Instrument cluster programming?
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The cluster showed up at lunch time on the bus and I had the dealer install it this afternoon. I picked the truck up and no issues besides the mileage from the donar truck. They couldn't get it switched over to what my truck actually has on it. I've documented on the inside cover of the owners manual the date, mileage and hours it got switched out at for later reference if required.
Thanks for all the help guys,
Troy
Thanks for all the help guys,
Troy
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I won't comment on the legality of anything, that's up to you. But I will say that depending on what options the truck had the cluster came out of there could be several things not work properly that Ford will have to go in and re-enter the "as built" data into the cluster.
For example, when I bought the truck in my sig the following list was wrong:
1. TBC fault on in message center
2. Dome light wouldn't come on when opening either door
3. Radio wouldn't shut off when opening either door
4. 4x4 indicator lights didn't work
5. Speedo off by about 5mph
I'd pulled my hair out trying to fix everything and spent a couple hundred on a new brake controller and new door switches and was just resigned to living with it until someone posted here w/ the same symptoms and he figured out all those options were controlled by the cluster and if it had been changed then they had to be "turned on" by Ford. About a month ago I had my truck in the shop and had them check and sure enough - the tech reentered the truck as built data into the cluster and magically everything in the above list was fixed.
For example, when I bought the truck in my sig the following list was wrong:
1. TBC fault on in message center
2. Dome light wouldn't come on when opening either door
3. Radio wouldn't shut off when opening either door
4. 4x4 indicator lights didn't work
5. Speedo off by about 5mph
I'd pulled my hair out trying to fix everything and spent a couple hundred on a new brake controller and new door switches and was just resigned to living with it until someone posted here w/ the same symptoms and he figured out all those options were controlled by the cluster and if it had been changed then they had to be "turned on" by Ford. About a month ago I had my truck in the shop and had them check and sure enough - the tech reentered the truck as built data into the cluster and magically everything in the above list was fixed.
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My instrument cluster on my 2013 F250 6.7 lariat has failed. Dealership wants a pretty penny for a new cluster. I found a used cluster on amazon, taken from an 2015 model. Is the 2015 cluster compatible with the 2013?
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My go to people for cluster stuff is these guys. They are also FTE supporting sponsor.
https://circuitboardmedics.com
https://circuitboardmedics.com
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