New cluster did not fix the dead Gauge issues HELP

also when you say Switched 12v, does this means it supplies 12v only when the key is in ignition?

Yes. I would just figure a way to rig up to the car battery. You have a garage, or no?

So far as wall worts you have to be VERY careful.

Some are AC output, not DC

There is no standard for polarity

Voltage is often mis-represented. Often, something that claims 12V is "open circuit" much higher, or maybe the rating is just "sloppy."

And sometimes the ripple filtering is poor, as the original application had additional circuit conditioning inside the device.

It--really--is a crapshoot.