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Old Mar 10, 2010 | 05:53 PM
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My speedometer lights dont come on all all. All the other lights on the gauge cluster work perfectly except the numbers around the speedo. Checked all the fuses and they're fine so where should I go from there. Thanks.
 
Old Mar 10, 2010 | 05:56 PM
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Bad cluster bulb.
 
Old Mar 10, 2010 | 06:23 PM
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Can I just replace the bulb or do I need to replace the whole cluster?
Never had one go out before.
 
Old Mar 10, 2010 | 06:27 PM
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As I suggested, replace the bulb.
 
Old Mar 10, 2010 | 06:40 PM
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Yes its just the bulb I had this experience couple months ago. I just replaced the bulb and that solved the issue
 
Old Mar 11, 2010 | 06:43 AM
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the hardest part of this is taking apart ur dash and getting in there to twist the ol shltter bulb out and put a new one in...that takes 10 seconds, but assembly and disassembly (not in that order of course) takes a while. dedicate an hour and a half aside or so...unless you've taken ur dash out 40 times b4 like I have done lol
 
Old Mar 11, 2010 | 08:27 AM
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Like the others said, the cluster has to be removed from the car first, but after that it is easy to replace the individual bulbs. Each of the black plastic things on the back of the cluster is a bulb holder. Twist it with your fingers and pull out, then pull the bulb out of the holder, insert a new bulb and put the holder back into the cluster. The larger holders are the illumination lights, the smaller ones are the "idiot light" indicators. I suggest replacing all the illumination bulbs as a set while you have the cluster out so you won't have to do it again for a while because more bulbs burn out.
 
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