How do I change cluster bulbs?

Kuchtaboy

Unregistered User
you have to take the cluster out... I'm pretty sure there's sockets on the back of the cluster that you can un-screw and take out.
 

G3GirL

UUUHHHH-OOOOHHHHHHH...!!!
^ that sounds right to me. i don't have a '90, though i can't imagine it being that much different.

check a manual if you wanna be sure. we have some posted on this site somewhere..lol
 

tisguy

New Member
TEG_DEMON_90 said:
does anybody no how to change the bulbs in the cluste inside of a 90 acura integra
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it's such a bitch.. There are screws on the underside and bottom of the cluster trim. After that you need to remove the knobs for the AC/temp control... you just pull them off. Then the piece with the climate control marks comes off. Under there are like 4 screws holding the trim in, the smaller screws hold the climate control to the dashboard. There's also this trapezoidal-grooved piece to the right of the climate buttons, remove that and there's a screw to take out. What I do after that is take a flathead, and put it between the trim and dash slowly prying out the trim and using my fingers to pull it out slowly (be careful/gentle here the trim is thin plastic and snaps very easily!).

There are then another 4 screws that hold the cluster to the dashboard, remove those and pull the cluster out a little. There are 3 plugs to unplug, and the speedo cable to unplug. Speedo takes more time to do because there's a clip that holds it in (imagine the metal clip on pins, it's similar to that). Then you just twist the base of the bulbs to remove them and replace them with the new ones.

And that's it.. I'd post up pictures if i could but I didn't take any. I ended up scratching up my arms like crazy putting it back and testing bulbs because I had the polarized types.
 


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wite2nr

New Member
it is very time consuming, much harder than a dc or civic. be very careful when removing the actual cluster to disconnect the speedo cable. i got frustrated and just yanked the whole thing out because i thought it was stuck on something, but it was the speedo cable (never had a car with a wire attached to the back of my cluster, i was like wtf?!). i had to put it back together and drive around for a week without knowing how fast i was going until i got another speedo cable, which i had to do the whole process all over again. after that, bulbs are 194 (big) and 74 (small).
 


ghost_xero

Sword of Swords!
it aint bad, i did it today....ull have 2 bolts on top and 2 under wheel and 2 in cluster row above wheel, then 4 holding instrument cluster in and the its all bezel clips from there.
 
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