messed up, need help!! - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

derb · 04-17-2008, 10:32 AM

Did you slide the two small electrical connectors on the back of the gauge pod? They are hard to move but to re-connect they slide towards each other.

CJ_Boxster · 04-17-2008, 10:41 AM

Try this... With the Ignition on, Remove and re-plug all 3 connectors one at a time, back into the back of your gauge cluster until everything turns back on.

Also try this with the Ignition on and with the left turnsignal engaged... then with the right turnsignal engaged until you locate which Connector isnt seated properly into the back of the cluster.... Keep in mind that if you reinsert & clip them in correctly, you will notice that as you lift the locking cam, the connected till pull itself deeper into the cluster on its own.

Lil bastard · 04-17-2008, 01:08 PM

Make sure you don't have a bent pin - easily happens and several others have suffered from this.

986speedster · 04-17-2008, 05:13 PM

EUREKA!!!!! Dumb mistake, well not really, but I didnt fully slide over the two computer pins on the back of the gauge cluster. I didnt want to force things and break the pins, after I broke the cam locks. I checked everything CJ said, then went back, took everything apart, and thought, well maybe they slide alittle more. Sure enough they moved about 3mm more in, and everything worked fine. Put it all back together, and VIOLA!!! Except the front turn signal still doesnt work, so maybe I just blew the bulb? My friend said the same thing happens in his B'Mer, that it is like a signal to the driver when the signal clicks at a faster pace, a bulb has blown.

As far as the red gauges, yes I bought them from FVD. I'm pretty sure when I bought them, there were ones for the 987. Only thing is the RPM gauge does have GEMBALLA across the top, but I dont mind, I respect their products, and I really just wanted red gauges. Plus they were on sale for like $35.00 for the RPM.

Thanks for all the help THOLYOAK, JP, and CJ.
Thats what these forums are really for, teamwork, friendship, and saving a buck or two by DIY!!!

derb · 04-17-2008, 05:46 PM

Good to hear it was just a bad electrical connection.
There's good advice to be found here, that's for sure.

Regards,
mike

dcporsche99 · 04-17-2008, 07:19 PM

Glad you were able to take care of it!

Bob Z. · 04-18-2008, 04:28 AM

I love my Red guage faces albeit they were a $695 option.