Gear light replacement
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I have an 88 s4, and some of the dash gear lights in the speedo are not working. I have the dash apart, and those things are tiny and hard to get to. Has anyone fixed these, can LEDs be used. I am pretty handy with a sobering iron, and have disordered and replaced things before.
Just wondering what my options are. Part of me can live without the lights, but being a 928 owner, my OCD is getting the best of me...
Just wondering what my options are. Part of me can live without the lights, but being a 928 owner, my OCD is getting the best of me...
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New bulbs can be soldered in (don't know if LED is an option) Before undertaking that task, I would put power to each bulb to make sure that's the problem. I had my bulbs replaced and they still didn't light up. It turned out to be the electrical switch at the tranny.
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LED's may be too bright for this application, and the bulbs are easy to find. RadioShack has them, see my post #6 in this thread: https://rennlist.com/forums/928-foru...32-lights.html These are exact replacements (they also have a 25ma version). There is other good info in the thread.
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Thanks Guys. I should go to radio shack before the go under. Looks very doable, and my P and D lamps are gonzo. was hoping for a non incandescent solution so I would never have to do this again....
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Replaced the bulb today, it was relatively easy. My park and drive lights were out, and all the others are good. It will take me a while before I reinstall the cluster. I am going to trace the circuits outside of the cluster as well. thanks for the hep again. Also the good news, is no left over parts when I put it all back to gather, but the bad news is my resistor holder by the voltmeter broke off, so I have to see if I can solder something back on.