How hard is it to change the light in the dash? My "D" light is out and is starting to annoy me.
"Drive" light out
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in my LC80, it was a huge deal and you had to take apart the dash to do it. I never did it.
Let us know if you find a good DIY solution.
Let us know if you find a good DIY solution.
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I dont think taking apart the dash would be too hard, but i wonder how hard it would be to get to the light itself.
Mine is out too. I spoke with the dealer about this and the light bulb is cheap (of course), but it would be a minimum of 1-hour of labor if not more to get to. They said they really do have to rip apart a lot of the dashboard to get to it. Now, after getting underneath things already when installing my new stereo, it doesn't look terrible but that is just speculation for now. If I'm not mistaken, the entire instrument cluster comes out without a huge amount of trouble. I ran across a thread about it...guess I'll have to go find it again. That might be the easy way to those lights.
Not real hard , I did mine today, $2 for the light from Toyota, Takes about half an hour.
Remove the top plastic steering column cover and the plastic bit where the dimmer is, then remove the four screws that hold the instrument cluster and two screws for the connectors, lower and pull out the steering column as far as it will go and remove the cluster.
You then have to remove the PCB of the back of the cluster to get to the lights.
Hope this helps.
Remove the top plastic steering column cover and the plastic bit where the dimmer is, then remove the four screws that hold the instrument cluster and two screws for the connectors, lower and pull out the steering column as far as it will go and remove the cluster.
You then have to remove the PCB of the back of the cluster to get to the lights.
Hope this helps.
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"smacking it" was in jest, i would assume
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nice - sounds fairly easy. how long did it take you?
Here's the pic (somewhere in this thread) of me pulling the plastic trim above the steering column. It's retained simply by friction clips; no screws.
Once you have the trim pulled, you will see the brass screws for the Instrument Cluster. See the pic showing the exposed key cylinder for one of the brass screw locations.
https://forum.ih8mud.com/showpost.php?p=1571330&postcount=48
Once you have the trim pulled, you will see the brass screws for the Instrument Cluster. See the pic showing the exposed key cylinder for one of the brass screw locations.
https://forum.ih8mud.com/showpost.php?p=1571330&postcount=48
you don't need to remove the steering column cover. you just need to pull off the plastic piece that holds the dimmer wheel, remove the 4 screws the hold the cluster in, and the 2 at the bottom of the cluster, and then tilt the cluster out.
On my 99 the FSM procedure is to remove the steering wheel and I had to. Couldn't do it otherwise. I guess I missed something.
The trick with removing the steering wheel is the folow the procedure that deals with disconnecting the airbag.
The trick with removing the steering wheel is the folow the procedure that deals with disconnecting the airbag.
I wonder if this light could be replaced by an LED ?
SUPER BRIGHT LEDS home
I've used them for other lights around my LC and my Lexus and am very pleased with them. I would put them in my cluster if anyone knows what size it takes.
I've used them for other lights around my LC and my Lexus and am very pleased with them. I would put them in my cluster if anyone knows what size it takes.
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No, the light sometimes just has a loose connection. Whack the dash right above the gauge cluster with your palm. Worked several times on my 80, didn't work on the 100 tho.
I would buy the standard lamp as it is probably similar to the 4x4 lamps and you would have to modify/make your own. Have a look at the pic here
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