Screwed up my cluster. Help?

[charliegriefer]

Hey all...

So, I wanted to modify the LEDs in the cluster on my daughter's 2010. I was told by an acquaintance that the LEDs are just plug and play. As most of you probably know, this is incorrect.

However, I bought some (incorrect) LEDs off of Amazon, and removed the cluster tonight. Upon seeing that the bulbs actually need some soldering (something that I am not prepared to undertake), I put everything back together.

Unfortunately, the area that shows the fuel level/gear/trip odometer, while lit up, is blank (see attachment). Also, the speedometer needle no longer moves.

I disassembled it all again and put it back together (the functional equivalent of turning it off and turning it back on again), but to no avail.

So, before I continue taking it apart and putting it back together in the hopes that it will magically work... I was hoping that somebody smarter than me (which would be anybody reading this) might know something specific that I should be looking for/at.

Otherwise, I suppose I'm headed to the dealership to plead stupidity and empty my wallet :\

Any help would be _greatly_ appreciated.

Thanks!
Charlie