oilfieldf150

2000. I bought it from a guy that used it mainly as a ranch truck. He beat the hell out of it. I figured it would be a bad cluster. Bought one offline knowing that I would have to have it flashed. When I got the new one I plugged it in and it worked, I was just hoping for the best but was let down. Looks like I'm going to have to fork over the money at the dealership. Thank you for getting back to me.

03f15012

Not a problem. PATS is quite a pain at times, and having to be forced to go to the dealer to flash a new cluster to the truck is a pain. One reason I like the 97's and 98's a bit more. You didn't have to worry about that crap; it was the definition of plug and play.

triton318

Thanks for this great post -- I just bought a 2003 F-150 and a week later, I looked down and noticed the odometer was not lit up. The next day, it was. Now I know why. I'm going to try this.

One question (maybe a dumb one)...I'm assuming that when it's not lit up, the miles are still being recorded. Right?

03f15012

Yes. The display just isn't getting power.

perpulreaper

Did this yesterday
Worked like a charm
Thanks

mikesfordf150

did mine this morning,1 1/2 hours start to finish.(not bad for a one armed man with help from a 78 year old man)

maverickfe

Hello guy nice info but how many and what types of leds do I need to do this switch like to get them before I do this thank you

03f15012

97-98, you will need T10 base bulbs.

99-03 use T5 base. I've looked for the best T5 LED lighting, and a 6 smd led one was the best I found. The SMD's were 5630 LEDs.

Carcrazygts2

Actually 97-98 use 5 t10, and 2 t5 based bulbs.

2002 F150 4x4

Hello, I have a 2002 f150 4x4 with only 64 thousand miles... My speedometer and tachometer work intermittently. I also had the problem with the odometer not lighting up. I soldered the odometer points and that works fine now. However the Speedo and tachometer still only work intermittently. I know that if I put a used one in I will need to have it flashed or truck won't start, also I would like for the mileage to be correct. A new is going to cost me about 1000 dollars for the new cluster with correct mileage and flashed. What else could I possibly try with the one I have? Are there any specific points that I could resolder to get these to work as the odometer did? Please help!

P.S. my truck starts fine and shifts normally whether speedometer and tachometer are working or not.