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2G Gauge cluster needle not lit

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IrishBeatdown

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Feb 3, 2012
Tucson, Arizona
Bleh, my gauge cluster needles are no longer lit, all of a sudden today they no longer light up. I can forsee this being a problem at night. I have indiglo inserts in there, they have been installed for over 6 months now with no problems, don't know if this is related, they light up just fine. Is this most likely a scenario where one of the connections is fried on the circuit board? I feel like im going to have to just bite the bullet and get another cluster rather than repairing this, but I figured I'd post up and see if anyone else has had this issue and it might be fixable. I usually will repair everything myself, but when it comes to electrical and wiring, im a complete douche. Any input would be greatly appreciated :) Before anyone asks anything basic, yes, I adjusted the dimmer to see if it was turned on ;)
 
If I were you, I'd pull the cluster out first to see if the corresponding bulb was blown out. If not the bulb, check the printed circuit card. The circuit card is the flexible green sheet that spans the inner surface of the cluster. Make sure all the contacts actually contact the plugs mounted into your dash. If they don't there's your problem. If none of that shows your problem, post it so we can narrow the issue.
 
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