Hi guys,
 
I've just realised that the instrument cluster coming with my Beams half cut has a 180km/h speedo.
Does anyone know if there was a 260km/h cluster available for the MR2 Beams?
If so i might have to hunt around on Ebay...
 
Thanks
Rick

pretty sure the "beams" cluster is the same as the clusters with electronic speed sensors etc
Which means if your car is a late model you should be able to use your cluster in it :)

rikkir
Hi guys,
 
I've just realised that the instrument cluster coming with my Beams half cut has a 180km/h speedo.
Does anyone know if there was a 260km/h cluster available for the MR2 Beams?
If so i might have to hunt around on Ebay...
 
Thanks
Rick

Hi Rick,
 
I know 'Randomity' (joe) here on this forum has one currently for sale.
 
Here is the link.
http://www.mr2australia.c..r2play/tm.aspx?m=107228

The 180km speedo section of the cluster can simply be swapped out with a 260km ADM or 300Km TRD one.
From memory its only a couple screws and it pops straight out.
 
Obviously you need to fit an electrical speedo unit if your current one is electrical. 

One thing to consider though is that if your cluster is from a revision 5 car it will have red increments around the outside of the gauges. So swapping in an earlier electronic speedo will not match.
Hope that makes sense. 
 

Thanks Carmikey,
Is it a Beams cluster? I couldn't find a mention of the cluster on the post. My existing cluster is an electronic one in a 97 SW20, so it may be suitable, but i'd like the later one with the red markings if i can get one.

The cluster coming with the half cut is from a rev 5...
The half cut includes the engine and body looms.

Well in that case your options are:

• use your current white markings 260km cluster as is and sell the red one
• Use the red 180km JDM cluster as is
• Use the red cluster with a white 260/300km speedo section

And FYI the red cluster came in both the turbo and NA revision 5 cars. They are the same with the exception of the small center gauge. Turbo has a boost gauge and NA a voltmeter (you can swap these around also)

The factory Beams cluster is red lettering so any late Aussie model car you can swap as it has the red lettering.
 
However the main difference is that the Taco. You need to use the Beams one so just swap it over. The taco is what has real value as new ones cant be bought from Japan any more. The speedo is easy , Toyota still has them.
 
FYI also depending which modle car you have the wiring to the dash is different. The Beams car ran all the wires to the kick panel whereas the Aussie cars run several wires in the center tunnel to the dash. So the wires that will need to be identified are
 
Fuel pump,
A/C
A/C ACC
Taco
Speedo
 
and also take the bulb out of the oil level low as it will light up as the Beams engine and all post engines Toyota removed the float from the sump

Thanks Mandalay,
 
It looks like i'll use the cluster supplied with the car and get a new Toyota speedo then.
I just need to find the correct part number for the speedo.