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lojo999 Posted on Oct 02, 2009

Dashboard light out. only 1 not all.

The right half of the speedometer doesn't light. all other lights and gauges are on. i believe this is a bulb. how do i change this? do i have to take the dash apart and how do i go about doing that.

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Yeah its just a bulb all you have to do is find a repair manual for it most autoparts stores have the one ur looking for that way ur not breaking things and taking off dash peices you dont have to take off but ur gonna have to get behind the dash to replace it.. its not hard just time consuming

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