Smoke...yipes!!!

It is replaceable.

Most auto stores have them.

Squeeze the tabs and remove that section of the bulkhead connector. Use a thin tool to release the tab for the packard connector from the housing, pop it out and replace it.

The question is why did it pop? You removed the cluster to put leds in, is something pinched and grounded? Re-check what you did!

Gotcha!!!...Sweet of you to reply to this post...thank you...could the pop have happened if the positive cable connection on the back of the dash came into contact with metal while I positioned it?...I will certainly pull the dash cluster to check for a pinched wire...Marla