kramttocs Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 https://www.lmctruck.com/1980-96-ford/new-products/gauge-clusters-new-vintage-usa Just saw these today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rembrant Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 Cool. I just got the new LMC catalog too and didn't see these in it. I usually work from the catalog and only visit the website to place my order(s). Looks like a decent kit...I wish they had an adapter plug to connect to the original cluster harness, but I know these clusters are for trucks that are probably getting a full rehab with all new wiring...restomod stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kramttocs Posted February 25, 2020 Author Share Posted February 25, 2020 Cool. I just got the new LMC catalog too and didn't see these in it. I usually work from the catalog and only visit the website to place my order(s). Looks like a decent kit...I wish they had an adapter plug to connect to the original cluster harness, but I know these clusters are for trucks that are probably getting a full rehab with all new wiring...restomod stuff. I agree - using the same wiring would be nice. I also wonder about the speedometer since it's going to digital. It would impact cruise control. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 I agree - using the same wiring would be nice. I also wonder about the speedometer since it's going to digital. It would impact cruise control. Also doesn't say anything about what fuel level sender it expects. Hopefully it is the Bullnose sender, but it doesn't say. And, they change out the oil pressure and water temp senders, so the only thing with the 12 - 72 ohm range would be the fuel sender. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rembrant Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 Also doesn't say anything about what fuel level sender it expects. Hopefully it is the Bullnose sender, but it doesn't say. And, they change out the oil pressure and water temp senders, so the only thing with the 12 - 72 ohm range would be the fuel sender. It says that it works with the stock fuel sender. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 Also doesn't say anything about what fuel level sender it expects. Hopefully it is the Bullnose sender, but it doesn't say. And, they change out the oil pressure and water temp senders, so the only thing with the 12 - 72 ohm range would be the fuel sender. It says that it works with the stock fuel sender. You are right, Cory, and I'm wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angelo Voltura Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 You are right, Cory, and I'm wrong. Yuck imo. The reasons I love these trucks is for the stock interior stuff lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rembrant Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 You are right, Cory, and I'm wrong. Ha...after I read your comment I realized that you were probably talking about what sender works between 1980-1996?...there are probably several different versions eh? I wonder if it has a calibration of some sort?... I actually put a little thought into making an adapter back when the Dakota Digital gauge cluster came out. It would involve sacrificing an old Bullnose cluster to make the socket, but I think it would be possible for those of us that wanted an aftermarket dash but wanted to retain factory wiring. Still...as much as I like these gauges, they're a very mild want and so far down my priority list I'd likely never get to them anyway. And besides...my factory gauges not only look good, they work good too, ha! (Seems somebody around here did a really nice write up on painting needles...and for $2 bucks worth of Testors orange, my gauges look like a million bucks!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny G Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 Not sure how I feel about these, especially at $750. It looks like they just got some old clusters, added ABS and stuck in and a couple hundred bucks worth of auto-meter gauges. I would rather use the intellitronix ones which are only $350 and match the original guage layout, or even the dakota digital's which are also around $700. It actually looks like they were trying to copy this ($310) but still use the plastic lense: https://classicdash.com/product/ford-truck-1980-1986-dash-panel/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kramttocs Posted February 26, 2020 Author Share Posted February 26, 2020 Not sure how I feel about these, especially at $750. It looks like they just got some old clusters, added ABS and stuck in and a couple hundred bucks worth of auto-meter gauges. I would rather use the intellitronix ones which are only $350 and match the original guage layout, or even the dakota digital's which are also around $700. It actually looks like they were trying to copy this ($310) but still use the plastic lense: https://classicdash.com/product/ford-truck-1980-1986-dash-panel/ Every time I see that one, the bubbly, plastic look of it just makes me shudder. I've never seen it in person though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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