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fayesh
10-09-2005, 11:12 PM
Hi
I have a ford explorer 97 eb, does any one knows how to change the dashboard light bulbs, the left side of the seed gauge is dark
Any idea any on
thanx

zambone
10-13-2005, 03:58 AM
Ya on my 97 explorer.
You have to take all that plastic junk off and a steal plate under the dash off + part of the radio cluster.
You will find a lot of hidden screws that need to come out.
It took me three hours to get the gauge cluster to replace the check engine light because all of the hidden screws, and then have to take something else off.
Once you get the cluster off look behind the cluster and you will find little plastic tabs that twist off which holds the light bulb in once you have that out is like Christmas lights you just pull the bulb out of the plastic tab and replace it.
Then put all the plastic junk back on which should only take about an hour because you found all the hidden screws.
Have fun because it was a pain in the A$$
PS make sure you have all kinds of different wrenches (metric).

fayesh
10-15-2005, 05:33 AM
Ya on my 97 explorer.
You have to take all that plastic junk off and a steal plate under the dash off + part of the radio cluster.
You will find a lot of hidden screws that need to come out.
It took me three hours to get the gauge cluster to replace the check engine light because all of the hidden screws, and then have to take something else off.
Once you get the cluster off look behind the cluster and you will find little plastic tabs that twist off which holds the light bulb in once you have that out is like Christmas lights you just pull the bulb out of the plastic tab and replace it.
Then put all the plastic junk back on which should only take about an hour because you found all the hidden screws.
Have fun because it was a pain in the A$$
PS make sure you have all kinds of different wrenches (metric).

thanx man
but I have a couple of questions :banghead:
1- do I have to remove the the tape player or the plastic junk around it
2- can I change its color (the lights)
thanx agin

zambone
11-04-2005, 09:45 AM
Sorry about the time delay I did not go back and check the forum
You do not have to take the radio out you can open the plastic junk around the radio about 3 to 4 inches to get the plastic junk off around the top part of the steering column.
About the color of the light I guess you could but on the cluster the cluster film is like a yellow color for the check engine light.
Sorry again for the time delay.

srercrcr
11-05-2005, 05:42 AM
I'm still trying to figure out what a "seed gauge" is.

B33p3r
11-05-2005, 09:38 PM
speed gauge

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