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instrument panel lights .. replace 1987

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Old 02-18-2006, 03:49 AM
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The right side of my 87 inst panel lights are out,, all guages work fine just cant see them at night.. How much is involved in changing bulbscan I get them from under dash or do I remove inst panel from front
 
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Old 02-18-2006, 12:56 PM
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I completely rebuilt my display unit for my 84, you can use #94 bulbs that you get any any auto supply store, the bulbs that are in the display are twist lock bulbs that are very expensive, the #94 bulbs are a bayonet base with wire contacts, I solder the bulbs right to the copper landings on the pc board. taking the unit apart takes a littel while. but it's worth the savings, by the way if your display goes intermittent, you might have to resolder all the connections on the small power supply board
 
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Old 02-19-2006, 11:04 AM
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Go up to the thread titled"87 vette. He also inquired about the same problem. I addressed it there. It's not that hard to do.

good luck with it.
 
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Old 02-23-2006, 08:39 PM
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as an experienced electronic tech, i recommend this website, it gives you a step by step repair proceedure for the instrument panel. http://batee.com/corvette/dcrg/repair.htm
 
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