color. Like this: http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=45129
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Old 12-23-2014, 12:02 AM   #3
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Thx Scott, im handy with a soldering iron. I have actually swapped some LED's on some guitar pedals. Actually the first time I did it, i put a blue LED on a pedal that almost blinded me. That pedal would light my whole bedroom blue while i had the lights off.
Now I know what the sight friendly limits are, at least for my own eyes.

I might try the mod...

Is the European cluster on the 10's and 11's LB's nicer looking?
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Old 12-23-2014, 12:30 AM   #4
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Thx Scott, im handy with a soldering iron. I have actually swapped some LED's on some guitar pedals. Actually the first time I did it, i put a blue LED on a pedal that almost blinded me. That pedal would light my whole bedroom blue while i had the lights off.
Now I know what the sight friendly limits are, at least for my own eyes.

I might try the mod...

Is the European cluster on the 10's and 11's LB's nicer looking?
No. It is the same unless you use a digital European one (which is green).
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Old 10-27-2016, 02:50 AM   #5
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Crazy stuff

When I see this, it makes me want to keep doing stuff to my car. Very cool stuff, off topic question... In a two door 07 what interior can u take from 08?09?10?11?
12?(door panels seats or anything else?)
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