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Are 98-05 Dashes interchangeable?

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Old 06-19-15, 01:42 PM
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I have a 2005 GS300 and want to know if I can buy the interior out of any 98-05 (GS300/400/430) to do a swap?
Old 06-19-15, 04:30 PM
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Do you mean the cluster itself or just the plastic outer part?
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I asked about the Dash specifically not the bezel.

Info on the rest of the interior as well would be nice. I know most parts fit, so basically to simply this even further...what interior parts ARE NOT interchangeable to a 2005 GS300
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They are lumped together into 98-05 for a reason. Your only issue is going to be cluster depending on what model the part is from, but as far as interior in general, they are the same car so......
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So I will make it even more specific...can all interrupt parts be mixed and matched with other year interiors parts?

I will start off with an example of what I'm asking...the interio lower c pillar is not interchangeable with all headliner because there are two different length lower c pillars.

ie. Will a lower c pillar off a 98 fit with the headliner of an 05?

No because the lengths of mismatched years won't match and a gap will be present
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98 to 2000 the buckle seat are different from the 2001 to 2005. You need to use your 2005 buckle from your car.
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Default Are 98-05 Dashes interchangeable?

dashboard should fit fine.
front seatbelts are different. so you need the seat and the belts from that car you're getting parts from. a and b pillar, don't fit. c pillar yes. headliner yes. but the 01+ have holes on driver side for the handle bar to pull your self out the car (I forgot the name of that)

steering column plastic parts don't fit for the bottom half. I think that's about it...

my source is myself. I put an entire black interior in my car and encountered these growing pains
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Originally Posted by KingNasGS4
dashboard should fit fine.
front seatbelts are different. so you need the seat and the belts from that car you're getting parts from. a and b pillar, don't fit. c pillar yes. headliner yes. but the 01+ have holes on driver side for the handle bar to pull your self out the car (I forgot the name of that)

steering column plastic parts don't fit for the bottom half. I think that's about it...

my source is myself. I put an entire black interior in my car and encountered these growing pains
This is just what I was looking for! What year is your car, and what year was the donor car?
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Originally Posted by navi243
This is just what I was looking for! What year is your car, and what year was the donor car?
My car is 98. The donor I think was an 03. I forget. But def was 01+
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Can the DashBoard from a 1999 gs300 with a standard Radio, fit a 2002 gs300 w/ factory Navi ??/
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Great info. Perhaps a comparison table can be made by someone knowledgeable?
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