in this video I show you how to replace the lights in the gauge cluster, which includes removing the cluster, as well as the tail/brake lights, reverse lights and front turn and marker lights in a square body chevy.
So the thing I was wondering about is a fiber optic cable. Not a ground. That is what I needed to know. I really needed to know if it was a ground before putting my cluster back in. Thank you for taking the time to explain as much as you did. There was one 2 wire light that is a 4wd light, not a check engine light like you said. Just saying. Thanks again! Boy I would really like a video going over all the vacuum lines and wires in the dash... following where they go. That would be amazing.
I removed mine completely, there is lots that can be done, once you have come this far. I removed all the gauges from that 'green' body, and painted the inside bright gloss white.. much more reflective, also I painted bright glossy white on the back side of the black metal gauge bezel. The light really brightens. Also, I cleaned and used conductive grease on all connectors, plugs and sockets. Take a good look at your plastic flexible circuit board.. those are cheap to replace is yours is going bad.. $50-70. Not bad if you are having failures. Conductive grease is the hot tip though, use it on everything. I just replaced a rear tail light bulb, it was corroded into the socket. I cleaned the socket, and put conductive grease on the new bulb, that will never happen again.
We used to just do a light coat of spray paint on bulbs back in the 90s change interior bulb color....red blue whatever lol... Stab em into a csrdboard egg crate and mist em one color and put em back in behind dash. Painting the brighter Led blue(high beam) and hazard/turns a color to dark em down a bit and preserve the color. Leds dont run as hot so burning off paint is less of prob also
Hi, I own a 1988 chevy V20 Silverado Suburban 3/4 Ton. I had to replace the instrument cluster. I removed the old cluster. I broke the left tab, lol good thing I have a replacement cluster. I bought on Ebay. I also broke the white light socket that has the fiber-optic wire on it. Do you know where I can get a replacement. Or I might just put regular socket and install my own light in ashtray with limit switch that will turn of replacement light when I close ashtray. I am so glad I watched this video. I did not know what that wire was. I thought it might be a ground. I cant find it in any of the manuals I have. Ok, so much for now. Very informative video. I also have to replace all the outer light assy. The tail light assy are very rare. I have not been able to find them. Do you know of a good website to buy these part?
Sorry for the delay in replying. I really like the Sirius LED bulbs. They fit perfectly and are bright. They are more expensive, but I have had problems with the cheap ones like from JDM, dieing pretty quick. Look these up on Amazon. New-SiriusLED-T10LED
Really late to the party but his comment at 9:20 about needing an LED flasher isnt true, at least not for me. I just swapped the front side marker lights for LEDs on my truck and they work fine with the OEM flasher
