replacing dash lights

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Topic: replacing dash lights

Posted By: jdiazj1
Subject: replacing dash lights
Date Posted: March 21, 2006 at 3:30 PM

Hello, I currently own a 1998 Lincoln Navigator and started noticing that my lights on my dash (gauge faces) have started dimming. The left side brighter then the right. I wanted to know how this stock gauge lights work. Someone told me that I have to replace the whole dash cause the lights are built in and other tell me the opposite. Can you please clarify this and how would I go about replacing these lights? Also, I was interested in purchasing this

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https://www.eautoworks.com/html/ORD-1-1-1-33523.cfm

In order for me to use this, I have to replace the lights right, or does this have its own light source?
How would I go about taking the dash apart and replacing it with this? thanks

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jdawg

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Posted By: BNLUIS
Date Posted: March 21, 2006 at 4:01 PM

If I am not mistaken, it should be 194 light bulbs by a bunch of the and replace all at the same time. It happen to my 1999 ford explorer, it it a common problem on those year cars.

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Luis
Sound Waves
Is up to the installer to test all wires with a DMM whenever possible.

Posted By: jdiazj1
Date Posted: March 21, 2006 at 4:09 PM

there are 194 light bulbs that i might need to replace, damn. you sure i cant just change the ones that i need?

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jdawg

Posted By: BNLUIS
Date Posted: March 21, 2006 at 4:12 PM

yes, you can change the ones you need. But remmember you are already back there, you might as well replace all of the, this way all the light bulbs will be new same color (brightness) it wouls suck if you only replace the ones u need and weeks later the other bulbs crap out.

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Luis
Sound Waves
Is up to the installer to test all wires with a DMM whenever possible.

Posted By: schmoo
Date Posted: March 21, 2006 at 4:58 PM

194 is the bulb number, not the amount of them you need. Hope you already knew that.

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a true canadian eh!

Posted By: BNLUIS
Date Posted: March 22, 2006 at 11:13 AM

posted_image Yes, that's the part number, thanks Schmo, I tought it was clear .

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Luis
Sound Waves
Is up to the installer to test all wires with a DMM whenever possible.