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Will a 1997 K1500 Instrument Cluster Work in a 1995 K1500?

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I purchased a 1995 Chevy K1500 Silverado 5.7 V8 350 Z71 as a project a couple months back. I noticed that the lights and a couple of the gauges don't work on the cluster. The Tach and Speedometer work, the odometer and temp. gauge don't. The rest I am unsure of. When I took the instrument cluster out, I noticed that it came out of a 97' C/K 1500 Truck. I've heard that the 95's were a switchover year and the only year that had the one specific cluster. My question is will the 97 cluster work if I got the parts to fix it, or will I need to go ahead and find one for the 95? My guess would be to find one that came off another 95 since it was a TBI engine and the 97's had the Vortec engines. I just want to be sure before I spend money on a whole cluster. Help will be appreciated! Thanks!

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Probably not, since '97 had a BCM and comm (communication) lines (CAN lines, I believe), and '95 might not. Nothing to do with the engines, but how everything is  controlled. 1996 was the first year of using magic boxes to control EVERYTHING in the interior - windows, locks, heat, wipers, radio, etc..

 

And yes, '95 was a strange year. There are lots of strange hybrids between OBD-I and OBD-II that can be found in many GM models that model year.Some even had OBD-II DLC (ALDL) plugs.

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I appreciate the reply. I ordered one earlier this afternoon. Fingers crossed it is one that will work. (Made sure it came off a 95).

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