Gauge Light Removal
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Racer
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From: Fort Worth Texas
Gauge Light Removal
Im pulling the instrument cluster to for refurbishment on a 69. How do the gauge light housings remove? I have tried one of them, the plastic came off, but it left a metal retaining ring attached to the cluster. So do they twist out? I tried twisting one gently but it doesn't want to budge. thanks
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Im pulling the instrument cluster to for refurbishment on a 69. How do the gauge light housings remove? I have tried one of them, the plastic came off, but it left a metal retaining ring attached to the cluster. So do they twist out? I tried twisting one gently but it doesn't want to budge. thanks
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Racer
Joined: Sep 2012
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From: Fort Worth Texas
That's how you remove them, you twist them off. It's likely that they're stuck there by all the years. Try gently working a small screwdriver around the circumference, before you pull the connector off. Examine them too, if the copper wire is hanging out the back, that is a 'hot' wire and could short-circuit if anything touches it. You can buy some liquid, brush-on electrical insulation at a home improvement store, just remember, that's a temporary fix, short of replacing them or the whole harness.
