Do you HAVE to solder new bulbs in when replacing them in the gauge cluster?

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Mar 24, 2003 | 03:44 PM

SloMofo

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Do you HAVE to solder new bulbs in when replacing them in the gauge cluster?

I want to swap out my stock gauge cluster bulbs for colored on my 95, but I don't wanna have to deal with soldering in the new bulbs, though.

Has anyone done the change without soldering?
If so, how'd it go?

Mar 24, 2003 | 06:58 PM

L44

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nope ya sure dont, but i highly recommend buying the LED #194 bulbs if you are gonna do this you can get them on ebay

Mar 24, 2003 | 07:32 PM

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You just have to bend the wires from the bulbs around the little housing that the bulb slides into

Mar 24, 2003 | 09:29 PM

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sounds like a pita.....
how hard is it really???

Mar 24, 2003 | 09:42 PM

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Originally posted by stik6shift98
sounds like a pita.....
how hard is it really???

10 min after you manage the first one
20 min all together

Mar 24, 2003 | 10:49 PM

stik6shift98

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thats like no time at all

Mar 25, 2003 | 08:22 AM

SloMofo

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Originally posted by BIGKerneL44
nope ya sure dont, but i highly recommend buying the LED #194 bulbs if you are gonna do this you can get them on ebay

I already have the bulbs. The quad LEDs from Macewen.

Only have to wrap the wires around? Heh, I guess it's not that bad.