Silly sounding question but what color is the speedo backlighting---blue or green?

 

mine is green.

kind of a blueish green, but the same green i've seen in every car i've ever owned.

 

That's a tough color to describe huh?

I'm about to begin an ordeal where I transplant a gauge with tach from another Ford model line into an E-Series without tach even available. In my case its an '03 E250.

Some clusters were a bluish color as in the '98 F150 cluster I had thought to use for this. That'll be the prototype now!

 

Let us know how this turns out. I'm forever searching for one to use on mine. But here in the south v10 trucks are far and few between.

 

not sure if it still applies or not, but at one time the dash panel was directly tied to the ECU.

that is to say using one required using the other. perhaps with today's aftermarket tuners that is not such a problem, i do not know.

something to be aware of anyway.

good luck and let us know!

 

Thank you sir----great heads up!

I've already run afoul of the cluster and how swapping different versions drastically affects the entire vehicle's operation. My process will hopefully result in fully functional as-stock cluster that doesn't interfere or affect things like the VSS and its interface with the ECM.

It won't be easy but simply HAS to be doable with some effort----or so I'm convinced anyway!

 

JWA I have a question for ya. Do you thing the gauge cluster with tach form a 2006 e150 with 4.6 would work in my 99 e350 6.8? I know it will fit just not sure about the electric parts