LT Texan

Did you do LED's?

jwillman

hey Jim,

Do you have a link for the 37 pin cnnector you reference above?

tmpusfugit

Jim,

Here is one possibility.....
http://www.mouser.com/

15-000443 male 37 pin
15-000483 female 37 pin

I most likely have a stack of them around here someplace...finding them might not be so easy however.....

jwillman

since the same fuse feeds all power requirements why not go with a single connector?

jwillman

I am planning to move forward with the hard wire upgrade as my sheet is shot!!

I am planning on using the d-sub crimp style connectors to make the process easier for the incar connectors.

Any thoughts on a easier bulb socket connection process? I also plan to split the guage versus lighting into seperate connectors. Thoughts?

Any other suggestions welcomed!!!!

jwillman

I have completed the hard wire mod to my instrument cluster.

I used a central bus bar for power and ground and tried to use correct color wire by using a selection of solid color wire with various electric color tape as the second wire color. I also tried to run power and ground to each component rather than doubling up to assist with troubleshooting in the future.

I used molex connectors versus Dsub as dealing with the small pins was too daunting. I combined power and ground wires to one each on their own connector going to the bus bar. I combined the right and middle connectors into a 15 pin molex and used a 12 pin for the right side to try and minimize wire runs and not have to mess too much wire lenght of car side wires at the new connectors.

Still a bit of a jumble. Not sure I am happy with how I laid it out but want to make sure it will work first and then will look at some options. I need to double check wires and continuities before installing and will then see if I have fit issues with the pod.

Thanks for all the input!!

Opelotus

Wow, that looks excellent! If I were to do mine again, I too would use molex connectors. Plus, the pins are easy to replace/remove from the connector body.

dlagerstrom

Issues with my cluster included fuel gauge not working. I replaced the sender but ended up with the same issues. Troubleshooting got me to the flex-board on the back of the cluster, so it was time to re-wire the thing. Not really neat, but everything now works, so I am happy. I also used the Molex Mini-Fit Jr connectors. 3 x 12 contacts worked out for my '82. Interesting that the '82 had a wire and bulb for ABS. Bought the connectors from Digi-Key. Quick shipping and decent price.

hyperlite2

I know this thread is old, but 928sRus sells a replacement kit for the 82-84 clusters. Part number 92864192300