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been having some probs recently, my rev counter began to play up (sometimes it worked sometimes it didnt) so i gave the dash a few knocks and so the rev counter began to work again but wuz still a little dodgy but now the MPG and the temp needles have also stopped working, anybody have any ideas as to what i need to do??

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HTH

if replacing the batteries in your SI board won't help, i understand there's a by[ass and direct line to your alternator for your rev counter. it's the one that has a flat socket.

Hi Go to breakers buy cluster then swap SI Boards.After you have done that sell remaining bits from cluster to recoupe initial cost.

SI batteries. Use the search function to see how to change them, or raid a scrappy for a SI board with lithium 3 volt batteries.

Cheers guys for your responses, I just wanted to give a bit more detail: basically when i said the MPG and temp stopped working the funny thing is they actually move when i turn the ignition which shows me that there not completely dead (the MPG moves to about 10 and stays there and the temp moves up to just touching blue n stays there) As most of u suggested batteries im thinking that this wudn't happen if batteries needed replacing and the needles wud simply stay dead??? Mayb i shud change the whole cluster like jcjdavis says???

Change the whole cluster if you like, but a SI board (or two) fits in the bottom of your tool box in the scrappys in a way that a complete cluster won't!