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Dash gauges and lights flickering.

Hi i have a '66 impala and the problem is very noticeable at night and very annoying. The gauges lights, signal light indicators, etc all flicker on and off constantly. Its probably just bad connections, and wanted to know what is a good solution for this. Where are the wiring connections that i should be looking to for corrosion/ bad connection, or is there a place i can buy new wiring kit for the car? Thank you.
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It sounds like it may be the dash panel ground wire that is loose. I don't know where they connected the panel ground wire on your car, but on my truck it is connected to a bolt on the emergency brake mechanism. (Which is bolted to the body of the truck.)

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X2 with the loose ground wire.
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Check your alt.connection also.I had the same issue,some how some body didnt tighten up the alt.stud nut.
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