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Hey ya’ll! Does anyone know if you can safely pry the front plastic cover off of the gauge cluster in our trucks if you need to replace a cracked one?

A shop cracked mine and I don’t know if I can just buy an old cluster from a donor truck on eBay and swap the plastic covers, or if they break when trying to pull them off of the gauge cluster? It’s so annoying to see the Speedo through a cracked plastic piece :(

If I can do this, is it 02-08s that I can grab a replacement from?
 
ViperKiller said:
Hey ya’ll! Does anyone know if you can safely pry the front plastic cover off of the gauge cluster in our trucks if you need to replace a cracked one?

A shop cracked mine and I don’t know if I can just buy an old cluster from a donor truck on eBay and swap the plastic covers, or if they break when trying to pull them off of the gauge cluster? It’s so annoying to see the Speedo through a cracked plastic piece :(

If I can do this, is it 02-08s that I can grab a replacement from?
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Could also get one off Cleveland auto parts they wreck heaps of them
 
ViperKiller said:
Hey ya’ll! Does anyone know if you can safely pry the front plastic cover off of the gauge cluster in our trucks if you need to replace a cracked one?

A shop cracked mine and I don’t know if I can just buy an old cluster from a donor truck on eBay and swap the plastic covers, or if they break when trying to pull them off of the gauge cluster? It’s so annoying to see the Speedo through a cracked plastic piece :(

If I can do this, is it 02-08s that I can grab a replacement from?
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If Cleveland doesn't have one, try X2 Builders and talk to either Shannon Vance, or Nicole.
 
AMS3 said:
If Cleveland doesn't have one, try X2 Builders and talk to either Shannon Vance, or Nicole.
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I messaged them but for some reason they are incredibly slow to respond. They only have the full clusters, and it says to inquire about the mileage on each cluster. I did that, and a few days later they said they will get back to me about the mileage on the 4 units they had. I waited a few days and responded back that that sounds good to me. A couple days later they responded by just asking what mileage I wanted?
 
Kiwi SRT10 said:
Could also get one off Cleveland auto parts they wreck heaps of them
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I have been looking into that but I am not sure what year and model is a match, and it actually seems like most of them are in worse condition than my cracked one :(
 
Before you get to deep into buying one out of a 10. Why couldn't you go to a local salavage yard buy one from a regular ram that would hopefully be cheaper. Take it apart to see if its even possible to replace just the broken part?
 
96indyshaker said:
Before you get to deep into buying one out of a 10. Why couldn't you go to a local salavage yard buy one from a regular ram that would hopefully be cheaper. Take it apart to see if its even possible to replace just the broken part?
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yes, that is what I was trying to do, but I was mentioning that x2 only had full clusters. And I still dont know what year and models are matches. I think it is all 02-08 ram 1500's but it might be only 02-05 and might also include 2500, etc. But I am definitely only looking for the lens and the black attachment that attaches to the lens and goes in between the lens and the cluster itself.
 
ViperKiller said:
yes, that is what I was trying to do, but I was mentioning that x2 only had full clusters. And I still dont know what year and models are matches. I think it is all 02-08 ram 1500's but it might be only 02-05 and might also include 2500, etc. But I am definitely only looking for the lens and the black attachment that attaches to the lens and goes in between the lens and the cluster itself.
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Is it even legal to replace a cluster with another? If your truck has higher mileage than the one you were to get, couldn't someone get into trouble? Just curious.
 
AMS3 said:
Is it even legal to replace a cluster with another? If your truck has higher mileage than the one you were to get, couldn't someone get into trouble? Just curious.
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Up in these here parts you are supposed to let the next owner know the cluster has been changed.

So, I guess you could sell someone your vehicle for a dollar, tell them about the cluster, buy it back for a dollar and then go back to whatever it was you were doing at the time it used to be a concern of yours. ;)
 
I started to do some research before work. The article i read said theres somewhere you can send them to be reprogrammed. It also said something about the ecu not liking it when a different cluster is pluged in.
 
rottenronnie said:
Up in these here parts you are supposed to let the next owner know the cluster has been changed.

So, I guess you could sell someone your vehicle for a dollar, tell them about the cluster, buy it back for a dollar and then go back to whatever it was you were doing at the time it used to be a concern of yours. ;)
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LOL!
 
ViperKiller said:
Hey ya’ll! Does anyone know if you can safely pry the front plastic cover off of the gauge cluster in our trucks if you need to replace a cracked one?

A shop cracked mine and I don’t know if I can just buy an old cluster from a donor truck on eBay and swap the plastic covers, or if they break when trying to pull them off of the gauge cluster? It’s so annoying to see the Speedo through a cracked plastic piece :(

If I can do this, is it 02-08s that I can grab a replacement from?
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Check with your dodge dealer and find out what the process would be. I assume they would have to reprogramme that cluster to your truclk as you do not want to brand your 10 with TMU moniker.
 
ViperKiller said:
Hey ya’ll! Does anyone know if you can safely pry the front plastic cover off of the gauge cluster in our trucks if you need to replace a cracked one?

A shop cracked mine and I don’t know if I can just buy an old cluster from a donor truck on eBay and swap the plastic covers, or if they break when trying to pull them off of the gauge cluster? It’s so annoying to see the Speedo through a cracked plastic piece :(

If I can do this, is it 02-08s that I can grab a replacement from?
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Welcome to the RBC.
 
Yes you can remove it. It’s held on with little “tabs” I guess you would call them. I’ve had to remove mine once before and it’s fine. Just be careful because it’s probably brittle.
 
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96indyshaker said:
Before you get to deep into buying one out of a 10. Why couldn't you go to a local salavage yard buy one from a regular ram that would hopefully be cheaper. Take it apart to see if its even possible to replace just the broken part?
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I like that idea.
 
2 weeks ago I went to New Mexico in the 10. There are always some smart ass fools who always get on your nerves and try to test the 10. This time it was a new model dodge ram 1500 all jerked up. I let him pass me up couple of times, provoking the 10. I waited and waited till I got on this stretch of I-25 that is straight for 5-10 miles and let it rip. The viper struck, passed his ass at 130miles an hour he was in shock literally. That 1500 was completely destroyed. Stopped at shell to fill up and have the family stretch, and here he comes. The facial expression said it all. He says," man what is under your hood?" Then he saw the viper emblems on the hood and lets out a loud bellow, That's the Viper truck never seen one before. I loved every moment of it but will never do that again as on my way back the State trooper got behind me, passed me looking at the truck as if someone tipped him off. This time I was on my best manners lol!!!!!
 
rottenronnie said:
Up in these here parts you are supposed to let the next owner know the cluster has been changed.

So, I guess you could sell someone your vehicle for a dollar, tell them about the cluster, buy it back for a dollar and then go back to whatever it was you were doing at the time it used to be a concern of yours. ;)
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On replacing the Speedometer cluster, unless done at the dealer, it becomes a TMU total Miles unknown and yes you have to fill out an odometer disclosure form at the state troopers office. at least that is how it is done here in the centennial state. When selling the vehicle, you still have to disclose it.
 
beastmode1 said:
2 weeks ago I went to New Mexico in the 10. There are always some smart ass fools who always get on your nerves and try to test the 10. This time it was a new model dodge ram 1500 all jerked up. I let him pass me up couple of times, provoking the 10. I waited and waited till I got on this stretch of I-25 that is straight for 5-10 miles and let it rip. The viper struck, passed his ass at 130miles an hour he was in shock literally. That 1500 was completely destroyed. Stopped at shell to fill up and have the family stretch, and here he comes. The facial expression said it all. He says," man what is under your hood?" Then he saw the viper emblems on the hood and lets out a loud bellow, That's the Viper truck never seen one before. I loved every moment of it but will never do that again as on my way back the State trooper got behind me, passed me looking at the truck as if someone tipped him off. This time I was on my best manners lol!!!!!
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He may have been sitting in the trees when you went W.O.T. the first time, just couldn't get up the nerve to chase you down.
 
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