[zmanm3]

Originally Posted by Vapor7

To be clear..... Do you have PATS on your car there in Canada and did you have NO issue with it when doing this install?
No dealer programming, etc ?

I have the PATS in my car and I plan to do this mod. I am thinking I'm going to have to have the dealer install it and reprogram it, epically if I want the mileage to be right.

[Vapor7]

I have a used cluster and my dealer says that they will mark it as 'True mileage unknown' which of course means my warranty will be voided. Since I have 24k on a 50k warranty I'm not going to take it to them. I have also been told that the VIN of the car is stored in the instrument cluster when they flash it. I guess I could always just swap the real one back in before any warranty work but my real concern is 'will installing a used cluster lock up the PATS system so I can't drive the car' resulting in having to have it towed in for the dealer to fix.
I have read both ways on this PATS thing. Some say they have changed the cluster with no problem while others {mainly Ford Techs} say it has to be done by dealer.
I can't find a thread that fully addresses this.
Any help is appreciated.

[Vapor7]

So you had no problem with the PATS programming ?
I am going to do a change and I wish I knew for sure it isn't going to lock up the PATS.

[zmanm3]

Originally Posted by Vapor7

I have a used cluster and my dealer says that they will mark it as 'True mileage unknown' which of course means my warranty will be voided. Since I have 24k on a 50k warranty I'm not going to take it to them. I have also been told that the VIN of the car is stored in the instrument cluster when they flash it. I guess I could always just swap the real one back in before any warranty work but my real concern is 'will installing a used cluster lock up the PATS system so I can't drive the car' resulting in having to have it towed in for the dealer to fix.
I have read both ways on this PATS thing. Some say they have changed the cluster with no problem while others {mainly Ford Techs} say it has to be done by dealer.
I can't find a thread that fully addresses this.
Any help is appreciated.

I don't have much thats stock for them to warrenty anyway, so I hadn't really thought of that aspect of it.