Resto Cluster Gauges Inoperable!

Please folks shed me some light. May just use speedo with old cluster that was working. But really want to take advantage of new unit.
How about a single candle light from you. what the heck you working on? Pictures of both removed and replacement would help. Some panels had 2 switched hot wires, a blue with white tracer (served limiter only) and a black. In later models the blue with white was deleted, black served all. So circuit boards need to be identical in circuitry. Ink color varies with mfgr. and is not a factor.