Gauge Cluster Lights?
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From: Vian Oklahoma
Could someone just lead me to a write-up on changing the dash lights please.. I seen posts stating they were #194 and #74 bulbs but not a post to say weather or not the gauge cluster just unscrews and pulls out? Thanks in advance
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Then you haven't looked very hard. There is a Gauge DIY that shows you how to pull your entire dash apart to replace the gauge faces. When you get to where the cluster is in the open, there are 4 brass colored screws at the sides that you remove, then pull the gauge cluster straight out.
http://www.rdtiburon.com/index.php?showtopic=8753
All of the bulbs are 194 and 73/74
http://www.rdtiburon.com/index.php?showtopic=8753
All of the bulbs are 194 and 73/74
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What he said, but don't try to chage the color with light bulbs. Red is somewhat effective, but blue colored light bulbs just make dim spots all over. You need to use LEDs and rework the entire lighting system in order to change the color.
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Eh, I used LED bulb replacements in mine, BUT, you will have to trim off the the plastic tabs inside the gauges. You will know what I mean when you do it. Could result in your Needles being dim. I solved that with MASSIVELY overhauling my needles with shaved down 3mm red LED's. All depends on how much work you want to do and how inventive you are. fing02.gif