More car advice sought

[RobertInOntario]

The place that I go for emissions, 2nd time now , in Windsor , has a tech who first asks " any dash lights on ?" . He won't do the test because he says it will fail and you will still have to pay the $32 for the test ! Then get it fixed ! ......he even asked if I had the battery disconnected the last few days before the test . I would get a straight opinion on this because there are people out there who will take your money because they have you by the shorthairs .
If you have a friend with one of those meters for displaying the codes for dash lights on , he may be able to help you before you go to the emissions place . My neighbour was able to do that for me several years ago when I had a faulty gas cap that set the dash light off . Got it fixed before I took the car in for emissions .

Thanks, while the "check engine" light is "On," I know what the issue is there ... but I was referring to the cluster lights that illuminate the speedometer, gas gauge and tachometer, etc. Right now, only the speedometer is lit up. While I can live with that, it's still one of the ongoing minor problems I've been dealing with.

Another problem is that the horn doesn't work -- seems to be a wiring issue!