[Armo67]

ok, I went back out and popped fuses out, cleaned the connections, popped them back in, and now the lights work. still unsure why they would have stopped working and started working again in the space of a day or two.

It looks like the gauge lights still aren't working, but the turn/hazard arrows are working. The headlights are working, but when I hit the dimmer switch, the lights go out.

also, between the 4 brake lights, I have working tail lights, brake lights, blinkers and hazards.

so if anyone has some input on the headlights and gauge lights I'd be interested to hear it.