Ah.....as for the guage pods, it depends on which guages are in there. And for the instrument cluster (speedo, tac, etc.), are all the bulbs out? If so, I'd check your fuses in your glove box and make sure none are blown...or it could be the bulbs are blown and you can easily access and replace those from the back of the cluster. Im not sure what you mean by " the wire that connects on the bottom of it" unless you have an overlay.