Mk4 Dashboard swap

[Northfalia]

Hi, have a K reg mk 4, and have been given a dash from an R reg smiley, I realise that the heater box is different, and the speedo is electric not cable, is there anything else to worry about? Has anyone out there managed this?
Cheers
Is it that the dash i have been given is too new? did Ford make a cable drive speedo for any Mark 5 type dash clocks?
Have found the thread by the chap who has done this but no mention is made of speedo drives.
Thanks Again

[Northfalia]

Anyone?

[Luke]

taken from another thread

It's not possible to change the heater box to a mk5 one when changing the dash you have to make do with the mk3/4 one already in the van because the bulkhead is shaped completly different. I thought about cutting out the bulkhead from the mk5 and welding it into the mk4 but that was too much work.

I just need to get some universal air ducting and direct the air vents to the heater box because the old venting won't work with the mk5 dash.

Looks like someone has spent a lot of time on your van as the dashboard swap isn't as easy as it seems!

[Northfalia]

Nice one, thanks, Speedo?

[Luke]

speedo i'd have just thought an early mk5 one would do as they were cable

[Northfalia]

Thats great news, am past the point of no return!
Many Thanks

[Luke]

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[dark legend]

Speedo drive is cable on my N-Reg Mk5 Donor..

[Northfalia]

thanks again folks for help and advice, Just hope its all worth it!

[sos recovery]

ifits any help ive just bunged a mk5 dash electrics and heater etc into a mk3 found these probs ....an inch gap at the windscreen [grafted onthe original bit from the mk3 sorted !,my dash is electric and i need a set of cable clocks ..folowed the therad on here about converting the dash to later instruments works atreat cept my speedo doesnt obviously work now but evryting else does [anyone got a set of clocks they dont want ..mail em to me plzzzzz no one on evilbay will send em out here]..apart form a few fitting issues it was a doddle [had to do a bit of cut and shut onthe bulkhead to accept the new heater but other than that no worries

[Anton2k3]

I also found fixings from mk3 to mk5 at the back of the dash were different. I squirted a big of expanding foam in the holes, worked very well. Also the A pillar trims didn't fit perfectly, so again, expanding foam and taped them in place, all nice and lined up now.
Heater matrix is not difficult, just use self tappers to re-fix it. I read in another post someone used the top mk3 holes to bolt it in, but later found it was too high, so just take your time getting it positioned. I took a pater template from the mk5.