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Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2005 9:05 pm 
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has anyone got a pic of a aftermarket instrument cluster fitted to a EF/EL other than the factory one?

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Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2005 10:38 am 
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can u even get them?

or even retrofit other ones?
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Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2005 4:42 pm 
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My guess is its too expensive and hard.
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Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2005 4:59 pm 
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Hi Ryan,

Only real options are to change the actual dials themselves - there are no aftermarket clusters that i am aware of - the instrument cluster is a fairly important part of EEC.

But yeah - you can get replacement dials (i.e. white, red etc and/or custom markings etc)

 

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Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2005 7:04 pm 
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where can one acquire these dials, assuming u mean the back with all the markings on it, looking for a white one with black marking and blue needles.

 

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Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 1:06 pm 
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try autobarn or repco seen them there a few times in white, red and blue. from memory they were a bit pricey though for what they are

 

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Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 7:23 pm 
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Boys boys boys
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll ... 44180&rd=1
i have one and love it!

 

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Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 7:38 pm 
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$70 *cough*

And that ford logo is ghastly (it hurts to say it)

Time to break out the printer and matt photo paper.

 

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Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 7:45 pm 
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$70 *cough*

And that ford logo is ghastly (it hurts to say it)

Time to break out the printer and matt photo paper.


agreed - they look pretty tacky...

i got a quote from a signprinting place here to get custom ones printed - was given a figure of $70 - and i reckon you could put together something a lot better than that for the price :wink:

 

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Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 8:53 pm 
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Custom ones are a pretty cool idea, anyone got a template :lol:

 

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Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 10:11 pm 
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Custom ones are a pretty cool idea, anyone got a template :lol:


if i can get mine onto a high res. enough scanner, then i've a spare cluster here for that exact reason...

 

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stuff the high res scanner bit, they'd always come out dodgy anyway. What we need is:

- Someone to take LOTS of detailed measurements on the dial backgrounds - eg. the parts as seen in that ebay item.
- Someone to put together a matching template in a VECTOR drawing package (or f**k, even a word document with the shapes in the right places/sizes).
- Distribute it, so everyone can get at least teh basics, and can modify at will.
- Print
- Install.

If someone wants to send me a cluster that I can pull apart (evan broken one), I can do it.

 

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