guage film color

broboon525 · #1 (**permalink**) 10-25-2009, 12:06 PM

Does anyone know when in 1981 Ford changed the film color from green to red for guages? I hate to take mine out till I get another one, with my luck I will have a clear one! Date of man. 8/81 for my truck.

86bigred · #2 (**permalink**) 10-25-2009, 01:00 PM

i believe they were all green.some one might have put the red ones in.

broboon525 · #3 (**permalink**) 10-25-2009, 01:13 PM

thank you for the help.

first today · #4 (**permalink**) 10-25-2009, 01:55 PM

ctubutis just did this swap and included great photos and descriptions. I just can not locate the thread.

JimsRebel · #5 (**permalink**) 10-25-2009, 02:33 PM

http://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/86...achometer.html

http://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/87...s-f-100-a.html

http://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/75...ster-swap.html

http://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/70...h-cluster.html

81-F-150-Explorer · #6 (**permalink**) 10-25-2009, 03:43 PM

As was stated, they were all green from the factory. 80-86.

JimsRebel · #7 (**permalink**) 10-25-2009, 04:00 PM

Red is the only color I have seen.

ctubutis · #8 (**permalink**) 10-25-2009, 10:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by first today

ctubutis just did this swap and included great photos and descriptions. I just can not locate the thread.

I added my stuff to Sycostang's "My Attempt at White Gauges" thread, which
Scott has added to a Stickie at the top of this forum (makes it easy to find).

My portion begins here:
http://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/75...ml#post7884081

ctubutis · #9 (**permalink**) 10-25-2009, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by JimsRebel

Red is the only color I have seen.

Ah, I think I see what he's talking about... 81-f-150-explorer is certainly the best
one to answer that, I've seen a pic or two of the green circuit films, I think
they're from 1980 only but don't remember for certain. I'll ping 81-f-150-
explorer, maybe he will clarify....

broboon525 · #10 (**permalink**) 10-26-2009, 12:30 PM

I went ahead and pulled the cluster out and sure enough it was red. Thanks for all of the help.

81-F-150-Explorer · #11 (**permalink**) 10-26-2009, 05:44 PM

I'm sorry. there was a total missunderstanding there on my part.

I thought you guys were talking about the guage illumination covers also known as "light film or filters" for the lamps.

I got my threads crossed. :O

For the Cluster Printed circut, (Official name) Green was indeed for 1980 only.

Green printed circut: 1980 only. Number on printed circut begins with EOTF.

Red Printed Circut: 1981-1986. Number on printed circut begins with E1TF.

They are not compatible with each other.

sorry for the confusion.

ctubutis · #12 (**permalink**) 10-26-2009, 10:48 PM

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Originally Posted by 81-F-150-Explorer

I'm sorry. there was a total missunderstanding there on my part.

I was just as confused as you were and was thinking he was talking about the
blue lenses covering the 194 lamps. I think you've posted a pic out here at least
once of a green one but I couldn't find it using the search software provided here.

It's easy to be spoiled by google....

broboon525 · #13 (**permalink**) 10-26-2009, 10:57 PM

Some times I don't quite get my remarks very clear. Thanks for all the help. I have learned it isn't very hard to tear one of them.

ctubutis · #14 (**permalink**) 10-26-2009, 11:29 PM

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Originally Posted by broboon525

I have learned it isn't very hard to tear one of them.

Hah!!!!

Sorry, man, but I seriously laughed at that! I feel for ya...

Yeah, most everything on these trucks is gettin' pretty fragile....

broboon525 · #15 (**permalink**) 10-27-2009, 11:34 AM

I must be one of the luckiest people in the world. I was talking to a friend about my film woes and a man at a table next to us said," I closed my shop recently and I have about 5 or 6 clusters lying around, if you come get them you can have them." There was 5 and they was out of '81-'84 f150's. How is that for luck?