intermittent fault on instrument panel.

Hi all, i recently bought a 84 1.8gti golf cab, i seem to have issues with the instrument panel… im a novice when it comes to electrical faults and i really mean thatim looking for any advice that can help me :-)
Here is whats happening
Fuel gauge, temp gauge, indicator lights work then dont work, work then dont work..
oil buzzer keeps sounding then stopping starting and stopping
all lights on dash are intermittent and flash at random points
rev dial not working but speedo works.
clock is stuck on 0:04
overall the whole instrument panel is intermittent and has a mind of its own.
The car drives superbly so im not concernd with water temp & oil cos ive checked all levels ect several times.
looking for advice before i attempt removing the instrument panel to look.
thanks

Sounds like a broken earth wire.

Check that the one from the rocker cover in the engine bay is intact.
Next look to the top right of the fuse box, there is a multi terminal earth connector, make sure they are all fitted.

Removed the instrument panels and found a break in the circuit thats connected to the rev counter….cf_emoticons__BangHead:is this repairable ??
connected all back up and everything is working now apart from rev counter..
But in the process the indicators dont work now grrrrr.. Any ideas

cheers fella, took out the instrument panel and found a break in the circuit that conects to the rev counter…. any ideas if this can be repaired ??
for the meen time ive connected all back up and put back, het presto all work now properly apart from the rev counter
but i now have a new issue, the indicators have stopped working   
hazards work but not the indicators grrrrrrr
anyideas ?????
thanks

Don't panic, there is a wire on the hazard switch that you have not refitted, it is not part of the main plug to the switch. It is a single lead

muchose gracias amigo :-)

all wires connected still no working  

Could be a duff hazard switch.

But if that flying lead shorted to the car it will have blown a fuse

ive sacked the electrics off now fella... im gonna take the engine out and overhaul it paint engine bay ect then concentrate on the elecs will keep you posted.

lhasadreams said

Could be a duff hazard switch.

But if that flying lead shorted to the car it will have blown a fuse

BTW it was a fookin fuse lol id not checked them all properly….DERRRRR

Lol - glad you sorted it :-)