Yes, I knew the message center and mileage area was that way.... Just didn't know if the climate control display was the same.
if my lincoln wasnt my daily driver id send out all my switches to do a white led conversion on a 06. about how much does the kit cost when done?
I'm interested in a white conversion.
Instrument cluster
vehicle mileage is married to cluster so I will be sending modified gauge face and led bulbs
The mileage is stored in the cluster. The cluster is "married" to the PCM and the keys. If you swap a cluster, the car will not start until it is remarried to the PCM and to your keys. Dealer tools can do this, as can some 3rd party scan tools. Marriage in this case involves the swapping of unique (and secret) cryptographic keys.
I'm not telling him to swap out the whole cluster. The plastic isn't married to the pcm, the bulbs aren't married to the pcm. If you open the cluster by removing the 10 or so bolts holding the pieces together, you will find circuit boards, wires, ect on the back half and plastic and bults in the middle and top half. The top half is not married to the pcm or anything, it just displays what the electronics or married portions tell it to. You need to keep your electronics which are married to your ls and switch out only the tops portions. I already took my off cluster face off and replaced with one off ebay for my valentine mod and will do it again to install my second attempt at this mod.