Confused about the PATS system

[Daryl]

Recently, I’ve been in contact with Dakota Digital and asked “what is everything I’d need” for my ‘95 Cobra?
Fast forward an email or two and DD mentioned a PATS system. My preliminary research indicates ‘96 and later had this Passive Anti-Theft System. So why would this even come up in conversation? I’m not upset that DD brought it up, but , and forgive my ignorance, how would an anti-theft system even relate to a gauge cluster??

 

[ttocs]

no pats on 95. They probably just assumed that all sn95 had them since the majority of them do

 

[lwarrior1016]

In ‘99 the mustang gauge cluster communicated with the security system and the car would not start if the gauge cluster was removed. Your car will be fine.

 

[Daryl]

Yeah, that’s what I figured. Makes me apprehensive ie, “shouldn’t HE have known that?”

 

[joemomma]

Yeah, that’s what I figured. Makes me apprehensive ie, “shouldn’t HE have known that?”

In his defense, I think most places just lump all the SN95 together.

 

[Daryl]

I would imagine the same. But at least now I know for certain. Thanks everyone!

 

[ttocs]

at this point I think most people have forgot that the 5.0 was in the sn95

 

[joemomma]

at this point I think most people have forgot that the 5.0 was in the sn95

True story. My best friend who is a Mustang guy (although mostly classics) had no idea my car had the 302 in it when I got it.