Are the analog and digital dash display interchangeable?

weister42 · #1 (**permalink**) 06-30-06, 02:06 AM

I found a 97(?) Deville Concours of the same body/interior type in a wrecking yard and it has the analog style display, I'm wondering if I can swap that in my car and still fit/works just fine?

I also found a 2001 SLS that has a wood steering wheel, can I swap mine with it?

mrlacy · #2 (**permalink**) 06-30-06, 04:03 AM

im sure it might be possible, but i seriously doubt it. it would be awesome though...id love to have a 99 concourse with digital cluster and wood wheel...for that matter, seville with all digital would be awesome too.

Night Wolf · #3 (**permalink**) 06-30-06, 11:54 AM

'99 Concourse HAS analog gauges.

Heres the deal... the '97 BASE DeVille is using the dash from the '92-'95 Seville/Eldo... so... the gauge cluster from a N* powered '92-'95 Seville/Eldo will physically fit, and probably hook up.... but, the difference is the computer.... '96 switched to OBDII, The '92-'95 analog cluster ended life in..... '95.... I don't know if it will communicate with the OBDII system, tho it is possible, you would have to give it a shot.

weister42 · #4 (**permalink**) 06-30-06, 01:42 PM

Ya I wasn't sure if it was a 97, 98 or 99, all I know is it has the shifter in the center console and the interior looks just like mine...or so I rememberd.

Well how about the woodgrain steering wheel of a 2001 SLS? I don't know if Cadillac changed their steering wheel bolt pattern but they look pretty much the same.

Frost · #5 (**permalink**) 06-30-06, 02:50 PM

yes, Weister, the wood wheel will fit. i have a '97 SDV with a 2003 Eldo wood/leather steering wheel and all the paddles work - straight swap. see attached photo

mrlacy · #6 (**permalink**) 07-01-06, 05:44 AM

nice Frost

i have the same color interior and those wood grain accents really set it off...where did you get those?

**I~LUV~Caddys8792** · #7 (**permalink**) 07-01-06, 02:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrlacy

im sure it might be possible, but i seriously doubt it. it would be awesome though...id love to have a 99 concourse with digital cluster and wood wheel...for that matter, seville with all digital would be awesome too.

Just out of curiosity, why would you want the digital dash in your Concours?

dano2407 · #8 (**permalink**) 02-23-08, 03:47 PM

Digital is nicer to me. In some ways that is. I like analog gas gauge though. Okay my question is i have a 97 caddy deville with digital cluster and it looks like it has been cracked and some messed up numbers i cant tell how many miles my car has. So i fount another digital cluster same 97 caddy deville from ebay looks just fine if not better i wonder if i can change it without haveing it reprogrammed, it came off of a 97 caddy with 67.000 miles and mine has about 98,000. I also would like to know how to take my dash board out so i can change it and see for myself. I found the screws under the defrost vent but after that i have no idea what to do. Any diagrams would be nice. Any idea? Thanks

CadillacSTS2003 · #9 (**permalink**) 02-23-08, 03:59 PM

WRONG
a wood wheel for an ELDO ONLY will work on a 95-99 Deville
a Seville wheel while will bolt up uses a completely different bag and wheel control system it wont work

and in case you havent noticed the cluster on a base has the a/c controls on it, the cluster on a concourse with analog has the a/c controls mounted beneath the radio

neither of these swaps will work

David Jenison · #10 (**permalink**) 02-23-08, 07:34 PM

I thought that the analog dash could be set up to display digital speed in the info center?

DAVE
'97 Concours

CadillacSTS2003 · #11 (**permalink**) 02-23-08, 07:36 PM

yup
it can
i did a write up in the tech tips how