Park Avenue / LeSabre interchange questions.

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Jul 16, 2006 | 09:46 PM

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Park Avenue / LeSabre interchange questions.

A question for you Buick owner'*..... Will the instrument cluster from a Park Avenue fit a LeSabre and will it work with the LeSabre harness? My '94 LeSabre will be retired from daily driver status the end of this year and I have some "fun" plans for it. I would like to have a factory tach and gauges which was an option but it seems to be a lot less common than tach and gauges in a Park Ave. The local late model yards are lousy with P/A'* with tach and gauges and they aren't real proud of them. Also would a '94 Park Avenue use the same front cradle as a LeSabre? TIA

Jul 18, 2006 | 10:49 AM

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Not totally sure if you can or not... If they are anything like the Bonneville there may be some wires/pins mission from the connector or the connector will have to be re pinned... For the difrent cluster... From a looks standpoint it would appear that a Rally Gage cluster from a Park Avenue may work in a LeSabre... I have seen a few LeSabres with the full cluster and it looked exactly like the Park Ave Cluster... Doe the Lesabre have the ( idiot Lights ) across the top par of the dash like the Park Ave?

And I believe that the C Body may have the same subframe dimensions...

The best bet is to find someone with a service manual that covers both the C and H body...

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Jul 18, 2006 | 10:37 PM

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Yep, idiot lights across the top. I may check the local yard and see if they will look the cluster and cradle up in their Hollander interchange manual for me. Thanks!

Jul 19, 2006 | 08:51 AM

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Thats a possibility... The Service manuals will also give you the dimensions of the cradle... Should be pretty interesting...

I have seen some LeSabres that did have the full cluster too... My friends Park is a 91( first year for the body and Tuned Port 3800 in it ) He has the full Cluster and the lights across the top... Let us know if it can be made to work..

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Jul 19, 2006 | 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by jr's3800

Tach and gauges were an option on the LeSabre Limited along with a "Sport" suspension, have only ever found one so equipped though and it was creamed in a head on and nothing was usable. Not too many Grandma'* were into performance but a few of us "Grandpa'*" are so I'm going to build my own out of my LeSabre Custom with a few other "refinements".

If the cluster and cradle will swap I'll be sure and post it.