Gauge Cluster lights
12-12-2001, 11:25 AM
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Car: 1987 Camaro IROC-Z
Engine: L98 bored .40 (357 ci)
Transmission: Race Ready 700R4
Axle/Gears: 9 bolt 3.70 posi
Gauge Cluster lights
My question is .. Can you replace the gauge cluster lights without taking the cluster out? If you have to remove the cluster how difficult is this to do?
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1987 Camaro Iroc Z
T-Tops
Maui Medium Blue
5.7 L TPI
TH-700R-4 Tranny
Dynomax Super Turbo
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1987 Camaro Iroc Z
T-Tops
Maui Medium Blue
5.7 L TPI
TH-700R-4 Tranny
Dynomax Super Turbo
Removed Cat
Check out my ride in the Readers Rides
https://www.thirdgen.org/rides/index...ew&rideid=6920
Better to look at it than to look for it
" 
12-12-2001, 11:33 AM
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<FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Tahoma"><font color="#000000"><font size=2>Hey 87....want a quick answer? 
Nope! You need to pull out the cluster. The bulbs are inserted from the back.
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Nope! You need to pull out the cluster. The bulbs are inserted from the back. </font color="#000000"></font size=2></font>
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Car: 85 Trans Am WS6
Engine: 305HO L69
Transmission: T5
Instructions:
Just remove the T-10 Torx Bits from the front of the instrument panel.
Then, pull the two 10mm nuts (use a 1/4" 10mm thinwall socket and extension) located next to Service Engine Soon bulb and Fasten Seatbelts bulb.
Next, drop the panel directly under steering wheel that should hold your two Vent Controls.
Now the FUN PART
Jam your hand up behind your speedometer. Yeah, this hurts if you have really long arms and big hands. Take my advice, since you will be down there for a few:
Lay your drivers seat all the way back and throw your ankles right on the rear seats and lay backwards under the dash, the only real way to do it.
Take a light. Now you have to disconnect the Two Wiring Connectors on each side on the back of the cluster. Pretty easy to figure out.
Next, There is a black retaining clip holding the speedo cable to the cluster. It is diamond shaped. Just push that clip towards the cluster and hold it. The speedo cable should pull right out the back. If you dissconnected the plugs, it will come straight out.
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87 Camaro LT
bone stock lg4 w/ 700r4
1/4 mile: 35 seconds @ 50mph (or so it feels like it)
mods:
ground effects (in progress)
93 camaro seats (installed)
99 camaro center console (in progress)
85-87 iroc or 91-92 z28 rims (91-92 installed)
white 145mph iroc gauges (installed)
Just remove the T-10 Torx Bits from the front of the instrument panel.
Then, pull the two 10mm nuts (use a 1/4" 10mm thinwall socket and extension) located next to Service Engine Soon bulb and Fasten Seatbelts bulb.
Next, drop the panel directly under steering wheel that should hold your two Vent Controls.
Now the FUN PART
Jam your hand up behind your speedometer. Yeah, this hurts if you have really long arms and big hands. Take my advice, since you will be down there for a few:
Lay your drivers seat all the way back and throw your ankles right on the rear seats and lay backwards under the dash, the only real way to do it.
Take a light. Now you have to disconnect the Two Wiring Connectors on each side on the back of the cluster. Pretty easy to figure out.
Next, There is a black retaining clip holding the speedo cable to the cluster. It is diamond shaped. Just push that clip towards the cluster and hold it. The speedo cable should pull right out the back. If you dissconnected the plugs, it will come straight out.
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87 Camaro LT
bone stock lg4 w/ 700r4
1/4 mile: 35 seconds @ 50mph (or so it feels like it)
mods:
ground effects (in progress)
93 camaro seats (installed)
99 camaro center console (in progress)
85-87 iroc or 91-92 z28 rims (91-92 installed)
white 145mph iroc gauges (installed)
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