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is it possible to get a cluster out of a slightly newer car (EA to ED) kinda thing, and get it to work in the beloved ZL Fairlane?
something that would be easy to install would be great of course!! i wanna do the LED conversion, but iv been told that the ZL Cluster cant be changed fromt he putrid green.... ideas? suggestions? cheers guys 
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I think ul find it harder as the newer clusters used different voltage signals, so the intruments wont work when u wire it up.
if u knew what voltage was needed where and u knew electronics u could wire in resistors or transisters to bring voltage up/down and make it work.... i think its too much effort
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{USERNAME} wrote: I think ul find it harder as the newer clusters used different voltage signals, so the intruments wont work when u wire it up.
if u knew what voltage was needed where and u knew electronics u could wire in resistors or transisters to bring voltage up/down and make it work.... i think its too much effort its been done nearly 100% successfully, the only bits that didnt quite work perfectly was the fuel sender/gauge the bigger dramas are trimming the cluster shroud to match (and getting it to look good too), mounting the cluster (unless you get a cluster w/the mounting bracket that apparently the XG's had) and making the conversion harness to allow you to plug the new cluster into the XF loom
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now why didnt ford offer that cluster in the ZL's to begin with - looks good *takes notes for future*
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{USERNAME} wrote: now why didnt ford offer that cluster in the ZL's to begin with - looks good *takes notes for future* because it wasnt released untill the end of XF/ZL production?
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Wow! The EA cluster looks even better in the old X's.
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I stand corrcted.
I think i was gettin confused with EF/EL as they get their signals from ecu... Cos i was lookin into it while doin my v8 conversion. Sorry for the mislead on info!
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{USERNAME} wrote: {USERNAME} wrote: now why didnt ford offer that cluster in the ZL's to begin with - looks good *takes notes for future* because it wasnt released untill the end of XF/ZL production?i spose that is a valid point!!!
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{USERNAME} wrote: I stand corrcted.
I think i was gettin confused with EF/EL as they get their signals from ecu... Cos i was lookin into it while doin my v8 conversion. Sorry for the mislead on info! EF/EL is quite possible to do, provided you transfer the entire body loom over from the donor car, plus the complete dash from a XH
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{USERNAME} wrote: {USERNAME} wrote: I stand corrcted. I think i was gettin confused with EF/EL as they get their signals from ecu... Cos i was lookin into it while doin my v8 conversion. Sorry for the mislead on info! EF/EL is quite possible to do, provided you transfer the entire body loom over from the donor car, plus the complete dash from a XH that sounds like tooo much effort.. i like the ZL dash and stuff - so wanna keep it
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{USERNAME} wrote: {USERNAME} wrote: I stand corrcted. I think i was gettin confused with EF/EL as they get their signals from ecu... Cos i was lookin into it while doin my v8 conversion. Sorry for the mislead on info! EF/EL is quite possible to do, provided you transfer the entire body loom over from the donor car, plus the complete dash from a XH Not true. My donor car was an XH. Which is why im running XH ecu, XH fuel pump etc. All the electronic signalks are completely different, and unlike the XF, the XH/EF/XL gets most of its info (like speedo, rpm etc) from ecu. If u unplug cluster, ecu goes into limp home mode. Its a different setup from XD-ED
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{USERNAME} wrote: {USERNAME} wrote: {USERNAME} wrote: I stand corrcted. I think i was gettin confused with EF/EL as they get their signals from ecu... Cos i was lookin into it while doin my v8 conversion. Sorry for the mislead on info! EF/EL is quite possible to do, provided you transfer the entire body loom over from the donor car, plus the complete dash from a XH Not true. My donor car was an XH. Which is why im running XH ecu, XH fuel pump etc. All the electronic signalks are completely different, and unlike the XF, the XH/EF/XL gets most of its info (like speedo, rpm etc) from ecu. If u unplug cluster, ecu goes into limp home mode. Its a different setup from XD-ED
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