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Originally posted by gearhead98:
i will go crazy thinking my gas is goin up and down all the time
I don't think its that big of a deal, you would get used to it in no time--like driving a different car; assuming you even encounter that problem.
Originally posted by gearhead98:
if i switched the wires would it read correctly
I can't really tell you for sure. It seems like more unneccesary work to me, but i suppose you could probably trace the wires that go to the fuel gauge off of the circuit board plastic thing on the back of the guages, then switch wires earlier in the connections. But truly, i'm not sure, personally i wouldn't bother messing with that...just change the stickers. Of course, do some testing before you chop away.
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I switched out my SE Guages w/ Tach to the SVT Cluster with no problems. Plug & Play. By the way, my model is a 2000 Contour SE (V6 Auto).
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Yeah, I get to bring something up from the dead.  (but at least I SEARCHED)
I have an early 1998 v-6 Tour with tach (made in late 97) and I didn't know if I can get ANY year of SVT gauge cluster, or do I have to get a early cluster. Somewhere around here I read up that there was some difference between the 98 and 99+ SVT gauge clusters
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i ran svt gauges in my car for about two years,never had any problems,well except for this one time when i hit the hazard lights switch at the same time as i was putting them in...  ....smoked them....thats why i dont have them anymore 
"Youth ages, immaturity is outgrown, ignorance can be educated, and drunkenness sobered, but STUPID lasts forever."-Aristophanes.
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Originally posted by 98_HO_Contour:
Somewhere around here I read up that there was some difference between the 98 and 99+ SVT gauge clusters
Yes that is true. The 98.5-00 cluster is slightly different than a 98 SVT cluster.
Me and my friend tried swapping clusters when we installed our indiglo overlays and his 98.5 cluster would not work correctly in my car.
If I remember, the gas gauge did not work and tach did not work. Also the ABS light and e-brake light are in opposite spots on the clusters so they did not light up how they were supposed to light because the way the wires feed into the cluster.
Bottom line:
98 SVT cluster will only work with a 98.
98.5-00 SVT cluster will only work with a 98.5-00.
So what you should be looking for is a 98 SVT cluster for your Tour.
(Someone slap me and then correct me if anything I said was wrong.)
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What year is this one, and is there a way to paint the needles red again, or are they available somewhere?  
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Originally posted by 98_HO_Contour:
What year is this one, and is there a way to paint the needles red again, or are they available somewhere?
Those would be 98.5-00.
The easiest way to tell is the 98.5-00 does not have the word NORMAL in the center of the temp gauge.
98's say NORMAL in the center.
Painting the needles would require some kind of paint that allows light to pass through. I dont know of any myself but I'm sure it's probably out there.
I dont think you will be able to buy the needles anywhere without buying the cluster along with it. Unless someone sold just the red needles alone in the classifieds.
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2 options, scrape the white paint off the back,and paint them what ever color you want, they may not glow that color but atleast during the day you can tell the diff between the needle and the gauge.....and 2ndly there's a site that sells a needle package for our cars......but i can think of it right now....try looking in the main site under links,or branches it tells you there
"Youth ages, immaturity is outgrown, ignorance can be educated, and drunkenness sobered, but STUPID lasts forever."-Aristophanes.
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This is the one that I want for my early 98 SE right? 
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Originally posted by 98_HO_Contour:
What year is this one, and is there a way to paint the needles red again, or are they available somewhere?
Ive been looking for white needles buddy, I have my SVT red ones still on my svt gauges....hmm, wanna trade somehow??
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