Cluster repair help (copper traces)

[79loserbluebu]

I would think a defroster repair kit would work. That is a really cool cluster though I hope you can repair that thing.

 

[G-Body_Vet]

I would think a defroster repair kit would work. That is a really cool cluster though I hope you can repair that thing.

IIRC, '78 was the only year with the silver faces so I searched for one with a tach a few months ago. I'm sure it can be fixed. I was just hoping to hear a solution I hadn't thought of yet.

 

[Bonnewagon]

No, the printed circuit should be the same. Pontiac was smart, why make 2 different parts? The same power strip feeds either the tach or clock, depending on the options. Check and see, I bet you'll be pleasantly surprised.

 

[G-Body_Vet]

No, the printed circuit should be the same. Pontiac was smart, why make 2 different parts? The same power strip feeds either the tach or clock, depending on the options. Check and see, I bet you'll be pleasantly surprised.

I'll find out soon enough. My original cluster just has a big silver blank space, no clock or anything there.

 

[G-Body_Vet]

Here's a thread with the fix explained.

viewtopic.php?f=19&t=26575

 

[chiguy109]

thats a common problem in the 90s tahos and ive fixed a many with a 18 gauge wire and a soildering iron no problems

 

[beermonkey9417]

ive been looking on youtube on how to make pcb's, i think iif we put our heads together we could figure out a way to make new ones. what do yous guys thinks?

 

[gp02a0083]

worst comes to worse order a sheet of copper from McMaster, cut the copper trace out and use some contact paper or 0.0092" mylar with 3m #966 adhesive.

http://www.mcmaster.com/#copper-sheets/=f1dyhe