New Gauge Bulbs FTW!!!!!!!!
Got my Tri-Led bulbs today, so after the mustang meet, decided to go ahead and mod the gauges.
Pulled the Gauge Cluster using a Torx T15 Screwdriver to remove the screws. then removed the 2 wiring harness plugs from the back of the cluster.
went inside, took the back off, swapped the 5 bulbs, went to the car, and tested them...i had 3 in backwards, so went back inside rotated the bulbs 180 degrees, fastened them back in, and went back out to the car plugged it back in and wahlah it lit up but still green, which was what I was afraid of.
So i took pics of my needles so I could remember where they went when i put it all back together. then i pulled off the cluster lens and bezel...and pulled the needles off...then gently i pulled up on the overlay until it came off.
sure enough those idiots at Ford put some green ink or something on the back. reason i think it was ink was because when i was sanding it off, it made a big mess all over the sandpaper and my fingers. (see pics of the overlay).
once the overlay was finished i cleaned it off with water, dried it off then put it back on the cluster. reattached the needles, and put the lens and bezel back on.
here's pics from start to finish.
Last edited by Mixedbreed02GT : 12-08-2007 at 11:00 PM.
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