Picture needed of stock cluster at Night March 11, 2008, 01:08:54 AM I was hoping that someone could post up a picture of the stock cluster at night. From what I've seen, the needles aren't that bright, are they? Has anyone found a good way to make them brighter? Quote Selected
Picture needed of stock cluster at Night Reply #1 – March 11, 2008, 07:32:11 PM What kinda cluster? Quote Selected
Picture needed of stock cluster at Night Reply #2 – March 11, 2008, 08:33:49 PM mabe you have a burnt out bulb or bulbs Quote Selected
Picture needed of stock cluster at Night Reply #3 – March 11, 2008, 11:28:46 PM Quote from: blu84302;208676What kinda cluster?Any of the full buttstuffog clusters. Quote Selected
Picture needed of stock cluster at Night Reply #4 – March 11, 2008, 11:31:18 PM http://www.foxtbirdcougarforums.com/showthread.php?t=13543&page=5LED bulbs can help a bit... Quote Selected
Picture needed of stock cluster at Night Reply #5 – March 12, 2008, 10:24:25 AM also something that helps is giving the inside of the the cluster a good coat of reflective paint. my 84 cluster the inside that the lights were supposed to reflect off was dull white. i gave it a coat of that chrome paint and it was much brighter with the factory bulbs. also i could get you some pics of my cluster at night with the lights on for you if you would like. it is an buttstuffog cluster. it is this cluster though. probly not what you want unless you have an 83-84 Quote Selected
Picture needed of stock cluster at Night Reply #6 – March 12, 2008, 10:36:05 AM Gently sing off the white paint from the underside of the needles (speedo and tach), then spraying them with flourescent orange model paint, seems to help quite a bit as far as visibility. Several people mentioned that before, and I've also done it myself...it's a nice mod. The other needles are a lot tougher since the bi-metal composure of the gauge means that you can ruin them easily.I don't know if these photos will help you or not. But in real life the effect is pretty close anyhow: Quote Selected
Picture needed of stock cluster at Night Reply #7 – March 12, 2008, 01:27:59 PM Wow whats up with that first cluster. Pre-production concept or something? Quote Selected
Picture needed of stock cluster at Night Reply #8 – March 12, 2008, 01:41:44 PM 1986 XR7 production cluster with boost gauge.EDIT: Actually you may be right...the tach lists "10, 20, 30" etc. instead of "1, 2, 3" etc. Ford is notorious for using pre-production or prototype parts in their brochures, which is where I got that photo. Also, we know that the top photo is not correct because it appears that the ammeter is actually working. Sorry about that, my bad. Quote Selected
Picture needed of stock cluster at Night Reply #9 – March 12, 2008, 02:42:58 PM Yeah, and the speedo has ticks up to 100, as well as just looking slightly different all around. Quote Selected
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