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Old 05-30-08, 06:13 AM
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s4 and s5 gauge surround same?

im looking for a new one but s4 seem to pop up more. my question is are the same beside the switches? i have s5 switches (my s5 surround the threads for the cruise control switch are messed up so i want a another one) and will transfer it over to the other one.
is there any other difference?
Old 05-30-08, 06:33 AM
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prettymuch the cuvature around the switeches is different so that look alittle funky im runing S5 switches in a S4 surround 'i'll get pics later
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the other differences are cosmetic. It's slightly boxier and there's like a plastic piece above the headlight display. (ya i have no idea how else to explain it). That's it I think...
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It's the other way around over here. Most S4 surrounds are cracked in our junkyard.
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if anytone has a s5 one lemme know i need it in black
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No, they are not the same, even though they both serve the same purpose.

If you're going to be swapping the upper / vertical section, you need to get the bottom section that fits around the shifter housing.
They do not mix-n-match.

Then, on top of everything else, you need the shifter boot specific to each series.
The shifter boot does not mix-match either unless you're willing to punch new holes to line up all the little pins.
A lot of the shifter surrounds I've seen for sale do not some with the boot.

Well, I'm assuming we're talking about a manual trans here...


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Originally Posted by RETed
No, they are not the same, even though they both serve the same purpose.

If you're going to be swapping the upper / vertical section, you need to get the bottom section that fits around the shifter housing.
They do not mix-n-match.

Then, on top of everything else, you need the shifter boot specific to each series.
The shifter boot does not mix-match either unless you're willing to punch new holes to line up all the little pins.
A lot of the shifter surrounds I've seen for sale do not some with the boot.

Well, I'm assuming we're talking about a manual trans here...


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Wrong surround Ted. They're asking about the guage surround not the centre console surround. Although the first line of the post still stands correct IIRC.
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Doh.
I read "switches" and automatically thought of my set-up.
Duh. :P

You're right.
The plastic surrounds are all identical.
They are all usually broken - the screw hole posts.
The switches are not swappable.


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