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Replacing the bulbs on the instrument panel

PostPosted: Tue Nov 05, 2013 1:00 am
by silverEG8
I'm planning to replace the light bulbs on my instrument panel. How can I remove my dashboard, or do I just remove the speed gauge to replace the bulbs?

PostPosted: Tue Nov 05, 2013 3:02 pm
by HeikDiesel
You just have to remove the clock and the plastic bezel around the gauge cluster. I think the bulbs are 194's. Search for it, I'm sure there is plenty of write ups on it

PostPosted: Wed Nov 06, 2013 2:06 am
by silverEG8
HeikDiesel wrote:You just have to remove the clock and the plastic bezel around the gauge cluster. I think the bulbs are 194's. Search for it, I'm sure there is plenty of write ups on it


Thanks for the info :D

PostPosted: Wed Nov 06, 2013 3:39 am
by Axix23
Depending on what bulbs out it is

PostPosted: Wed Nov 06, 2013 4:30 pm
by HeikDiesel
It is what?

PostPosted: Thu Nov 07, 2013 6:32 am
by Axix23
The bulbs aren't all 194's. Some of them are the tiny bulbs.

Bulb replacement SUCCESSFUL!

PostPosted: Thu Nov 07, 2013 2:25 pm
by silverEG8
I managed to replace the instrument panel bulbs. Before, almost all of the instrement panel could hardly be seen. Now, part of it can be seen, that's because the LEDs I bought were of different brightness and shades of white.

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I even replaced the bulbs of the climate control. Because I

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I also changed the bulb on the cabin ceiling

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PostPosted: Sat Dec 14, 2013 12:13 pm
by TRZafer
What kind of leds did you use ?

PostPosted: Sun Dec 15, 2013 1:19 am
by Axix23
Looks good. Thinking of changing out of my bulbs to LEDs.

PostPosted: Sat Jan 04, 2014 1:39 pm
by silverEG8
TRZafer wrote:What kind of leds did you use ?


These type are the ones they use for cellphone keypad lighting. I think the bulb size is 194s.

PostPosted: Sat Jan 04, 2014 1:41 pm
by silverEG8
Axix23 wrote:Looks good. Thinking of changing out of my bulbs to LEDs.


Yeah, they are brighter :hehe: