Instrument clusters

[hotrod_ron]

I was wondering if anyone knows if a 01 sport instrument cluster will fit and work in a 96 sport...thanks

 

[Joe Dirt]

Ron- honestly- those things are hotcakes. Keep an eye out on ebay, they don't last long...

You may have some repinning to do, and make sure if you have a 4x4 Ex, that the cluster is from a 4x4 truck, or you won't have an indicator any more...

 

[hotrod_ron]

Thanks Joe....


I have a 2 wheel drive sport....if the donor car is a 4x4, will there be a problem?...i wouldnt think there would be.

How would i know if i needed to repin the cluster?


thanks again.....Ron

 

[Steeda90GT]

I dont think you have to repin it, I could be wrong though.

 

[Dan Whitaker]

The temp gauge will not work. You will need to take the servo from your '96 and put it in the '01. I speak from experience. I had my speedometer go bad in my '97. I put a cluster from a '95 in and my temp gauge stopped working.

Ford used different resistor configurations & locations on the temp gauge. I don't know if this applies to the fuel,temp & volt gauge.

 

[Steeda90GT]

Does anyone know if the 01 cluster will work in my 99 Sport SOHC

 

[Joe Dirt]

The lights in the early Gen 2 Ex's are in different places than on the 01 cluster. For example, the fuel cap light glows when I open the doors. The CEL doesn't work, because the pin is in a different location.

The 4x4 thing won't be a problem, it just won't illuminate, so no biggie.

There is a repin thread on the cluster... I also had to change some of the gauges on my '95 cluster as the later Gen 2 gauges didn't have the proper resistor causing them to peg. Easy fix though...