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drunken_panda · 12-17-2005, 01:02 PM

I changed the blubs on the cluster on my 93, an everything was great, until they started to fall out. Slowly all of the blubs fell out into the cluster. I could take the cluster out and shake the blubs out and put them back into the holder and everything would be fine. I am using Slyania from AUtozone, can anyone give me some insight?

***ModifierMR*** · 12-17-2005, 01:17 PM

When you twist the bulbs into thier positions do they click?

drunken_panda · 12-17-2005, 01:58 PM

They do click. What I did notice was the blubs were a little more diffcult to push in than the stock blubs. So what I am thinking is that the 194LLs are a little bigger than the stock ones and therefore is popping out. I know that a lot of people have used 194LLs with no problems, but getting 4 bad batches from Autozone seems a little unlikely.

95WhiteCamry · 12-17-2005, 04:01 PM

weren't the stock bulbs in the gen3 models also soldered on?

rusty9 · 12-17-2005, 04:11 PM

he doesnt have a gen3. but as stated above, try soldering the wires on the lights to the base. fairly simple to do and they'll never fall out.

95WhiteCamry · 12-17-2005, 04:18 PM

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I changed the blubs on the cluster on my 93

haha, no, he worked on his gen 3... he even said so =P

drunken_panda · 12-17-2005, 05:49 PM

My 93 weren't soldered on. It is the same system as on our 92 Previa. There are black (i think) knobs that you twist off and pull out. I should mention that the blubs for the idiot lights are the only ones that fall out, the one for the illuminations have not fallen out (they use the same blub).

I dont think you can solder the wires very easily based on the holder, but super glue ...