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The dash light for my temp/fuel guages (on the right) has stopped working, looking closer the metal strip has disintegrated so there no power reaching the bulb. The ribbon to and around the bulb is intact.

The rest of the dash ribbon is working so I'm just looking to fix this one bulb. Is there a bulb holder I could connect to the ribbon to get power to the bulb or a way to repair the metal on the ribbon?
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Ant-t wrote:The dash light for my temp/fuel guages (on the right) has stopped working, looking closer the metal strip has disintegrated so there no power reaching the bulb. The ribbon to and around the bulb is intact.

The rest of the dash ribbon is working so I'm just looking to fix this one bulb. Is there a bulb holder I could connect to the ribbon to get power to the bulb or a way to repair the metal on the ribbon?
I think CovKid some years back did a ribbon repair thread.

He did the whole lot, replacing the ribbon with wires ( from memory )

Maybe just do that? Solder in some jumper wire for the one problematic circuit?


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Had problem with my dash before, almost went for this kit
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/223950200632
Managed to get 2nd hand dash in end.
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Thanks for the input, I think I'll try soldering to the bulb and joining the wires back to the ribbon. The rest of the ribbon is working ok, at the moment...
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you could just wire a small led to the headlight switch

i bought a hard wire kit from slaughter house customs
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