Howdy all. Searched for the last hour (wrong place??) but can't seem to find a specific answer.

Just bought a 98 F150 std cab short box with 5 spd trans. It has no tach. If I pick up a guage cluster off Ebay should it 'plug and play' or will I have some other issues to contend with?

All help gratefully accepted.

Cheers - Tailgunner

 

You will need to bring it to a dealer and have them reprogram the mileage into it. Especially if it's got a mechanical odometer.

 

ManualF150 - appreciate the fast answer. I'm a noob as far as this kind of thing goes so a bit of clarification will be appreciated.

Will it actually 'plug and play' at the get-go? and, as my original odometer (yes, it's mechanical) reads at less miles than most replacements I can find......can the dealer adjust the replacement to reflect the actual (lower) truck mileage?

Many thanks - Tailgunner

 

Yes. Just add the mileage to the new cluster from the trip to the dealer. The dealer has to do it to keep things legit.

 

HEY TAILGUNNER, IF YOU FIND A CLUSTER, PLEASE POST THE ADDRESS. I WOULD LIKE ONE FOR MY 2003

 

Here's one on a quick search - should be more - maybe for less $

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ford-...spagenameZWD1V

Cheers - Gus

and another one - http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NEW-A...00808184QQrdZ1

 

thanks

 

I have a 2000 that the digital odometer which is out and was wanting to get a tach when I changed the cluster. So all the wiring and sensors are already in place for the tach.