Zinger Instrument Cluster Gauge Stepper Motor Repair Kit X27 168

My 2500 HD Silverado has just under 150K miles on it and as predicted the stepper motors began falling. First the speedometer, which is bearable, but the the fuel gauge which is unacceptable for a diesel truck with a 24 gallon tank. I chose the Zinger repair kit because it was the most purchased kit with the best reviews. It also had 7 motors which I needed as my truck has a transmission temperature gauge. This kit has everything needed to replace all of the stepper motors and panel lights. You can get as creative as you want with the lights as they provide plenty of LEDs and many colors. Changing the LEDs is the only tricky part as the circuit board doesn’t identify the positive and negative port. The positive lead on the bulb is the longer of the two but they need to be shortened for installation. I chose not to replace mine as none were out. Soldering is a very simple skill and you need not fear it. However you do need to fear the soldering iron. It is unforgiving and I have a new scar on my finger to remind me of my experience. This is a nice kit with the best motors available and the price is great.

Ok so this saved me 200-300 dollars so thats 5 stars for sure. I have never soldered before and this was pretty easy. Although I do have welding experience which helps a little bit. Anyways took me probably 4 hours in total but 2 of that was installing and uninstalling the cluster and changing out stepper motors on my RPM gauge thinking I Had got bad motors. After watching carefully when i turned the key I discovered that the RPM needle indeed moved up to 0 from a negative position when key was off. So the stepper motors were fine it had to be something else. I found a forum where someone else had same issue. The wires feeding the plug that connects to the instrument cluster were smashed between a plastic shroud and the firewall. I got the wires cleared and found the white culprit that fed the RPM gauge. Re plugged it in and everything worked! Also the LEDs are a nice upgrade, sure they have some uneven spots which is my fault but its not too bad. And it beats what i had before which was no light over the speedometer meaning guessing your speed at night. Overall lots of value in this and I have a soldering iron in case i need to do any other stuff in the future. Oh and watch YouTube videos first like many people have mentioned!

First...you should have some considerable soldering experience before you try this! The stepper motors came out and went in fine. Getting them to read correctly can be a little tricky. I put the needles back on in the exact same position but they ended up not being correct. That being said, there may be a good reason for this. I found that the stepper motors are strong enough for the gage needles to slip. The solution is to use needle nose pliers to SLIGHTLY tighten the shaft on the needles by crimping them before putting them on and then adjusting them to the proper position. The dash panel, when first turned on by the key switch, operates the stepper motor to its CCW stop position and then moves them needles forward too , hopefully, the correct reading. My only complaint is that, if you are replacing the LED's, they will have "hot spots" on the dash panel where the lights are brighter. I think that this is because , unlike the OEM incadescent lamps, the LED's disperse the light more up then out creating a non uniform light pattern. Also, because the light dispersal of the LED's is more up than out, you will have some pretty bright turn signals, cruise locked, and high beam headlight indicators. I must say though that I am EXTREMELY impressed by this kit!!! I have a fairly expensive soldering iron but I enjoyed using this one so much more that it will now likely be my go to soldering iron!!! I also have a spare stepper motor and quite a few extra LED's to play with in the future, and a removal tool to boot! Thank you Zinger for making this excellent kit!!!!

I used this to repair my 2004 Suburban instrument cluster gauges and lights. The motors were pretty easy to remove/install. They work well so far. The lights could be better though. I had 3 break while trying to get them into the plastic mounts on the board. The wires snapped off where they enter the bulb. Once installed the lights look ok. The red ones I installed are giving some hot spots though and do not diffuse all that well. The tools it comes with are good quality and get the job done.

And a soldering iron, solder (did not use either), a pry tool and a solder sucker. This is one heck of a deal. If you have not soldered, or sucked solder, I would not recommend. But for those of you who solder, this is a $31 fix AND upgrade with bonus tools. I finally have accurate readings on all of my gauges. There are NO instructions but plenty of Youtube videos. Most videos fail to mention THIS: Once your motors are soldered on and you put your needles back on, rotate your needle once counter clockwise to rest in the appropriate position. The stepper must be at its counterclockwise most position while your needles rest at their zero points. The needles slip easily on the shaft to accomplish this. Otherwise your readings will be off. Just below 0 on speedo and tach and just below the lowest readings on the rest. This is a great deal and I would happily fix any of my friends instrument clusters.

I replaced all my stepper motors because my fuel and oil gauge stopped working, some of my lights bulbs didn't work so I replaced all the lights bulbs with the blue LED and the signal and cruise control with green LED bulbs and I already had it a part and fixed the PRNDL lights that were not working properly and fading (for this repair no parts from this kit) all the parts that I used from this kit are working good until now almost one month since the installation. I used my own desoldering iron, my own solder iron, my own solder core and flux, I didn't try the ones on this kit, probably if I didn't have my tools and materials I was going to have to use all the tools and materials from this kit, I was just preference because my tools are better quality. Warning just make sure to use some good magnifying glasses to make sure you don't damage the cluster when you are doing the repairs. Great repair kit! December 2022 Everything still working great! I was telling my Son when he was driving my Suburban with the blue lights that looks great! but I'm getting older and my vision is not getting any better, that I'm thinking about going back to clear lights on my dashboard to make it show everything more, I'm talking about all parts that are white in color at night is easier for an older person to see with clear light bulbs behind the gauges, that is my case my eyes are getting tired because I used reading glasses, as we get older more light is better at night!😂

Easy install. No respond delay on the motor. Functioning smooth. Everything you need is included in the package. So far I’m satisfied with the stepper motor. Will do led bulb next time. Will definitely purchase this item again for another project.

Stepper motors are fine, accurate and quiet. The tools and soldering iron are fine for this application. The LEDs suck. Theyre super dim and dont spread at all. I shouldn't have to squint at night to see my cluster. Do better. For the cost of this kit. It'll do - just buy better LEDs.

Got an 2003 2500 HD. Replaced 6 gauges. Soldering vacuum is cheaply made, but worked good. Soldering "gun" was plenty hot. Came with various LEDS, Didnt use them. Goose neck took gauge arrows off great. Buy it, it's cheaper then new or paying someone to do it

Worked like it was designed to do no complaints.

this was the fastest job I ever did in electronics, very complete kit. I wander how much a GM Dealer charges to do this?

I put them into the cluster of my GMC sierra (2004) this morning, and so far they work like a charm. I only got this kit because I didn’t have a soldering sucker, but I’ll tell you it made getting the old ones out a lot easier. Only down side is how long it took to deliver but so far so good. 👍

Kit worked as it should, however we have one step motor that is defective.