Instrument panel PRNDL light is out (1 Viewer)

[Super77]

The D in the the IP PRNDL is out (not the one at the shifter). Makes sense, it’s the one that’s lit most often. Easy to replace the bulb? Write-up? Trying to preorder the bulb before I get in there.

 

[MongooseGA]

A lot of people consider it a good thing when the D light finally goes out. They can be kind of obnoxious when driving at night.

I had my cluster rebuilt last year and had them put a red bulb in it. Took a bit of adjusting to not think it was an error light but it was one of my best moves with the truck.

 

[cwmoser]

My "D" light in the Instrument Cluster went out a few weeks ago to.
Looking for tips on how to pull the Instrument Cluster and what bulb, or LED, I need.
Do you have to pull the Steering Wheel?

 

[Trunk Monkey]

There's several Youtubes on replacing the dash cluster lights, take a look at those. I'd say pay attention and be careful about seating the cluster back in, there's two specialized bolts that pull it down onto the contact pins and then pass through and spin freely. If you don't get everything lined up just right you'll have some gauges that don't work.

 

[DFXR]

The D in the the IP PRNDL is out (not the one at the shifter). Makes sense, it’s the one that’s lit most often. Easy to replace the bulb? Write-up? Trying to preorder the bulb before I get in there.

It is not too bad pulling the cluster and replacing that bulb, though many many people on here just leave it dead. You do not have to pull the steering wheel to do it.

As said, if you don’t seat the cluster right on the re-install, you’ll know it bc half the gauges won’t work. But the second time you pull and reinstall to correct this will be about ten times faster than the first. Ask me how I know.

The bulbs are very cheap and as long as you’re in there I’d replace the P also. If/when the P light burns out on these pre-03 models, it can false-trigger a number of unrelated dash warning lights, that won’t clear til the bulb is good again. That happened to me and it took a bit to figure out that the only thing wrong was the single bulb.

 

[DFXR]

I used this old post from RobRed as a how-to for removing the instrument panel (skip to Phase 2 for the related part):

Factory Switch to Control Air Lockers – Part 2

Article by: RobRed Applicable Models: 1998 - 2002 / 100 Series Land Cruiser (2003-2007 with variations in the cluster lamps) In this installment

tlcfaq.com

 

[Super77]

It is not too bad pulling the cluster and replacing that bulb, though many many people on here just leave it dead. You do not have to pull the steering wheel to do it.

As said, if you don’t seat the cluster right on the re-install, you’ll know it bc half the gauges won’t work. But the second time you pull and reinstall to correct this will be about ten times faster than the first. Ask me how I know.

The bulbs are very cheap and as long as you’re in there I’d replace the P also. If/when the P light burns out on these pre-03 models, it can false-trigger a number of unrelated dash warning lights, that won’t clear til the bulb is good again. That happened to me and it took a bit to figure out that the only thing wrong was the single bulb.

Anyone got a link to the correct bulbs?

 

[DFXR]

Anyone got a link to the correct bulbs?

83120-60020

This is what I used. They range from $4-10 each depending on where you shop.

Later 100s (2004-) used LED bulbs - no idea if those could cause any issues in these older clusters.