I love it when people come out with comments like this... Yes its easy if you know what your doing and have the right tools and software but apart from changing the cluster over its not HAS easy has that The biggest thing is finding the right part number and getting the SKC off the original cluster if its over an 06 reg.
06-56 plate was the cut off for the security encryption change and part number from 972 to 973.
Still trying to find a colour screen cluster for mine
Darren
Sorry, Maybe I made it sound too easy!
SKC from 973/974 is possible if you have the right tools and understand how the cluster works. (Some patching is required)
As far as I'm aware colour screen is only available in MK6/Scirocco. These are very different to MK5 cluster, they use a different processor (NEC) and a different communication protocol (UDS).
I have one here from a Scirocco that I am in the process of testing in my MK5, but at the moment I'm not sure if it will communicate properly with the rest of the MK5 controllers.
Once I have made up an adaptor to allow me to plug it in I will report the results