Replacing Instrument Cluster Lights

[Bob Ayers]

Follow these instructions, and pictures to change the instrument cluster bulbs on a Ranger (mine is a 1999, I'm not sure on what years will be the same).
It takes 6 194LL light bulbs, go ahead and change all 6 while the instrument cluster is out.



Step #1 Using a 7mm socket, remove the 2 screws holding the radio bezel

Step #2 Pull radio bezel out slightly

Step #3 Using 7mm socket, remove 4 screws holding kick-panel below steering wheel. Note: 2 screws are under hood release handle

Step #4 Drop hood release bracket and pull kick panel out

Step #5 Using 8mm socket, remove 4 of the 5 screws holding kick panel metal brace

Step #6 Just loosen 5th screw in kick panel metal brace enough to drop brace to clear bottom 2 screws in instrument cluster bezel

Step #7 Using 7mm socket, remove bottom 2 screws in instrment cluster bezel

Step #8 Using 7mm socket, remove top 3 screws in instrument cluster bezel

Step #9 With tilt steering wheel, drop to lowest position. Also pull tranny shifter to "1" position (if automatic). Note: Make sure emergency brake is set! Pull Instrument cluster out from the
top

 

[TheRoadVirus]

Nice writeup . It suprises me just how much more involved it is on the next gen..

 

[mr. Charles]

.....very NICE write-up / procedure's with pic's ! ! ! .......Bring's memories back for when i had to do just the same upon my 96 Ford Explorer XLT; everything stated is practicaly the same ....step by step, even ...[ just gotta be careful of the trans_selector & it's cable when moving the whole dash-cluster about's ] ........ couldn't put it any better, than what you've done here........ ...........


mr. Charles


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[O'Rattlecan]

Thanks for the great write-up, Bob!

Ryan

 

[Bob Ayers]

Thanks Ryan and/or Scott for making these threads stickys!!!

 

[Bob Ayers]

I have been meaning to post the stock instrument panel photo at night: