Just ordered a new cluster, should get here in the next couple days.
Then I can finish the color conversion without having to worry about breaking it and not having a working cluster.

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2003 XLT/Fx4 4.0
4x4 3in lift,
multi-color interior floor lighting, under glow lighting, 24" light bar
ACP112LG-TW1 sub-woofer
rail caps, Viper remote start, tonneau cover.