Sorry, Chris but that is bad advice. On the blue foil for 2.1 models
BOTH oil pressure switch wires connect through the extra circuit board
in the speedo and then back to the oil light. The cluster will "work"
with that connector unplugged but the oil pressure warning light WON'T,
ever! Not even when you first turn on the key.

On the 85 foils with the extra run of blue foil just taped out of the
way that loose end does not have the actual connector soldered in. VW
knew that foil was going in a 1.9 engine and made a slightly different
version for it. That way the same base foil could be used for various
models but finished differently as required by the engine type.

.Mark

JordanVw@aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 12/13/05 1:47:27 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> drillock@EARTHLINK.NET writes:
>
>
>>
>> Since you have a 85, I assume you have a tach. If so, any of the tach
>> equipped clusters should be able to work. If you get an 84 or 85 tach
>> cluster it will just plug in and work. If you use one from an 86-91 a
>> little more is involved but not much.
>>
>
>
> the only difference is the 86-91 clusters have an extra part of the
> ribbon going to the high oil pressure sender light.  some 85's had
> this too.  i have a 85 cluster with the high oil pressure ribbon on
> it, and it was just taped off to the speedo housing, and not plugged
> into anything.   when using a 85-91 cluster on any other year, you
> just tape off that part of the ribbon.   most people like to keep
> their existing speedos, and you just use your existing speedo in the
> new cluster.. for example you can put a '80 speedo in a '91 cluster, etc.
>
> chris