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Old 10-13-08, 04:53 PM
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Default Help!, Instrument cluster bulb burned out!

Today, when I started the car and put on the lights, I coudn't see half of my speedo. I did some searching here, isfanatics and my IS, and it looks like a bulb burned out. I also say the DIY of taking out the cluster and what bulb I need, a 194. A few questions, do I have to get the bulb at a Lexus dealer, or can I go to a toyota dealer, or autoparts store?, how much do these bulbs cost?, should I repalce all the bulbs? and if I got the work done at a lexus or toyota dealer how much would it cost?
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give it the wack test!.

apply hand to dash in fast motion.
Old 10-14-08, 08:18 AM
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Analogue gauge cluster lighting can be easily removed and purchased at Radio Shack. No worries, this happens to the best of us. Camry's are notorious for this.
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there's no better time to upgrade to leds! check out the tutorial i wrote:
http://www.isfanatics.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3352
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well add this to the list of mods to do.

do these leds have a tint of blue to them?
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are the #194 led's and the #24 led's both white...because I would like to do this...there are different colors on the cluster (Red/orange for the needles and yellow for the kmph numbers) and I would like to keep these colors the way they are but change everything else to bright white..my question is: do i change both the #194 bulbs and the #24 bulbs?
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the 194 or 24 or 74 refer to size and shape of the bulb or led.(you can get them in different colors
if they are truely a white it will just illuminate the colors similar to what you see in the day time.


i miss my es's cluster sometime.
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Originally Posted by nyczzzjohn
there's no better time to upgrade to leds! check out the tutorial i wrote:
http://www.isfanatics.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3352
Thanks, I saw this tutorial before on ISF, very well written. I like the red lighting, but I also like the white, I will go to radio shack and check out what they have and do something this weekend. Thanks all for the info.
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Originally Posted by 3rdelement
the 194 or 24 or 74 refer to size and shape of the bulb or led.(you can get them in different colors
if they are truely a white it will just illuminate the colors similar to what you see in the day time.


i miss my es's cluster sometime.
What a great pic and your mod looks awesome. LED all the way!!!
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I really want to do this to my cluster but I cannot seem to find any online website that has the #24 LED's...does anyone know a good website or somewhere I could go to purchase these..?
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