if your cable points out of the plug to the pass side, are you sure that the plug has not been messed with? Both my 94 and another 95 both bring the gauge cord out of the plug pointed to the drivers side.
Why it took Ferd until the SD to get it under the column is beyond me...:shrug:
It doesn't look like it's been tampered with. Even when I unbolted the port & switched it around, it still wasn't long enough to reach the a-pillar. I guess I will see with the new cord.