Thread: Temperature gauge backlight light bulb
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Old 01-30-2010, 12:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Cal Learner View Post
Clarify please, does the outside temp gauge backlight bulb need to be soldered, or does it plug in as other cluster bulbs do? Thanks.
You need to open the cover and solder the new one in. On the 190D, the bulb is buried under 2 flat ribbon cables and is a bit of tough to get to. It is not a plug in.
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