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Old Dec 10, 2008
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Dash Lights going out

I have two lights so far that have gone out. First one that went was the one that lights up the markings on my headlight switch. And second, the top light on the speedometer is now out. There not really a problem, more of an inconvienence, especially the speedo. It bugs me every time I look down at it now.

What would be involved in replacing these? Or is it not worth it.

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Old Dec 11, 2008
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Old Dec 11, 2008
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Its really worth it. Its not a hard fix, it just takes a little time.

If you follow that "how to" there is no reason why you shouldnt have it done in an hour or two.

While your in there make sure you replace all ( "6" I think) bulbs.
 
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Old Dec 15, 2008
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Thats exactly what I was looking for. Thank you. I think it will be a summer project though.
 
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Old Dec 15, 2008
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Go LED, you can make it look cooler.
 
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Old Dec 24, 2008
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I found LED's on a site for $8.50 a pair. At that price I can replace the standard blubs every year and still be under the LED price. How long do the LED's last and what other advantage is there? The price seems steep to me.
 
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Old Dec 24, 2008
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Originally Posted by Ranger Carl
I found LED's on a site for $8.50 a pair. At that price I can replace the standard blubs every year and still be under the LED price. How long do the LED's last and what other advantage is there? The price seems steep to me.
I buy my LED's for 75 cents each. I wired them in where I felt they needed to go. I used 20 of them in my cluster.

I didn't use the stock bulb locations, I re-engineered it.

If you want to do something easy and cheap then just fix it the way ford made the cluster originally.

I have thousands of LED's between my car and my truck, and not a single one has gone out yet.
 
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Old Dec 24, 2008
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can someone post the link to replacing those lights w/ white face plates and the blue LEDs?
 
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