Replacing instrument cluster light bulbs...

[Mercfan]

This is for my mother's car: 2000 Toyota Camry LE (4cyl) - one of the light bulbs in the instrument cluster is out and I need to replace it. How do I pop out the instrument cluster?

Secondly, none of the cool/heat controls in the middle console are illuminated - what do I replace to get those lights back?

Thx,
James

[adalex]

can u take pics of it at dark? so i can get a feel of which bulbs are out?

[Mercfan]

Here you go - one pic with flash and one without (for comparison):

[adalex]

sorry err could u get a closeup of the instrument cluster? the steering wheel is kinda covering the right side and could u turn on the radio and get a closeup of the a/c?

[adalex]

your an a-hole btw >.< lol j/k I hate you, you have a 4.5 with the mode button on the clock for outside temperature

[adalex]

oh and if u could turn on all 3 buttons for the ac, recirc and defrost, u might actually have bulbs out in the switches as well

[Mercfan]

Here is the closeup of the dash without the flash - you can see that the left light is on and the right one is not...

[Mister_Perkins]

LynchburgCSI Video Series: Cluster Tech

[adalex]

perkins its different lynch's video is gen 3 different everything pretty much

[Mister_Perkins]

The concept of how the bulbs come out is the same though. Thats really the only reason why I posted it

this video at 9:30 Seconds

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[adalex]

can u tell me the specs on the car? is a j vin? does the vin start with a J or 4T? and what year? ill go outside really quick and try and replicate the lights you have out

[Mercfan]

Originally Posted by adalex

can u tell me the specs on the car? is a j vin? does the vin start with a J or 4T? and what year? ill go outside really quick and try and replicate the lights you have out

It's a 2000 and VIN starts with "4T" - what's the significance... someone else had asked me that question (we're selling the car)...

[adalex]

wow sorry to hear that the J-vin means it was made in Japan certain things on the car are different ie for example on the airbags on 4T made cars (made in georgetown Ky, have 2 30 torex screws holding the airbag on one on each side, J-vin cars have 3 total 1 on the left and two on the right) if u look at the steering wheel where your cruise control stick is you'll see a little round cover, theres on the otherside as well, gimme a little bit and I'll figure out which bulbs you need, oh and depending on which car you have part numbers for things around the car, including the bulbs have different part numbers

[adalex]

if you don't mind me asking why you selling the car?

[Mercfan]

Originally Posted by adalex

if you don't mind me asking why you selling the car?

It's my mother's car - she's selling it because she wants an SUV - Camry is not that good in the snow.

Back to the topic: the video that was posted (thanks MR Perkins) - showed how to replace the bulbs behind the cluster - I wrote down the bulb number: 194-168.

Wonder if I should replace all 4 of them at once... sounds like I may need to buy the entire assembly (with the black caps, not just the bulbs). Can you confirm the bulb/assembly numbers for me?

Also, it wasn't clear from the video if these 4 bulbs in the main cluster had anything to do with the lights that illuminate the heater/ac/fan controls - I'm guessing not....

Here the closeups of these with and without flash: