Gauge lights

**tomtom** · April 6th, 2009 03:47 AM

Hi sirs, I just bought a 2nd hand vehicle. my problem is with the lights of the dashboard. mahina na po that it is difficult to see the gauge readings at night. What is your suggestion way to solve this problem sirs?

thanks

**marg** · April 6th, 2009 03:54 AM

Change the bulbs. 5watt bulbs should make it brighter/ Dami sa Banawe, mga 20 bucks each.

**oj88** · April 6th, 2009 03:57 AM

Two possible causes:

1. Some bulbs may be busted/broken
2. The inside of the instrument cluster is dirty

If you're into it, you can DIY the disassembly of your gauge cluster to check the condition of all the bulbs. You can detail the inside while you're at it.

My officemate's 98 Civic had blurred and somewhat foggy gauge cluster. Nung binaklas nya at nilinis yung loob, nagmukhang brand new yung cluster at maliwanag na sa gabi. Dinamay na rin nya yung mga buttons ng A/C at defogger at lumiwanag yung mga backlight icons nila kapag binuksan yung parklight.

Caution lang at ingatan yung mga internals ng gauge cluster. The cleaning process requires a lot of patience.... and cotton buds.

**1D4LV** · April 6th, 2009 09:32 AM

Originally Posted by tomtom

Hi sirs, I just bought a 2nd hand vehicle. my problem is with the lights of the dashboard. mahina na po that it is difficult to see the gauge readings at night. What is your suggestion way to solve this problem sirs?

thanks

anong oto? madali lang i DIY yan....

**Kwisha** · April 8th, 2009 07:09 PM

I replaced the 5W bulbs, medyo lumiwanag ng konti pero gusto ko mas maliwanag pa. Meron bang mga LED type bulb na pwede sa guages? I want it bright and white.

**renzo_d10** · April 8th, 2009 08:52 PM

Madali lang yan. Replace the bulbs. Mga P10/each. Sa banawe mo na ipakabit if you don't know how.

**non-vtec** · April 9th, 2009 05:09 AM

Pwede yung LED pero it will produce "hotspots". Hindi even yung lighting niya unlike conventional bulbs. Best bet is to use super white bulbs. BI Hybrid yata yung brand then remove the condom.

Use a plastic polish na din to restore the plastic cover of the gauge.

**heropopo** · April 13th, 2009 12:52 PM

Sir, paano mo baklasin (DIY) yung gauge lights for corolla gli? Tinanggal ko yung 2 screws sa taas pero ayaw niyang kumalas sa baba...pa-assist naman po. try to replace the bulb with 5W and clean the glass. Thanks po.

**non-vtec** · April 13th, 2009 08:51 PM

try to pull the bezel outward. but before you do that check muna if there are screws. pero i'm positive its being held by a clip lang.

**heropopo** · April 13th, 2009 11:27 PM

Thanks sa reply. Tinignan ko kung meron screws sa baba pero wala ako napansin...dun lang sa taas. Kelangan ko bang baklasin yung sa baba ng steering wheel? thanks in advance.