I had to use a 1997 gauge cluster as it is the only year that will interchange with the 1994 to 1996 dash wiring.

I appreciate the help. The only problem with the light bulb option is
that most of the indicators on the cluster are solid state
electronics. Indicatore such as the SES, seat belt, ASR and others
work off of internal circuits. After looking at schematics I'm
wondering if on the 97 and up F bodies that have the ASR or TCS if
there is always an indicator on showing status of the traction system.
I know there is an ASR off light and an ASR on light, but are they
both ever off (not lit up)? As for what scoobysnax83 was asking, for
the conversion, you need the newer style dash and all trim pieces, the
upper dash piece (goes from windshield to dash), the main HVAC ducting
(large plastic piece), a small HVAC piece for the drivers side
defroster outlet, the newer A pillar trim (convertible and T top are
the same, coupe is different), 1997 guage cluster (this is the only
year that will work with older wiring harnesses), 1997 and newer
cluster connector (same one used on Firebirds from 1994 -2002), the
trunk release button moves from the glove box (93-96) to under the
steering column (97-02) it's the same connector and button so you just
have to extend the wires, the fog light moves from the headlamp switch
to the center radio/HVAC bezel and it also uses the same connector
(different switch though) so these wires need extended also. The rear
defroster moves to the HVAC controls and uses a new connector that
requires only 4 wires instead of 5 (the gray wire is no longer used
for lighting the switch as it has it's own internal circuit for this),
you need to re-use your original connections on the rest of the HVAC
controls (the rest of the electrical plugs in, the cable from the
center dial bolts on and the right dial is the vacuum controller for
operating all the "doors" in the system, simply screw the old controls
onto the new HVAC plate and use the new dial (97 & up have lighted
lines on the dials at night (the light is transferred through clear
plastic from the illumination lights) and thats it for the HVAC
controls), the new HVAC ducts screw in the same places as the old ones
and hook right up to the existing duct that is mounted to the firewall
(gotta love the engineering at GM),. I did this to a 1995 Camaro and
my original passenger side air bag bolted right up with no problems,
the glove box latch is the same for all years on Camaros so just
remove it from the old and put it on the newer glove box and your key
will still lock it. The entire dash screws to the firewall at the same
5 points for all years. I did learn from the factory manuals that you
need to disable the air bags fuse and actually unplug the connectors
for them before doing anything with the dash (for safety), also remove
the connectors at the base of the steering column for the brakes,
cruise control ignition, etc. because you have to lower the column to
do this conversion and those wires won't travel that far (they are all
different connectors so replacing them is just trial and error until
they all fit where they go). Removing the front seats would have
helped and when putting the new dash in, I would recommend putting the
dash metal support (thin metal part that runs the length of the dash
on the bottom for support), then bolt in the passenger air bag and
looosely have the main HVAC duct where it goes and put it into the car
as a unit, then before bolting it all together is when you have to
route the old wiring harness. Then screw the dash in and start putting
all the little pieces back together. The last thing I did was put the
wires from the old guage cluster connector into the new connector and
plug it in to the new cluster. I have many of the GM part numbers for
this and Scott and all the guys at Speed Automotive were very helpful.
I also have the schematics and the cross reference for what wires go
where.