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ok, i bought reverse EL gauges on ebay for a v6 w/ tach (goes to 130mph), i was hoping they would fit my v4 SE w/out tach. well of course NOT! they do but they are too small. u can see the black from the stock gauges behind them. so i was wondering if i could buy a gauge cluster w/ a tach and if it would work in my v4 w/out tach. if so how would i hook up the tach to the cluster? i know where to get the tach wire from the engine cause thats what i do at work, but hooking it up to the cluster is the problem. i really wan these gauges in my car. i was gonna put white paint or tape where the black is but i think itll look ghetto cause itll be a whiter white then the gauge faces. and are the harness' the same? ty, btw i did search but didnt find the exact answer to my question...
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It's possible, I've done it. But the tach from the V6 won't read correctly, But if it's just for looks go for it.
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Originally posted by bk4293:
It's possible, I've done it. But the tach from the V6 won't read correctly, But if it's just for looks go for it.
yup, just for looks. but where do i hook the tach wire to? and my harness from my old cluster will plug right into the new one and everything will be the same?
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simple plug and go. i put one in and didn't have to run a tach wire. keep in mind these cars are all built the same so everything is there in the harness, just plug and go.
oh and my tach works just fine.
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Originally posted by DankBud:
Originally posted by bk4293:
It's possible, I've done it. But the tach from the V6 won't read correctly, But if it's just for looks go for it.
yup, just for looks. but where do i hook the tach wire to? and my harness from my old cluster will plug right into the new one and everything will be the same?
nope, in a 99 you'll have to run a wire from the ecu under the hood to the back of the cluster for the tach
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To work you would need a tach (don't even need the whole cluster)from a Zetec. You will still need to run a wire to the ECU. 
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Originally posted by LoCoZ:
To work you would need a tach (don't even need the whole cluster)from a Zetec. You will still need to run a wire to the ECU.
How do you put the tach in your dash without the other cluster
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Originally posted by bk4293:
Originally posted by LoCoZ:
To work you would need a tach (don't even need the whole cluster)from a Zetec. You will still need to run a wire to the ECU.
How do you put the tach in your dash without the other cluster
You still need a cluster.
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Originally posted by bk4293:
Originally posted by DankBud:
Originally posted by bk4293:
It's possible, I've done it. But the tach from the V6 won't read correctly, But if it's just for looks go for it.
yup, just for looks. but where do i hook the tach wire to? and my harness from my old cluster will plug right into the new one and everything will be the same?
nope, in a 99 you'll have to run a wire from the ecu under the hood to the back of the cluster for the tach
where does it get hooked to?
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First off, there are 2 different tach systems based on cable or wire. The pre 98s have a cable driven tach, the 98+s have wire. And there are different setups for the 2.0 vs teh 2.5s. Anything can be modded, but if you buy the zetec 98+ cluster, and run the tach wire, you'll be fine. They're going for like $20 on ebay.
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