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Posted by: mzapisek Aug 30 2005, 11:27 AM

I have a '73 1.7 with only 22k original miles. Bought it from the second owner who had stored it for over 20 years. Brakes, clutch and a tune-up were all it took to make this car look and run like new.

Installed a center console last week and must have shorted something out in the process of pulling the wire harness from the back of the console. The lights for the center console as well as the main guage cluster no longer work. If I run a lead directly to the guages on the center console each will light up. Checked the fuses, etc. with no luck. Would appreciate any help in correcting the problem.

Posted by: double-a Aug 30 2005, 11:33 AM

i am not nearly so wise as others here, and can only offer uneducated guesses. so instead i'll post this:

welcome!

~a

Posted by: lapuwali Aug 30 2005, 11:46 AM

Gauge lights are the black/blue wires, which come straight off the headlight switch. Note that one terminal on the headlight switch has a black/blue wire AND a gray wire on it, and that's not the one you want. The gauge lights share fused power with many things, so it's unlikely to be a fuse unless a lot of things stopped working. More likely, you pulled a wire off or broke one.

Posted by: mzapisek Aug 30 2005, 12:42 PM

Thanks. I'll take a look tonight.