"You might be right – maybe try suggesting that to her later and see what kind of an answer you get," I joke, despite feeling a little warm in the face all of a sudden. The cutters in my hand find the small bundle of wires I had been fighting with before, and a few snips later, the instrument cluster is finally free – aside from the speedometer cable. That in itself falls off as the ancient clip gives up once the wire is pulled taut.