I have heard but not seen that on the 2003 - up models, the bulbs are soldered into the cluster. It is nice to have all the lights and gauges on the cluster working. On the other end it enters the fire wall right where the instrument cluster is. It was an easy install, taking about 15 minutes to do the swap. We've also had many customers send us their gauge clusters from all over the U. Remove the screws from both sides here.
Next up you'll need to remove the clear plastic lens. Separate the instrument cluster bezel from the instrument panel enough to gain access to the electrical connectors. Sometimes a knife tip in there and a light scraping to clean off the surface. Remove the bulb from the base by pulling outward. Feel free to use any replacement light bulb sizes that are listed on Modified Life but keep in mind that all information here is provided as is without any warranty of any kind. Do not get it too hot for too long or you can damage the circuit board. I bet someone on this forum has done this repair so it shouldn't be long before a reply is added.
Those problems are more advanced than my instructable covers, for options on having your screens re-done by a shop see here: Q. The company will program this into the cluster, so all you have to do is just install it, which takes about 15 minutes. It is hard to remember correctly. Bring it to a dealer. Make adjustments to the needle a little bit at a time while unplugged until you get it to point right at the zero mark. Probably what happened is the circuit board got too hot during the old solder removal causing damage to the board.
Valid on orders shipped in the contiguous United States. The guage cluster was well packed and looked like new. Remove tape and snap clear lens back on making sure to line up the odometer selector stalk. Offer excludes truck freight and oversize fees. There will be one electrical plug in the back. It is under the intake manifold, towards the middle of the engine.
Do not get it too hot for too long or you can damage the circuit board. Look for screws to remove. Now slide each needle back onto the shaft of each new motor being careful to slide it on smoothly and straight down not at an angle, to prevent bending the motor shafts. There will be one electrical plug in the back. Open both doors and pop off the platic covers normally hiden when the doors are closed. If the behaviour is at all erratic and unpredictable, or hitting the dash makes the gauges come back to life, then you are about 99.
By simply pulling it up from the sides. I pulled the cluster out of the car, but can't figure out how to disassemble it so I can get to the bulbs. Then you use the solder and iron to solder on a small amount of solder to each motor's pin. I am very happy with my purchase. It can be seized in place, pull and wiggle firmly and it will break loose.
Remove tape and snap clear lens back on making sure to line up the odometer selector stalk. Tilt the steering column down in order to gain the necessary clearance to remove the… Short answer is no. I have a 2000 and my bulbs can be replaced by untwisting the old ones from the back of the clustrer. You can receive a refund by returning a suitable old core. It doesn't matter what angle the needle is pointed at this step but, to make it easy slide them on pointing roughly at the 12:00 position. The alternative, is replacing the entire component.
Hopefully your steering wheel will allow cluster to be removed, but if not, take off the steering wheel's center nut, the pull off the steering wheel-sometimes a steering wheel puller is required-an inexpensive tool available at parts store. Ok you're now ready to remove the old and replace them with new ones. The solder should flow on smoothly, quickly and cool to a even shiny finish if done properly. Then remove the screws under the vent so that the dash can be completly removed. Drive it until you get to that mileage you set with Summit and put it in. Offer excludes truck freight and oversize fees. Again that's something a shop would need to look into, see my links above.
Briefly reheat each solder joint with a soldering iron to re-flow the solder. Customer responsible for return shipping on core items. Yes, Summit programs the new instrument cluster to the mileage you inform them is on your instrument cluster that you're going to send back for the core charge reimbursement. After starting the vehicle, if the gauges aren't working smack the top of the dash with the flat of your hand. I have the same problem on instrument cluster sometimes its working very well and sometime not.