- Joined
- Jan 26, 2019
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- Location
- Kingman, AZ
- Vehicle Year
- 2005
- Make / Model
- FordRanger Edge
- Engine Size
- 3.0
- Transmission
- Manual
- My credo
- From here on down it's uphill all the way!
There are a couple of good how to's on You Tube on removal of the instrument panels. Unfortunately they only go up to the 2003 model. The Haynes manual does not list a bulb for the '04 and later Rangers and my '05's owner's manual says, "To replace all instrument panel lights - see your dealer".
I have been driving since 1961 and will be dipped if I take my truck to those freakin vultures to fix a burned out dash bulb!
So I remove the instrument panel tonight and pull one of the 11 bulbs. I figure to replace all of them at once and not have to deal with this problem again. The truck has under 70K so they should last till I die if I do them all.
I get a magnifying glass to read the print on the bulb as they are about the size of a swollen grain of rice. It looks like the bulbs come installed into the plastic 1/4 turn holders and say: TSD 4 26W X 14V1.
I am going to NAPA Auto Parts tomorrow to see if I can purchase some there and avoid the local (Anderson Ford) dealer here in Kingman, Arizona. Don't even get me started about their attempts to bleed my clutch when I bought it this Winter. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
Any advice would be appreciated!
I have been driving since 1961 and will be dipped if I take my truck to those freakin vultures to fix a burned out dash bulb!
So I remove the instrument panel tonight and pull one of the 11 bulbs. I figure to replace all of them at once and not have to deal with this problem again. The truck has under 70K so they should last till I die if I do them all.
I get a magnifying glass to read the print on the bulb as they are about the size of a swollen grain of rice. It looks like the bulbs come installed into the plastic 1/4 turn holders and say: TSD 4 26W X 14V1.
I am going to NAPA Auto Parts tomorrow to see if I can purchase some there and avoid the local (Anderson Ford) dealer here in Kingman, Arizona. Don't even get me started about their attempts to bleed my clutch when I bought it this Winter. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
Any advice would be appreciated!