Really Really Dumb Question
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Mountain Pass
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Really Really Dumb Question
Alrighty, so heres the thing. I really hate the interior dash layout of 1992 and onward f150-350s (mine being a 1993 F250). However I am in love with 1991 and below. Would it be possible to install a 91 dash into a 93? If so how hard? Would the bolt holes align? Is everything in the 91 the same as 93 in terms of ac air vents, steering wheel, etc etc. I have never done anything with dash's before. The most I have done to alter my truck was drilling holes and reinforcing them to hold in a bench seat.
Thanks to any who could possibly give me the answers I seek.
Thanks to any who could possibly give me the answers I seek.
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Alrighty, so heres the thing. I really hate the interior dash layout of 1992 and onward f150-350s (mine being a 1993 F250). However I am in love with 1991 and below. Would it be possible to install a 91 dash into a 93? If so how hard? Would the bolt holes align? Is everything in the 91 the same as 93 in terms of ac air vents, steering wheel, etc etc. I have never done anything with dash's before. The most I have done to alter my truck was drilling holes and reinforcing them to hold in a bench seat.
Thanks to any who could possibly give me the answers I seek.
Thanks to any who could possibly give me the answers I seek.
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The steering wheel and column are different and are not attached the same. The gauge cluster is not the same and one will not bolt in place of the other. The 87-91 speedo are cable driven, the 92+ are electronic so this would be a hurdle. This would be way more work than it's worth.
I also prefer the 87-91 interior.
I also prefer the 87-91 interior.
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Mountain Pass
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Well thanks for the replies guys! However I have one last question. My truck from the factory did not come with a rpm guage. Would I be able to swap out my instrument cluster with another that has the rpm guage from the same year and hook it up?
Mountain Pass
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I think I saw where that's possible on this forum but I can't remember for sure if the electronics are in place for it...behind that instrument cluster is one huge computer board...thats why it cannot be swapped. My truck is a 94 F150 XLT Extended cab... It came with a 5.0 302 originally but was swapped to a 5.8 351 Windsor from a police car before I bought it. Then the former owner removed the fuel injection and put in a 4bbl carb,intake,and MSD distributor,coil,and ignition control...probably 4 to 5 grand spent on it...but the electronics didn't work so they gave up on it... I had to fabricate a bracket for a throttle sensor on the side of my carburetor not just for the electronics(speedo,tach,etc) but so the transmission would shift properly. They designed those years so there wouldn't be all that swapping without replacing the electronics...unfortunately
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You can swap in a 1992 or 1993 instrument cluster for a plug-n-play swap. Trying to use other year version will require some rewiring. Swap in the PSOM from your existing cluster to retain the mileage.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...ap-thread.html
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...ap-thread.html
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