So, decided to switch out my dull gauge lights with some LEDs. Ordered 5 lights for the instrument panel and 3 lights for the HVAC from superbrightleds.com. All 8 lights ended up costing around $22 shipped...so not too bad.
For the instrument gauge lights, you need 5 of the 74-BHP's. For the HVAC, you need 3 of the NEO4-BHP's. (These are the BLUE lights...which is what the "B" is for. Also come in Red, Green and Purple)
I removed the 2 long screws from the panel under the steering wheel and removed the panel. To remove the upper panel, you remove the 2 screws on the front beside the steering wheel. You'll also need to remove the panel on top of the dash in front of the windshield (defrost panel is what I call it). It pops out fairly easy. There are 3 screws under it that are connecting the upper panel to the dash...remove those 3 and then pull out your instrument panel slightly and disconnect the 2 wiring harnesses that are connected to the back.
Here is the back of the instrument panel with the 5 stock lights removed and a picture of what the stock lights look like when they are removed. They twist out fair easily by hand...if you can't twist them or have large fingers, just gently use pliers.
You will separate the lights from the brown plug and replace them with the purchased lights and then put them back into the panel. Plug up and see if the lights are working. If any aren't working, remove them and turn turn them 180 degrees and reinsert.
Here is the final product:
Much brighter and look much better! As always, opinions welcome.
