Hey guys,

So I just made this video which should be very helpful to many of us! Replacing the dash lights is not that bad of a job and it is just a little time consuming with all of the screws.

Let me know what you think!

 

Nice Job and thanks, as always, for sharing your expertise. Keep up the great work !!!

 

Thanks man! I am glad the video was helpful! This is like a staple for our trucks! I always seem them with dash lights out lol

 

I like the mazda cluster. I like that it has red needles. I'm half tempted to find one on ebay so i can remove my orange needles that I have on my gray cluster.

-Nigel

 

Hi Chris - excellent job on the dash lights. I'm about to do the same on my 2001 Ranger.
I have two other issues that would like to ask related to the removal of the dashboard:
1) you said on this video that you will have another video on the gearshift not lining up with the letters (P, R, D, 2, 1). I searched here but can't find such.
My issue isn't as much the lining up as the gearshift lever not shifting all the way to gear 1. I thought in your video you may have some info related to my issue.
2) My DIM switch turns (works) but when turning the wheel to its max position I can barely see the gages (lights are still too dim). Any suggestion what to do since I am replacing some of the 194 bulbs?
Thanks in advance!

 

Good video. This is what I did on my '95. But since mine is a manual and has tilt wheel, there were some minor differences. Such as with tilt you may need to remove the tilt lever to clear the trim. I also found it beneficial to remove the steering column trim for clearance of the cluster.

 

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How to Align a Car Shift Indicator - YouTube

2. I just replaced my dash lights and noticed that 4 bulbs were burned and didn't work and all other were almost black/silver and worked. I suspect your bulbs are just old. I changed all bulbs as it's already open.
Good luck!