

| Subject: | Foil instrument cluster wiring repair? |
| From: | Michael McSwain |
| Date: | Sat, 17 Jan 2015 17:58:38 -0500 |
Hoping to repair rather than replace or completely rewire my instrument cluster wiring. I went to change out the little lights in the instrument cluster (speedo/warning lights clock/etc.) for LEDs and ended up tearing the part of the ribbon for the speedo light. If your not familiar with the way the lights plug in, they fit inside a circular cut out of the ribbon that has some copper foil/ribbon exposed. Push/Twist/Lock. Well, either when I took the old light off or put the new light on I tore that little copper piece. Now when I press down and twist the new light into place it just pushes the torn piece of copper out of the way instead of making contact. No lights... Part of the copper foil is still there though and I'm debating finding some new foil that I might be able to cut into a circle and just glue it down over the circle that I tore so that it's at least pressing up against the remaining copper and also making good contact with my bulb. Probably not the most permanent fix, but I'm hoping it might work until next bulb replacement or corrosion starts in. I see Gowesty has a total replacement kit $$$$, and I've seen posts where people have rewired the whole thing diy. Neither of those options sound super appealing to me. Any better ideas?
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