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#900191 03/15/04 12:24 AM
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newbie needs

i searched for this topic but came up with nothing...

how do i get the gauge cluster off? i see two screws on each side of the cluster but after unscrewing them, i couldn't pull the cluster....

any help would be greatly appreciated!

thanks!


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Okay, have you removed the plastic surround around the cluster (vents & such) ? It's all one piece. There are TWO screws under the hood of the cluster. The other 3 screws are behind the plastic inserts of your dash. If you pull off the foglight insert...

See that insert next to the foglight indicator, there's one there. I realize your dash is slightly different than mine, but the surround should still have 3 screws on the bottom holding it in. There should be one next to the foglight indicator, one next to the defrost and one on the right side, lower right corner. All behind plastic inserts.

If you've done that and you're looking at your gauges, they should look like this.

Now there are two screws on top of the cluster itself, and 3 screws on the bottom (right, middle, left). Phillips head.

Once you have them undone, the cluster will pull out some, you'll need a flathead to push the clips in on the plugs on the back of the cluster, push in and they sorta pop out a little and you just pull them off. Very easy.

Once the cluster is out it'll look like this

The clear cover has 3 inset tabs at the top, you'll need to push them in, and two on the bottom, push them too. The clear cover will then lift off. Once you get it off you'll see what I mean. Very easy!

Good luck!


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sweet!! thanks SO much Nate for the quick response, i had gone and did the install already... im taking a break right now before i install the inverter box... now i just gotta figure out which one of the many red wires to tap into on the headlight switch...


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DONE!

i searched some more and found this thread that Zoe had posted.

now it works... but the ABS warning light is on... i'll post this problem in another thread... but if someone knows how to fix it, feel free to reply here as well...


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ok... ABS mystery solved... it appears that i got a gauge set not designated for the 2000 so when the e brake is on, the abs is on because the two warnings were flipflopped... der...


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Originally posted by ghosstryda:
ok... ABS mystery solved... it appears that i got a gauge set not designated for the 2000 so when the e brake is on, the abs is on because the two warnings were flipflopped... der...


ALL indiglos are like that. the error was never corrected. thats why i didnt put my dummy lights in except for the turn signals.


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