What would cause this? Electrical problem..

[The Green GT]

Last night my white faced gauges would not come on. I figured that since I had an extra set in my room that I would just swap them out after work. I am currently working on it. I hooked the new gauges up to the old inverter to see if it was the gauges or the inverter, and they did not come on. I pulled the old inverter out and saw this.

The new one does not have any of those bubbles, obviously.

Now I think I have an idea of what caused this. I had some HID lights hooked up for like 3 days and the inverter was wired to the fuse box to the headlight fuse so I could use the dimmer on them. Do you think the HID lights caused it to go out?

I am going to just wire the new one to my radio, I dont want to risk it going out again, or possibly catching fire. Think the radio will be fine?

 

[GT_green_GT]

So your lookin for a 12 volt source right? why not use something that doesnt already have a load on it. If you dont have the foglight mod done you could wire it off of your convertible harness. that way its not trying to pull too much current through one wire and burns stuff up. its just and idea.

 

[The Green GT]

I did the foglight thing a long time ago. But I think it should be fine where I put it. I just spliced it into the illumination wire for the two gauges I have in my autometer cluster bezel. Hopefully this one does not go "hulk" on me.

 

[GT_green_GT]

the way it melted it reminds me of when my headlight switch melted away.

 

[bmac50]

I did the foglight thing a long time ago. But I think it should be fine where I put it. I just spliced it into the illumination wire for the two gauges I have in my autometer cluster bezel. Hopefully this one does not go "hulk" on me.

That's the same type of transformer I have and I have been told over time they go bad because of heat build up. They took my box apart and drilled three small holes in the cover to help the heat escape. So far so good and they were installed two years ago.

 

[The Green GT]

That's the same type of transformer I have and I have been told over time they go bad because of heat build up. They took my box apart and drilled three small holes in the cover to help the heat escape. So far so good and they were installed two years ago.

How did you take it apart? Its a plastic box filled with plastic.

 

[94-302-vert]

I am ready to jsut take my white faced gauges out all together. I am tired of trying to hope they work when I have to drive at night.

 

[The Green GT]

I am ready to jsut take my white faced gauges out all together. I am tired of trying to hope they work when I have to drive at night.

I have to find another cluster. I destroyed my stock plates.

 

[1TallMF]

You should be a pioneer and be one of the first people to ever attempt an 03-04 Cobra cluster swap, then tell us all how you did it

 

[The Green GT]

You should be a pioneer and be one of the first people to ever attempt an 03-04 Cobra cluster swap, then tell us all how you did it

Whats different about them besides the electronic odometer and swapping a few wires?

 

[bmac50]

How did you take it apart? Its a plastic box filled with plastic.

Where the wires come out mine had a seem so I used large plyers and gently squeezed it until a side seem opeded enough to put a small screw driver in and then worked my way around.

 

[1TallMF]

Whats different about them besides the electronic odometer and swapping a few wires?

Nothing, just the odometer as far as I know. I have no sweet clue how one would go about making that part work. If it was easy I'm sure it would be a popular swap.

 

[The Green GT]

Nothing, just the odometer as far as I know. I have no sweet clue how one would go about making that part work. If it was easy I'm sure it would be a popular swap.

Just find what makes it tick on a new Cobra. And put it in your car.

Easier said than done huh?

 

[go-stang5.0]

Pretty sure the odo is in the cpu. Swap the motor and switch to a cobra cpu and your all set... I think.