Light Out In Gauges...How Can I Fix??

[SHOsupercharged]

one of the lights on the left side of my speedometer is out, and i would like to know how i could take it out to replace the bulb...any suggestions??

 

[Angelo]

Take apart the dash, take out unit, and plan on about 1-2 hrs doing so!

 

[Slo-Sho]

Took me 20 min in my gen II. thumbs_u

 

[Detenator]

Take out the 4 screws on the bottom panel by your knees with a torx screwdriver. Under that, i think there are 2 more screws. There are 2 screws above the guage cluster, both torx. Pull off the **** for the headlamp switch, and use a pliers to undo the nut holding it in place. THen, carefuly pull the dash off. It helps a lot if your car has a tilt steering wheel. UNhook the switches for fog lamps and rear defroster. The guage cluster should be now visable. It should be held in place with 4 torx screws at the corners. Take those out and it should come right out. There are electrical connections going into it and also the speedometer cable. Disconnect them and then disassemble the guage cluster. The bulbs are little gray thingies that twist into the guage cluster. You can find repacements at a junk yard, assuming they let you take appart the dash of one of their cars. Itreall does not matter what car you disect, the lamps are all identical (but don't take my word for it) wether it be a Ford, GM, or even foreign like a Toyota. Usually dashboard repair facilities keep boxes of used light bulbs from the cars that they disassemble. If you ask nicely you can probably get a handfull of them for free.