White Face Instrument Cluster Install on a 99

[aldive]

I have had my eye on white face instrument clusters for some time now; however, since it was not a high priority project, it simmered on the back burner. Finally I won an E Bay auction for the white face cluster ( with 1 mile showing on the odometer). My winning bid was $77.00 plus $10 for shipping.

The cluster is brand new Ford part number 1L5F-10849-RC.

Installation was extremely simple. The install was exactly like the tremendous write up that bigtigexplorer produced ( Dead Link Removed ). There is simply no need to duplicate he work and excellent photographs. My installation took a little over 30 minutes using my 1/4" drive air ratchet.

After a test drive, the odometer shows 6 miles as seen in the photo below.

The white face instruments are much easier to read than the stock ones. This is a nice upgrade for any Explorer with the black face instruments.

 

[boominXplorer]

feel like a new car?

 

[aldive]

feel like a new car?

It was magic ... just disappearing 105k miles.

 

[ExplorerDMB]

How come you didn't get the white gear selector? Looks good though. Are you going to correct the odomoter or just keep track of it all? Good stuff!

-Drew

 

[96limitedX]

i plan to do this mod also. like you its on the back burner though. i will try and have the dealer put the right milage in it though.

 

[celly]

Lookin' good. I definitely prefer to OEM white faced look to stock. I've heard the white faced gear indicator can be had easy enough through a dealer, and presumably through Ford Parts Network. Nice thing about the plug and play install is that you didn't have to screw around with getting the needles right.

Good luck with the rollforward.

 

[corvetterules42]

Nice! I was thinking bout this too!
~oh and just to clarify, all that is required (aside from dis/reassembly) is to plug in the connectors to the new dash assy? no disassembling the dash unit itself like the indiglos? and there's no needle messing around needed?
edit: oh btw that will fit a '95 right? (i dont see any reason why it wouldn't)

 

[BeauJ]

Nope, no needle moving and it will fit any 95-01

 

[corvetterules42]

oh and another thing:
I found another on ebay, which has a matching part #, but it is listed as coming from a 4x2. will the cluster have the 4wd and 4low lights in it?

 

[davidmmm69]

did you get it here

ebay id number 7966205052

 

[corvetterules42]

Yeah I did. was that the same auction that you got them from?

 

[davidmmm69]

i am thinking about the white gauges off of ebay also..

 

[98xlt2wd]

oh and another thing:
I found another on ebay, which has a matching part #, but it is listed as coming from a 4x2. will the cluster have the 4wd and 4low lights in it?

No it won't. If yours is a 4x4, you need the correct one for your application. The back of the cluster will have the bulb slot for them, however, I gues if it does work, it wont show the 4wd and 4low.

Example: See the right side of the cluster.
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/pjsitumeang/detail?.dir=a900&.dnm=608a.jpg&.src=ph

 

[celly]

No it won't. If yours is a 4x4, you need the correct one for your application. The back of the cluster will have the bulb slot for them, however, I gues if it does work, it wont show the 4wd and 4low.

Example: See the right side of the cluster.
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/pjsitumeang/detail?.dir=a900&.dnm=608a.jpg&.src=ph

The rightmost overlay on the 2WD version doesn't even have the gels for the 4WD lights. Even if you had a bulb behind there and it was hooked up, it would just glow and you wouldn't see any of the 4WD messages.

 

[ATLExplosion]

Ever heard of carfax? I hope you aren't trying to sell your car any time soon.

 

[ExplorerDMB]

Ever heard of carfax? I hope you aren't trying to sell your car any time soon.

Al is trying to correct the speedometer

 

[aldive]

Al is trying to correct the speedometer

Thanks for the explanation; reckon the other fellow just didn't read the thread.

 

[davidmmm69]

we all want less miles..

 

[corvetterules42]

No it won't. If yours is a 4x4, you need the correct one for your application. The back of the cluster will have the bulb slot for them, however, I gues if it does work, it wont show the 4wd and 4low.

Example: See the right side of the cluster.
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/pjsitumeang/detail?.dir=a900&.dnm=608a.jpg&.src=ph

you wouldnt happen to have the part # for that would you?

 

[BeauJ]

I hate you Al , I've bid on 3 in the past two weeks and no one outbid me until the last 10 mins. Jerks