WandererS30 Posted October 21, 2004 Share #1 Posted October 21, 2004 my guage lights are very dim, so i want to replace them and clean the contacts. I am wondering how do you remove the lights in the guages. i looked at them and i dont see how they come out. I am going to replace them with 3000+mcd red LED bulbs; any advice here? Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/13704-guage-lights-removal/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bambikiller240 Posted October 21, 2004 Share #2 Posted October 21, 2004 They just snap into the back of the gauges. Getting to them is a bitch. Unless you have spaghetti arms, and eyes on the ends of your fingers.If I was going to do what you plan, I'd pull the entire dash out to do it.Just My $.02 Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/13704-guage-lights-removal/#findComment-98848 Share on other sites More sharing options...
EScanlon Posted October 21, 2004 Share #3 Posted October 21, 2004 They just snap into the back of the gauges. Getting to them is a bitch. Unless you have spaghetti arms, and eyes on the ends of your fingers.If I was going to do what you plan, I'd pull the entire dash out to do it.Just My $.02DITTO!With all the wire cutting and splicing and soldering etc, I doubt you'll do more than ONE, before you decide to pull the dash.Enrique Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/13704-guage-lights-removal/#findComment-98922 Share on other sites More sharing options...
WandererS30 Posted October 22, 2004 Author Share #4 Posted October 22, 2004 ... dash is already just sitting there.. took it out already. left it sitting on the mounts tho so i could keep the ignition hooked up Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/13704-guage-lights-removal/#findComment-98994 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomoHawk Posted October 22, 2004 Share #5 Posted October 22, 2004 All you need is to hook up a battery with patch cords to the dash harness so you can clean & test the lighting circuit. I've traced the lighting circuit on the wiring diagram for my 280Z and drew it up in a separate notebook (for future reference) so I can see the simplified circuit while I'm working on things. I've got a few circuits drawn up in there: fog lights, wipers, radio, dash lights...More as I need themDo the other connections/circuits too? which circuits are there for you? Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/13704-guage-lights-removal/#findComment-99000 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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