MOTOunplugged's LED 04 Cluster Swap
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MOTOunplugged's LED 04 Cluster Swap
I figured I'd just make a thread for my swap. I just got home with my spare cluster not too long ago. (Thanks Brian!) I've already got almost everything apart on it, including the needles. Seems like it's going to be pretty fun. Only thing I'm worried about is the PRND21... I haven't taken it apart to see how it's illuminated just yet.
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Well, if it has green on the inside then it must be getting its lighting from somewhere, which means unless you have a magical 6th bulb in the back, that the 5 bulbs that I had would light up your prndl. My guess is that putting a ribbon under the bottom of the far right needle would more than do the job.
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My test:
I took a Taurus needle, which i think is exactly the same style needle Cameron has.
(Being that the plastic is molded clear, with orange paint on the ends)
And I also took my stock 04 Ranger Edge cluster needles (which are molded orange)
I sanded off the orange paint on the taurus needle, too see if blue LED would shine through and it does. I used a paint pen to paint it blue (You could probably use any color)
Here i taped some LED's to my desk and hooked them to a 12v transformer.
Here I put the needles in a piece of cardboard and put it over the LEDs
Here I did the same thing as before but I put a blanket over my head and the tripod so that the picture would be "nighttime dark"
So it appears you will NOT need aftermarket needles if you carefully sand off the colored paint.
I took a Taurus needle, which i think is exactly the same style needle Cameron has.
(Being that the plastic is molded clear, with orange paint on the ends)
And I also took my stock 04 Ranger Edge cluster needles (which are molded orange)
I sanded off the orange paint on the taurus needle, too see if blue LED would shine through and it does. I used a paint pen to paint it blue (You could probably use any color)
Here i taped some LED's to my desk and hooked them to a 12v transformer.
Here I put the needles in a piece of cardboard and put it over the LEDs
Here I did the same thing as before but I put a blanket over my head and the tripod so that the picture would be "nighttime dark"
So it appears you will NOT need aftermarket needles if you carefully sand off the colored paint.
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I suggest 600 grit sandpaper for the needles. I just talked to my dad and he has a black face 08 ranger. His needles are the same as yours, clear inside with paint on the top/bottom. It appears the black-faces have the advantage on this one. I assumed (incorrectly) that all needles were the same on the 04+ clusters.
I still think you should paint the hats a different color than the black they are.
I still think you should paint the hats a different color than the black they are.
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