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Mk3 Supra dash conversions (analog -> digidash etc)
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Wed, 28 April 2004 10:50
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Hey all,
I'm a fan of the digital dash in the MA70s, but many cars do not have them... so I was wondering if anyone knows if its possible to grab the digital dash from a MA70 half cut and put it in an analog dash MA70? Would there be much work / conversion / cost involved?
Going even further... is it possible to take a digital dash from a MA70 and transplant it into a JZA70 for example?
I guess what i'm trying to get at with this question, is are the JZA70 and MA70 the same basic car, that will accept parts from each other? ie, can i take a leather seat from a MA70 and put that in a JZA70 too? and would this go as far as things like inner door skins, dash panels, etc etc?
PS. I do understand that to change from analog to digital dash, there will be some adjustments needed, ie all the connections from the dash to the engine, etc will need to be changed... but could they simply be taken from the donor MA70 with the dash itself?
Thanks to anyone that can help,
Tom 
[Updated on: Wed, 28 April 2004 10:52]
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Re: Mk3 Supra dash conversions (analog -> digidash etc)
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Wed, 28 April 2004 11:15
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i got a mz20 soarer! these used a digital dash as well but in a different design/ format!
i know that they run from a independant lil "black box " .. coz its like a computer screen.. a mirror image from the underside of the top of the dash!.. amazing stuff
anyway..
yeah.. i don't think there was real any difference between the jza70 and the mz70.. apart from the obivious.
why wouldn't they fit!
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Perth
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Re: Mk3 Supra dash conversions (analog -> digidash etc)
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Wed, 28 April 2004 11:22
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well i don't know the supra dashes but i put a corona digital dash into my corona and all i did was pull out the existing dash and wires and put the new ones in and it worked (except the fuel sender signal which i need a new one)
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Re: Mk3 Supra dash conversions (analog -> digidash etc)
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Wed, 28 April 2004 11:28
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Yeah that's what I'm hoping... that there wasn't any big differences...
Thanks for the replies guys, hopefully someone sees this that has had some experience with the supra dashes.
Cheers,
Tom
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Re: Mk3 Supra dash conversions (analog -> digidash etc)
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Wed, 28 April 2004 11:36
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...its not a simple process !!
[ == === === == ] < -- actual image ( screen )
// // // / // <-- projects image down on angle!!
[ ] <--- mirror!!
its not simple.. ur probably gonna have to replace the whole half of the dash with the donor digital one !
top and all!
i just know!! i just looked on mine.. its a ..data screen built into the underside of the top lip of the dash behind the steering wheel
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Re: Mk3 Supra dash conversions (analog -> digidash etc)
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Wed, 28 April 2004 11:44
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Are you sure that's the same for the Mk3 supras? From what i've seen it looks like they're direct digital screens, no mirrors etc...
Thanks for your help
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Melbourne
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Re: Mk3 Supra dash conversions (analog -> digidash etc)
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Wed, 28 April 2004 13:40
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there actually VFD Vacuume Fluorescent Display with a bit of smoked glass infront of it, Very 80's Darth vader love child, but i like it
Allan
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Re: Mk3 Supra dash conversions (analog -> digidash etc)
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Wed, 28 April 2004 13:46
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Out of interest, which MA70s copped the digital dash, ie was is after a certain year, certain trim level, what?
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Re: Mk3 Supra dash conversions (analog -> digidash etc)
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Thu, 29 April 2004 08:29
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All Australian delivere MA70s had the Analog dash. Only import MA70-s had the digital dash. Every 7M powered model except the turbo A had it. The 1JZ and 1G models came with either dash in Japan. HTH
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Re: Mk3 Supra dash conversions (analog -> digidash etc)
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Thu, 29 April 2004 08:42
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Thanks guys,
Anyone else got any more info on them? specifically the compatibility between them all?
Tom.
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Perth
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Thu, 29 April 2004 18:05
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well have a look on the net and see if you can find a picture of one, otherwise see if you can get your hands on one by looking around at wreakers(doubt it) in the paper and see for yourself.
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Re: Mk3 Supra dash conversions (analog -> digidash etc)
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Fri, 30 April 2004 12:42
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I found some pictures of them... but i'm still not sure if they will be compatible with non-digidash MA70s or JZA70s 
Any one?
Cheers,
Tom
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Re: Mk3 Supra dash conversions (analog -> digidash etc)
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Sat, 01 May 2004 02:23
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My guess is that the connectors are going to be different so its going to involve some re wiring, also I am under the impression the fuel sender unit is not compatible between the two dashboards
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Re: Mk3 Supra dash conversions (analog -> digidash etc)
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Sat, 01 May 2004 12:40
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Ohh ok... so basically if i had a whole front cut of a MA70 with digital dash, i could swap all the parts over?
Cheers everyone,
Tom
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Crawley, WA
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October 2003
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Re: Mk3 Supra dash conversions (analog -> digidash etc)
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Sun, 02 May 2004 16:11
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Nope mate from what I know...Usually the front cuts does not come with the fuel sensor needed to detect the fuel level. So unless you want to put in a aftermarket fuel guage or you can keep guessing when you need fuel.
I wanted to transplant in a digi dash that I got a couple of months ago but found that the fuel sensor was missing. I went over to toyota and they could not even supply one so I gave up. I still have the digi dash if you are still interested.
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Re: Mk3 Supra dash conversions (analog -> digidash etc)
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Sun, 02 May 2004 22:41
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Cool, thanks mate... I'll let you know if i need the digi dash from you... what sorta price would you be looking at letting go of it for?
So do you know for sure, that if i find a fuel sensor from a supra with digital dash, i can transplant it without too much hassle into a non digidash MA70? do you know if that's the same for a JZA70?
Thanks for the help,
Tom
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Re: Mk3 Supra dash conversions (analog -> digidash etc)
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Mon, 03 May 2004 06:02
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Mine is a GA70 and I have got a digi dash from a GA71, thus it defintely fits. Having said that, my mate in japan says the GA and MA series are the same except for the engine capacity that's all as they are designed in the same era.
I am not too sure about the JZA70 as I have seen lots of GA and MA with digi however not sat in a JZA yet.
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Re: Mk3 Supra dash conversions (analog -> digidash etc)
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Mon, 03 May 2004 07:23
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Ok cool, thanks for that info... I'm going to have a look around and see if i can find a fuel pump from a wrecked GA/MA supra with digidash.
Tom.
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