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by **woa_its_j3ff** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 6:50 pm

when you take apart the dash to put in new instrument panel bulbs, how many bulbs are there exactly?? 4 or 5?. ..

by **krook** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 8:28 pm

try the SEARCH button, too. a lot of the things you're trying have already been tried before.

this is a good guide to go by:

http://www.solaraguy.org/viewtopic.php?t=10319

by **Mole** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 9:39 pm

i think 6...

if not, 4

by **hanatsuki** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 10:35 pm

its 5

by **WTF??** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 6:17 am

definitely 5 bulbs

by **purestyl3z** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 11:08 am

by **woa_its_j3ff** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 11:21 am

i tried hard as hell to get the 2 screws loose to access the bubls, but cuz of the steerwheel and the column it makes the task hard, so i even tried using the small lenght philips screwdriver to get the screw unscrewed.. but its stuck in damn tight. any suggestions/advice?

by **krook** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 12:07 pm

woa_its_j3ff wrote:i tried hard as hell to get the 2 screws loose to access the bubls, but cuz of the steerwheel and the column it makes the task hard, so i even tried using the small lenght philips screwdriver to get the screw unscrewed.. but its stuck in damn tight. any suggestions/advice?

use a stubby ratcheting screwdriver. they sell them at sears.

by **WTF??** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 12:26 pm

actually using a long (and i mean about a foot long) screwdriver helped me... youd obviously have to move to the side of the steering wheel column to unscrew it, but as long as you apply pressure upward and twist, it works

by **woa_its_j3ff** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 12:44 pm

I tried but i dont seem to be getting a good angle? .. iuno maybe im just doing it incorrectly =\

by **krook** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 2:52 pm

woa_its_j3ff wrote:I tried but i dont seem to be getting a good angle? .. iuno maybe im just doing it incorrectly =\

you're probably not getting a good angle because you're using a conventional sized screwdriver and the shaft is too long. if you don't want to strip that screw (and risk not being able to take that piece off AT ALL) you'd probably be better off getting a stubby screwdriver.

hey jeff. look! pictures:

by **woa_its_j3ff** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 6:07 pm

well thas the thing, i DID use the stubby screwdriver, i have all the automotive tools i need cuz i minored in automotive last semester.. so .. i just dont get wtf is goin on.

by **Jackass-Jeff** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 6:34 pm

woa_its_j3ff wrote:well thas the thing, i DID use the stubby screwdriver, i have all the automotive tools i need cuz i minored in automotive last semester.. so .. i just dont get wtf is goin on.

Bad luck for Jeff's to take out the cluster assembly lol

I almost stripped my screws. Make sure you're getting in at the correct angle. If not, the screws won't turn at all and you'll just be stripping them. It patient and put more pressure pushing UP against the screw than turning it. If you put enough pressure against the screw, it will be hard to rotate the driver, and that's how it'll budge.

good luck... it was a pain for me to do x_x

by **krook** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 6:36 pm

that screw is hard to take off the first time...a ratcheting stubby really helped me since you can apply constant pressure while turning the screw.

uhhh...the only advice left to give is to put more elbow grease in that. put more force!

by **woa_its_j3ff** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 5:26 am

thanks guys =)

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