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welcome to the no d light club :doh:
 
IdahoDoug said:
Against my better judgement, I tried this on the 97 when I got it. Didn't work.

So, how much time does it take to replace? Anyone have a quick and dirty description? I've been putting it off as dash work usually ends up irritating, causing other problems, and staring at a leftover screw and scratching one's head...

DougM
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I replaced mine in about an hour, tearing it all down replacing the 2 bulbs that were blown. Put it all back together to enjoy the D shining...but in the process I "lost" my ECT, and Hazzard lights. :doh: So if I were doing it again I would pick up extra bulbs...and/or replace them all...they aren't that expensive.
 
What? There's a "D" light?
 
LOL. Mine came with the dysfunctional D light, and I decided it was by design. I know now that's not the right answer, but I like it this way and won't "fix" it until other lights need help.

Just enjoy one less blinkenlight in your face!
 
I insist you go with blue bulbs .. :grinpimp:


Make ya a deal .. you go blue bulbs in your dash .. and I'll install a bumper this week.



TY
 
turbocruiser said:
Dan, I just tapped lightly on the clear plastic instrument panel shield and it came back on. That was like 10K ago. HTH
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This worked for me also. Butttttt, after I revived the light I realized I liked it better without that "D" shining in my face at night! I tried the dash slap backwards to un-revive the light to no avail.
 
I got an extra 50k miles and 2 years out of the D-lamp with the occassional dash whack. Mine is out for good now and even a nagging wife and a teenager don't elicit enough anger to wake it up. It's dead for good.

What else should I do when it gets replaced?

* Air filter lamp to indicate winch per Christo's web page?
* New bulbs in all the slots? (Seems like obsessive maintenance to me)
* Temp gauge mod? (Already have a Greddy... but maybe )
* Roll back odometer to 25k miles? Would that be illegal?
* Clear plastic has a scratch that bugs me. How hard would that be to replace? ($$ ?)

-B-
 
Beowulf said:
I got an extra 50k miles and 2 years out of the D-lamp with the occassional dash whack. Mine is out for good now and even a nagging wife and a teenager don't elicit enough anger to wake it up. It's dead for good.

What else should I do when it gets replaced?

* Air filter lamp to indicate winch per Christo's web page?
* New bulbs in all the slots? (Seems like obsessive maintenance to me)
* Temp gauge mod? (Already have a Greddy... but maybe )
* Roll back odometer to 25k miles? Would that be illegal?
* Clear plastic has a scratch that bugs me. How hard would that be to replace? ($$ ?)

-B-
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I'd say go ahead on the first 4, as long as you keep the truck untill 2007 and/or make note of it on all titles of you truck, then it is legal to roll back your odo.
 
i cant remember when my D light was working. i think of all the other lights as warning lights to tell me im NOT in drive.:D
 
I never had "D" to begin with..............:frown: :confused: :mad: :crybaby:
 
* Clear plastic has a scratch that bugs me. How hard would that be to replace? ($$ ?)

-B-[/QUOTE]
Hey Boe
the plastic is easy to replace, your talkig about the clear plastic in front of the guages right?

It is a really cheap part too.
 
Beowulf said:
* New bulbs in all the slots? (Seems like obsessive maintenance to me)
* Clear plastic has a scratch that bugs me. How hard would that be to replace? ($$ ?)

-B-
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Hey B -

Have you read the OCD thread? :D
 
Re: " D" Light

Mine has been out since I bought mine , it was one of the things on my list ...Can any one walk me through replacing it ...
I will ad bulbs to my next order for cruiser dan.
Thanks guys
Greg:cheers:
 
loquito said:
the plastic is easy to replace, your talkig about the clear plastic in front of the guages right?

It is a really cheap part too.
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Yes. It looks like the PO used some type of solvent or sand paper or something. Just a spot, but it's in front of the fuel gauge and drives me crazy.

-B-
 
BWAHHHAAAAAHAAAAA

'D' is not in Toyota's alphabet. They permanently erased it when their name changed from Toyoda (IIRC).

As others have said - welcome to the 'NO D' club.

I forsee a DVD on it's replacment. hehehe :flipoff2:
 
Beowulf said:
Yes. It looks like the PO used some type of solvent or sand paper or something. Just a spot, but it's in front of the fuel gauge and drives me crazy.

-B-
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Get a compact disk repair kit and use it. My loving children "cleaned" the plastic on my cluster with an abrasive. I couldn't even see my gauges!!! I used the repair kit (about $8.00 at WalMart) and after several tries it was almost as good as new!!:cool:
 
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