AJ1970 Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 Hey everyone- hope you’re staying safe and well. Right now I’ve got some time on my hands. I need to replace the turn signal lightbulbs in the dashboard. While I am in there will probably change the bulbs for gauges. Scale of 1-10 how much of a pain is this? I haven’t found much info but I assume I need to remove the dash to gain access. any tips or tricks is greatly appreciated. thanks- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
71MonteCarloMD Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 I haven’t done mine yet but was advised to unhook the battery before you change bulbs otherwise will ruin the circuit board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Bell Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 The original 194 lamp is 3.78 watts, lamp 17177 is 5 watts so it's nicely brighter. Direct replacement. If you try to replace the bulbs with the cluster in place, you greatly increase the chance of tearing up the copper spot contacts on the flex board for them. https://www.amazon.com/Wagner-Lighting-BP17177-Miniature-Bulb/dp/B000C920AW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ1970 Posted April 1, 2020 Author Share Posted April 1, 2020 Thanks! For the info. Any tips on removing the dash? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
71MonteCarloMD Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 Try this as some links are broken but some said no need to pull full dash, just the dash pad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ1970 Posted April 3, 2020 Author Share Posted April 3, 2020 Thanks for the info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blake350 Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 Paul quick question if you don't mind---17177 looks good--- how long has that p/n been around? i only am familiar with 168/194 over the years..I see the 17177 is readily available Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traveler Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 I replaced the bulbs with led’s and found I needed to pull the dash pad to gain access, the dash pad removal is a 10-15 minute job and 6 screws, 4 over the cluster 2 in the glove box. when young I snaked my arm up from under the dash but my arm doesn’t bend the way any more, lol. This still left a couple a little hard to get at. Paul Bell is correct be careful around the printed circuit sheet when replacing the bulbs, the traces in my case were 48 years old and when I attempted the bulb for the headlight switch the holder moved the copper trace. I was able to get the bulb holder to trap the trace under the contact point when I realized why it wouldn’t light up. I‘ll replace it when I upgrade to a tack instrument cluster in a few weeks. A separate pc board/sheet is available from Sonnie24 on ebay and others as well. If you choose to pull the dash you may need to drop the steering wheel, good luck. J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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