Instrument panel question
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Instrument panel question
I have a 1990 F250 SC 4x4, 460, 5-speed. Can I install the instrument cluster from a 1990 F150? It has the tach and trip odometer that I currently lack, yet intensely desire. If it is possible, what additiona parts are required?
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A 1990 F250 to 1990 F150 is a direct swap, plug and play. But do check the cluster lamps while you have it apart, not fun finding a bad bulb the hard way and have to take it back apart! You can also use one from a automatic(P R N D 2 1 indicator) truck, just swap out your block out cover from the old cluster into the new cluster.
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It's the same way in New York state. More than 10 years old, they don't care what the odometer says. When filling out a title application you can write "EXEMPT" in the mileage field.
And yes, it's a direct swap. It's about a 20 minute job.
And yes, it's a direct swap. It's about a 20 minute job.
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In florida you can choose EXEMPT for odo readings also. But to cover your rear end, just put a sticker on the door jam with the last old milage and date. Most DMV's will have that sticker.
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What about taking a cluster from a 5 speed truck and using it in a auto truck. Do you just take the delete plate off the new cluster. and is the tach wire already wired into the harness. My truck is a 89 f250 with C6 351 without tach. and last week i passed on a cluster because it was from a 5 speed truck.
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What about taking a cluster from a 5 speed truck and using it in a auto truck. Do you just take the delete plate off the new cluster. and is the tach wire already wired into the harness. My truck is a 89 f250 with C6 351 without tach. and last week i passed on a cluster because it was from a 5 speed truck.
Yep, as long as the years are the same, it will plug and play as the tach wire is there. I know 87 to 89 are direct swap as I done that with my truck. Yes, just swap out the "delete plate" with the one from your cluster.