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03stage2roush

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I recently bought a 1987 mustang lx conv with 150K. my problems is that my gauges dont light up, the only light thats I see at night is the "brake" and Seatbelt" I removed the gauge cluster and it seems that water got inside. I bought another gauge cluster at a local junk yard but it came out off a 4 cyl mustang. and it lights up but the gauges dont work. have you guys ever had this problem and what have you done to fix the problem..
 

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03stage2roush said:
I recently bought a 1987 mustang lx conv with 150K. my problems is that my gauges dont light up, the only light thats I see at night is the "brake" and Seatbelt" I removed the gauge cluster and it seems that water got inside. I bought another gauge cluster at a local junk yard but it came out off a 4 cyl mustang. and it lights up but the gauges dont work. have you guys ever had this problem and what have you done to fix the problem..
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What year model did the new cluster come from? Your car has to use a cluster from an 87-89 model. If you go with a 90-93 cluster you need to rewire it for the the gauges to work properly.

And a quick way to tell year model of the cluster if you don't know. 87-89 cluster has a greenish circuit board on the back side. 90-93 is a pinkish color
 

03stage2roush

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trents99 thanks for you help. I see where I made the mistake. My stock gauge cluster has a greenish circuit and the one that I got has a pinkish.. Im glad you respond to this message. Now I now what to look for ..
 
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