I went to the boneyard today and found a needed right corner lens, a piece of moulding for the front passenger door and 4 of the big dashlight bulbs. Must have been my day as the guy let me have them for free.
I am still not able to get any light in the dash. I am left to driving at night and guessing what my speed might be. i know that it is possible that the lights that I picked up may be burned out, but is there anything else that I can check when I take the dash back out? I noticed a red/white wire with a spade end that was not attached to anything. Any thoughts on what that might connect to? I am taking the car to Atlanta for my son to use until he can get an insurance issue settled with GEICO.

By the way, GEICO makes great commercials, but when you have a total loss to your vehicle they only offer low-ball compensation or trade-in value for your loss and not the retail value as State Farm did for me. Consider that before you switch.