hmm...I haven't been all that way inside the dash on the '77, I'll have to look for that
the '84 used a one-piece bulb that has little two metal zits on the base, when you put the bulb in the socket and rotate the zits are what keep the bulb in the socket so no plastic holders as you mention on an '84, at least to my recollection that's some _really_ useful knowledge At 03:40 PM 03/22/2006 -0600, you wrote: >My 79 has little plastic holders that the baseless bulbs snap >into. The holders then 1/4 turn into the back of the speedo >and are supposed to make a couple contacts. The contacts >are very unreliable at this point, hence the jumper wires >soldered from the printed ckt to the plastic holder. Bruce > >22 Mar 2006 Brian Ammons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> I was with you until the last - what holder are you talking about? >> >> At 06:41 PM 03/20/2006 -0600, you wrote: >> >I solved the problem of not making contact with the >> >printed circuit. I soldered small flexible wires about >> >2" long from each side of the printed circuit, to each >> >side of the bulb holder. Just enough slack in the wire >> >to allow changing the bulb. Of course if you screw >> >the holder in backwards, it shorts out the power. >> > >> >Bruce Roe >
