As Jim says, it's potentially an awful lot of work. On mine, the entire Ford wiring loom forward of the driver's backside was removed and replaced with the Coupe wiring (with a few kilos of unnecessary wires removed). The steering wheel controls, the instrument loom, and the wiring to the radio, doors, electric windows, and suchlike dropped straight onto the right positions and with the right connections... I used the Fiat instrument pack but kept the rest of the Fiesta dash intact (and I still haven't quite got round to sorting out the fascia).
If you're planning on changing steering wheel, switches, and instruments irrespective of the rest of the dash you're likely to have electrical issues somewhere along the line managing all the necessary circuits. The more modern, the more difficult - for example, the Mk2 Fiesta has a mechanical speedo connection but most modern systems have electrical pulse counters; you'll need an adaptor of some sort. You may have issues with warning and indicator lights too - things that go to ground on one system might go to the positive rail on another - and you'll need to make sure the alternator charging light is present and working. Switches are unlikely to have matching connectors... Neil On Wednesday, May 15, 2013 2:35:33 PM UTC+1, Jim Hearne wrote: > > I think the major issue with the Mk5 Dash is that it is a fair bit > wider, as are most modern car dashes. > So you end up trying to cut the end’s off neatly. > > Don’t forget that you either need to make the new dash fit the existing > heater system or swap that out as well and make that fit the 2+2 > Then there’s the steering column, column switches etc > And making the new instrument cluster work with the old wiring. > > It’s a lot of work which is why i never did it in my 2+2. > The H4 i plan to upgrade from a Mk3 Fiesta to a late Mk4 Fiesta dash but > at least the basic bodyshell is the same size, but even so it will need > extensive bulkhead mods as the heating system is totally different. > > A peugoet 205 GTI instrument cluster is almost a direct fit in a Mk2 > Fiesta dash and does give you a nice set of extra gauges with oil pressure > and oi temp. > But you still need to fit all the senders from the 205 to make them work, > and, i seem to remember i had to mod the circuit in the rev counter. > > I have several spare Mk2 Fiesta dash carcases if you want to hack one up. > > Jim > > > *From:* MatthewG <javascript:> > *Sent:* Wednesday, May 15, 2013 2:25 PM > *To:* quantu...@googlegroups..com <javascript:> > *Subject:* [Quantum Owners] Replacement dashboards? > > Hi folks, > > My 2+2's dashboard is starting to look a little tired and rather than just > take it out and clean it up I wondered about replacement. A quick search of > the forum here reveals that a Mark3 Fiesta, a Vauxhall Corsa, a Ford Orion > and, of course, A Fiat Coupé have all provided a 2+2 with a new dash at > some point but those threads are all pretty old. I do also recall seeing > one Q which had acquired a Jag XJS' interior, up at Stourbridge. I'd like > something that is a little more modern and I kind of like keeping a Fiesta > connection if I can. > > I've been looking at the dash fitted to the Mark 5 Fiesta (and Puma) as a > likely candidate. A very cursory glance suggests that a lot of the major > controls are in roughly similar positions and I think it's more attractive > than the flatter dash used on the more recent Fiestas. But I've not done > any measuring or thinking much beyond that point, so far. > > > <http://www.driving-test-success.com/update/ford-fiesta-2003-int.jpg> > The alternative I'm thinking of is to track down another Mark 2 Fiesta > dash and play around with it outside the car to see what I can do with it > myself. This way I can explore several options without having to take my Q > off the road while I investigate. Sadly those are getting pretty rare, > coming up as more expensive than some modern ones. > > Have any of you considered the Mark5 Fiesta dash (or got further with this > idea than I have)? > > Thanks in advance > > Matthew > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Quantum Owners Group" group. > To post to this group, send email to quantu...@googlegroups.com<javascript:> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > quantumowner...@googlegroups.com <javascript:> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/quantumowners?hl=en > > IMPORTANT NOTE: All information presented herewith is provided on an "As > Is" basis, without warranty or the implication thereof. 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