How big of a job is it to replace a burnt out light on the instrument panel of a 1998 Toyota Corolla? I noticed that my far left light was not working, however, all other lights on the instrument panel are working fine.
If I need to remove the entire dash board to get to it, I will deal with it being burnt out.
Thanks.
There is a plastic garnish surrounding the instrument cluster held in by 2 philips head screws. remove the screws and gently pry the garnish from top first then sides then it should pull out.
Then remove the 3 screws holding the cluster in place (2 bottom 1 top). Once that is done gently flip the cluster bottom up and pull out some to expose the wiring harness. Remove the 3 connectors from the back and then the cluster will pull out.
There are 3 bulbs that control the overall lighting of the cluster. They are spaced about every third across the rear of the cluster. They are the larger Green knobs. Remove the 3 large green knobs and replace the bulbs with the appropriate size. You can call your local parts store to find out the size.
Its a 5 minute job and does not require the entire removal of the dash board.
-ASE Master Tech
-Lexus Senior Tech
99 Corolla Owner.
This is a typical problem with all toyota corolla when it is 10 years or older. I just replaced the entire lights on the instrument panel, lights on console, ash tray, temperature control lights, brake highlight, and headlights.
Instrument lights are probably the easiest one. All you need to do is unscrew two mounting screws, and the whole panel comes right off. I'd recommend replacing all the lights on the panel so that you don't have to do again should other lights fail. Good luck.
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How big of a job is it to replace a burnt out light on the instrument panel of a 1998 Toyota Corolla? I noticed that my far left light was not working, however, all other lights on the instrument panel are working fine.
If I need to remove the entire dash board to get to it, I will deal with it being burnt out.
I am certainly no mechanic or that knowledgeable about car repair, but I recently just had a similar problem with my '98 Corolla where the lights were burned out on the spedometer and gas gauge. I initially thought it would be a simple bulb/fuse replacement that I could do myself, but in the end took it to a shop to get repaired. By removing the dashboard and replacing the instrument panel my odometer was set back by a *significant* amount of miles and I wouldn't have moved forward with the repair if I had known this upon taking it in. I think you are far better off living with the lights out.
ha ha that's funny cuz I have a 99' corolla and my lights burnt out right on my gas gage but everything else is fine. I was going over a real bumpy road and it just turned off but everyone said it would be a pain to fix it so I just left mine alone too.
Is this a bulb in the instrument cluster
Need to know which fuse to replace for Dash Board light and Gauges.
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