Electrical drama !! Need suppliers Help !!

[landon4421]

Ok guys I have tryed and tryed to get the problum with my dash lights figured out. Well I found somethings that concerned me.

1. I noticed that when straitened out the wires and pluged in my
auto meter gauges the lights worked. I have them linked to
light switch, so the will dim with the dash lights.

2. The I pluged in the back of the dash ( the factory plug ) When I
did that the fuse blew out? I am thinking that it is my dash it
self. I looked at all the lights, and everything and they all
looked good. I just put a new wiring harness in the engine
compartment. All the running lights work? I am totally lost,
can some one help me?

3. I noticed also when I took the dash out of the truck that the
wiring on the back of the dash was coming apart. I was
wondering if that could be a problum?

ATT. suppliers, I was wondering if any suppliers had this style dash? I will put a pic below. Price + shipping to 95023.

First pic is of the back of the dash where it is peeling apart.

Second pic is of the back of the dash I would like to buy.

The one I need is the basic dash, it has no gauges, it only has the speedometer, and fuel gauge. I'll get a pic of the front if needed. Thanks in advance, Landon.