Hi guys,
My car is still apart but slowly going back together. I wanted to test and make sure all the lights work on the cluster before I put back in car since car is not wired to plug in and test. Is there a way to test this before putting back in car??
Thanks All
I was just doing the exact same thing this week to my car in preparation for reassembly. I made this diagram, once I had it all figured out.
If you do switch to LED's, you can test and mark each bulb's polarity and put it in the correct way, the first time. As I inserted each bulb I applied power and ground to the two copper tapes, marked in the diagram. I connected alligator clips to a battery on my bench and held the other
insulated ends together, side by side, between my thumb and forefinger. I could touch the ground and the gauge light copper tapes at the same time.
Now, when I install the gauge cluster, I know every light will work and I don't have to mess with it while it is sitting on my steering column. We also don't want to plug and unplug the main plug any more times than necessary, as this is how the tape will start to delaminate. I prefer to plan my moves and minimize them, thus decreasing the chance for a SNAFU. Good Luck!