Instrument Cluster Cross-compatibility
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It might work. It will of course physically bolt in, as they're the same cluster design. But there were a lot of electronic changes around then. However, since the big changes were between '95 and '96, and the '95 cluster works on '96 trucks from all I've read here, then the '97 is hopefully the same with no electric modifications.
One of the previous posts indicates the '95 through '97 are compatible, but most discussions only list '95 and '96.
If you don't mind going to the extra labor, you can take your current one out and look at the part number. If it's an "F4T something" then you should be good to go. If it's an "F7T something" however, it might not be a direct plug-in.
Hopefully someone that's done it with a '97 will pop back in and tell you for certain one way or the other. I'm just throwing out vague possibilities based on previous info.
I loved changing over between the '92 without a tach, to the '93 with a tach. It also corrected a factory mistake with my ABS and MIL lamp locations.
Good luck.
Paul
One of the previous posts indicates the '95 through '97 are compatible, but most discussions only list '95 and '96.
If you don't mind going to the extra labor, you can take your current one out and look at the part number. If it's an "F4T something" then you should be good to go. If it's an "F7T something" however, it might not be a direct plug-in.
Hopefully someone that's done it with a '97 will pop back in and tell you for certain one way or the other. I'm just throwing out vague possibilities based on previous info.
I loved changing over between the '92 without a tach, to the '93 with a tach. It also corrected a factory mistake with my ABS and MIL lamp locations.
Good luck.
Paul
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NO.
92/93 are compatable
94/95 are compatable
96/97 are compatable
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You're right. I mixed up my years and left out '94! Funny too, because I was going to say "NO" at first, then I talked myself out of it.
Thanks for bringing it back to reality.
Do you know if the '96 and '97 are completely incompatible with the others, or with a little judicious re-orienting of wires can they work? Seems like a lot of changes may have happened with the advent of OBD-II stuff, but not sure if that makes them unusable or not.
Paul
Thanks for bringing it back to reality.
Do you know if the '96 and '97 are completely incompatible with the others, or with a little judicious re-orienting of wires can they work? Seems like a lot of changes may have happened with the advent of OBD-II stuff, but not sure if that makes them unusable or not.
Paul
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I've got a good one out of an '88 here on the farm, truck is rusty and being thrown. You can have it for $20 + whatever shipping would be. Larry
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I've got a good one out of an '88 here on the farm, truck is rusty and being thrown. You can have it for $20 + whatever shipping would be. Larry
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I don’t understand your question. “I know 92 and 93s are compatible but what about a 93......?”
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yeah my original post was confusing. I edited it. Basically want to know if a cluster from a 93 f350 will work on a 92 f150. I’m trying to add a tach and don’t want to mess around with changing the pin outs etc.
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To quote from a week or so ago, and confirming what was mentioned several times much earlier in the thread I believe, these are the compatible ones without a re-wire:
It's pretty straightforward. Those listed are the only ones. If you go out of that range, such as trying to use one that's two years different from yours, it needs work to make work.
So yes, your '92 and your '93 are compatible. I just did it on my '92 F150 using a tach cluster from a '93 Bronco.
Completely plug-n-play.
Paul
It's pretty straightforward. Those listed are the only ones. If you go out of that range, such as trying to use one that's two years different from yours, it needs work to make work.
So yes, your '92 and your '93 are compatible. I just did it on my '92 F150 using a tach cluster from a '93 Bronco.
Completely plug-n-play.
Paul
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Another way to confirm is to go by the part number. If it's an "F2T..." part, and the one from the '93 is also an F2T, they're literally the same thing. Your tach wire is already part of the harness.
If it's an "F4T..." it's not compatible. Just adding this because I've seen vehicles mis-marked in junkyards and even sometimes registered incorrectly if they were either very late, or very earlier builds right at a model year change.
I can't remember the exact engineering numbers, but I think they were listed earlier in the discussion too.
Paul
If it's an "F4T..." it's not compatible. Just adding this because I've seen vehicles mis-marked in junkyards and even sometimes registered incorrectly if they were either very late, or very earlier builds right at a model year change.
I can't remember the exact engineering numbers, but I think they were listed earlier in the discussion too.
Paul
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The compatibility has nothing to do with model ie 150/250/350/F-Superduty which is why that isn’t mentioned. The only thing you cannot use is a diesel cluster in a gas and vise versa. The tach and warning lamps are different.
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Thank you that’s exactly what I was looking for.
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It doesn’t specify because it is the same part. That is why it just says “trucks and Broncos”. The only thing that is different is noted in the second picture because in 1997 the light duty F-250 was based on the new F-150 and is a completely different platform than the HD 250 and F-350.
Hope your used cluster is good and the project is successful.
Hope your used cluster is good and the project is successful.
