Instrument bulb holders melted.

With next to no lights on my clocks/gauges etc, I thought I would check them out for new or LED bulbs. What I found was melted bulb holders. Has anyone sourced or been able to come up with alternative replacements?
Also my clock isn't working at all, so had a look at that while I'm in there. It isn't connected to anything, and there does not appear to be anywhere on wiring to connect to. My 90 is on 89 plate, so i'm wondering if someone has fitted a new binnacle or wiring in the past ??? I'm not into electrical things, but assume I need to get a permanent live to the clock and something to the bulb linked to the headlight switch somehow

The pic with red and black cable ends hanging down are what is coming from the clock.

you'll need a live (usually red), an earth (usually black) and a feed from sidelights (dependant on the mood of auto-sparky at the time). If you've got a multimeter or voltage tester, the sidelight feed will be the only one to change when you switch the lights on or off, so fairly easy to find.

pepperedwelly said:

you'll need a live (usually red), an earth (usually black) and a feed from sidelights (dependant on the mood of auto-sparky at the time). If you've got a multimeter or voltage tester, the sidelight feed will be the only one to change when you switch the lights on or off, so fairly easy to find.

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Thanks for reply. I have a multimeter but don't know how to work it. But assuming I can find the sidelight feed, is it just a matter of splicing into it somehow? Ditto with the live ?

multimeter easy enough - find the 12v DC setting - put your black lead (hopefully with croc clip) onto some bare metal (NOT aluminium!!) and then you can use your red lead to find power. You can splice into the sidelight feed happily, but be wary of permanent lives where you don't know what the fuse rating protecting the circuit is!!

pepperedwelly said:

multimeter easy enough - find the 12v DC setting - put your black lead (hopefully with croc clip) onto some bare metal (NOT aluminium!!) and then you can use your red lead to find power. You can splice into the sidelight feed happily, but be wary of permanent lives where you don't know what the fuse rating protecting the circuit is!!

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Thanks again PW. I will give it a go, but have a sneeky feeling the auto sparky might be gettin a visit.