Dash lights flickering/blinking FIX! TECH INFO STICKY

[boosted KA24DE]

This is a common problem among all of us when the dash on a s13 begins to blink after removal of said instrument cluster. Its my finding that the plugs are easily mismatched at the connections if not careful. I made this finding after reviewing all the work performed by a local alarm installer. I had checked the white box at the driver side kick panel, and everything was pointing to a pulse modulating from the yellow green stripe from dash cluster to seat belt timer unit under arm rest. A faint pulse was causing short and car would not idle under its own power. Please be aware to check connection to your cluster before blaming the white box or any other component or short/pinched wire behind dash. i hope this helps in the future for any others with this problem.

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[s13clockwerk]

Have a problem in my 91 coupe with this. Haven't solved the problem yet (reserving space to discuss it when I do).

My hunch is that the flickering gauges and the buzzing sound that comes and goes might have something to do with the 2 tiny random red and black wires popped out of my dash just beside the cluster bezel, but I've yet to put any real time into looking at it. More to come hopefully this wknd.