Gauge cluster is crumbling, any suggestions on a replacement ?

Tried to remove it to fix the backlighting the otherday and just as I feared, the cluster housing is deteriorated and crumbling. Been thru this with a 77 F100, it's made if the same ****ty plastic as my 77 Comet.

 

Post a want ad in the Wanted section and watch as the offers come in at affordable rates.
Seriously, there are probably a dozen members here with clusters they'd sell you.

 

Only thing about that is, I don't want another crumbly cluster.

 

And as for the "affordable offers" ? There are many here that think their used parts are gold plated.

 

Are the 77's different than other years? For some reason, I think they are, Craig or Dave will know.

 

Bend some sheet steel to fit and install aftermarket awesome gauges.

 

yup do a gauge swap and show us how to do it ???

 

Crumbling Gauge Cluster

U might have a point on the fabing a sheetmetal panel and fitting aftermarket gauges. The likelyhood of acquiring a VG condition 35+ year old gauge cluster is remote. Doing the aftermarket thing will require a lot more work and money.
I wud make that a last resort, unless I was extensively modifying the car.

 

Like...cut the plug ends off and wire up new gauges. I don't know. Just a suggestion.

 

3 different printed circuits were used 70-73, 74-75. 76-77.

 

:16suspect I may just do an aftermarket speedo, afterall, that's the only operable thing in the panel now. Ain't got no A/C, P/S, P/B, radio, heat, defrost. Nothing but a stickshift and a steering wheel.

 

link to a gauge setup

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ford...r_Truck_Parts_Accessories?hash=item1e5a24c020

 

Pretty good deal.

 

Thanks. Wish he'd have listed what years they're for.

 

Thats my auction. I'm not sure what year cars they came out of...they were extras that came with my car ('70).

Both have D0DF-10848 molded into the back of the housing. The black one has D0DF-10C956 PED-1 on the circuit board. So 1970 cluster maybe?