Gearshift indicator lights burned out

Discussion in 'General Motoring' started by Tegger, Apr 24, 2008.

  1. Tegger

    Tegger Guest

    In case this helps somebody...

    Occasionally people post saying one or more of their automatic transmission
    gear selector lights isn't working.

    I had originally thought these lights were LEDs soldered to a crcuit board
    and were not replaceable. Well today I discovered I was wrong. Those little
    lights ARE replaceable.

    First you need to remove the gauge cluster from the car. At the rear of the
    cluster there will be a flat white box held on with two screws. Once that's
    off you see the white box is made of two halves nested together and held by
    clips. With the two halves separated, you can grab the electrical connector
    and lift the circuit board out of the white box.

    Each of the little bulbs are mounted in long rubber boots that push onto
    two large pins that are part of the circuit board. Each bulb has two very
    long, slender wires which are threaded through the rubber boot and are
    pressed against the large pins. Carefully pull the boot/bulb assembly off
    the pin, unthread the wires, remove the bulb, and thread another bulb
    through the very same way. Pretty neat, actually.

    If you go to a U-Pull wrecking yard and obtain one of the white boxes (for
    maybe $5), you will have enough spare bulbs to last a lifetime.
     
    Tegger, Apr 24, 2008
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