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Thank you for your post, a it may help others. I found this on Ebay.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Dash-Cluster-Nissan-Patrol-Mq-24Volt-1980-83-/251380190154

I hope it helps you out.

The 'little white coils' are hot wires for the gauges.
The metal 'D' shape they are wrapped around is spring formed bimetalic
The more current that flows the hotter the wire gets, the more the...

Paraterra,

That is quite unusual, especially if the car is all original.

Do you know if the instrument cluster is original or not ? ..... it looks like you have a cluster for 12V and are...