I know i'm a noob but I work in parts @ a Ford dealer in Norman, OK. Just spoke to my parts manager and they require us to send back the exact same cluster we buy UNLESS theres been a part number change. Then it has to be one of the previous part numbers.
Well that's a dealer that wouldn't be selling a cluster to a potential customer then......Not all the dealers have that policy...Maybe that's another reason online parts dealers are becoming more popular then...Plenty of dealers are willing to accept the GT Cluster for Boss cluster.