Well, the lights on my speedo instrument panel has gone out. Drive in the dark and I have a hard time seeing what speed i am going. I seems that the lights on the roll-knob of the vents (roll to open bigger or small the vents that blows air) has also gone out. Could this be a common source? or just coincidence.

Probably common source. Check the fuse box, it has a chart of which fuse serves which circuit.

BTW, were you finally able to remove the wood console in your car? Were the pics helpful? Let me know.

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Jiggle the trip meter reset button on your cluster. It is also the dimmer switch for those lights that are out.

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in the back of the instrument cluster. It looks like a light bulb but, it is red in color. However, I would check the dimmer first...

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