Replacing Gauge Cluster Lights with LEDs - '92-'96 Toyota Camry
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- Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024
- This video is made as a guideline to show you how to change the gauge cluster lights from halogen to LED on a 1996 Toyota Camry V6 (1MZ-FE).
I hope it was helpful!
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Please note that I am not a professional mechanic, nor am I saying that you must do exactly what I say in this video. Perform these repairs at your own risk! Safety first ;)
The only DIY thing I've ever done to my 92 camry is change the dome lightbulb, and it was not a smooth process 😬.
I don't know how I came across your channel but now I've watched a few of your videos and subscribed. I am seriously tempted to remove my cars instrument panel and dash for a deep cleaning. I don't see this ending well for me.
Thank you! You can do it! All it takes is patience and persistence!
@@AutoFixYT Thanks a lot for the encouragement. I finally did it last week. Gave the entire dash area and vents a deep clean. Have to admit I could not figure out how to disconnect the clock. Maybe if I used more force but I was afraid to break anything and create a new problem. It was cumbersome to work around and hope I put everything back correctly.
Your video is the first one that I found I could pause and follow along when needed and that ever motivated me to even attempt such a thing on my car. Thank You.
Interesting. 'was curious what the cluster looked like. Thanks.
Great video, thank you.
Thanks for the vid man, deff gonna do this mod to my camry.
Awesome! I'm glad the video was helpful! It is totally worth swapping those old bulbs for some fresh LEDs, no matter what color you pick. It refreshes the look of the cluster completely. One tip I have is to not cheap out on the LEDs. I have bought cheap ones a few times and after a few months they start flickering or the burn out and them you have to do the job all over again. So keep that in mind.
very nice. although slight correction: this model begain in 92. I had a 91 camry v6 and it was the blocky square model before it
Yes you are right, my bad, I will correct that issue. Thank you for pointing it out!
How bout the size light ?
If you're looking for the bulb size I say it in the video
My factory bulbs also have the same flickering affect you described at the beginning, will replacing them with new bulbs fix this or could it also be the connection of the dimmer switch?
you can also just use t3 bulbs right so you dont have to bend the pins to fit the stock bulb housing?
I believe so
I am Korean living in Seoul. I recently received my father's '95 Camry produced in the US. The LED on the speedometer was broken and I was wondering what to do. Because Toyota cars began to be sold in Korea after 2010, there are no repair shops that know how to supply and repair parts for these old cars. Your video will be of great help to me. I'm thinking of buying some leds and giving them a try. The process may not be easy. But I'm still not sure which led to buy. This is because there are many different types available on internet sites. Is it possible to buy the T10 standard?
Awesome! These are great cars! Yes you can use a T10 bulb. T10 is the same as a 194 which is what those lights need to be.
Hey i have to replace my gage cluster wit a new/used one is there anyway i can change the mileage on the new one?
Yes, it's a mechanical odometer so if you take it apart you can literally roll back the miles to match your actual mileage.
This is completely unrelated to the video. It’s hard to find info on the Camry wagon. Is the outer tail light just a camry tail light or do I need to get a wagon specific tail light?
Great question and I agree. Everything wagon related I had to dig and explore and find out for myself first hand. But I do know the answer to your question! They are wagon specific taillights. Everything behind the front doors, when it comes to body, glass, lights, interior, is all wagon specific. Suspension is the same except for the rear coil springs which are wagon specific.
@@AutoFixYT Thank you!!!!
Like this mod 👍
What is the little switch you installed to the left of your dash dimmer? If you already have a video of it I can’t seem to find it. I’d like to add a switch like that to my ‘95 V6 camry for some aftermarket fog/under glow lights.
I added it for a couple small LED lights installed in the front bumper, which I guess you could call fog lights, although that is not what I used then for haha
Hey man, nice video. I drive a 1994 Toyota Camry, having trouble replacing the trunk light…any ideas? I’d like to put a red light back there 😂
There should be a lens that covers the light bulb. Pry that lens off with something. Little screw driver, pocket knife, your keys even, and then you should be able to just remove the bulb from it's socket. Once that's done, install the bulb you went but test it first because LEDs don't always work when polarity is reversed. Some are non polarity sensitive meaning they'll work in either direction, but if it doesn't just flip it 180° and it should work.
Then just reassemble.
Are all these bulbs the 194 size? Both for the gauge cluster lighting as well as the warning lights?
Warning lights are either 74 or smaller. The backlight bulbs that you see me replace in the video are all 194 bulbs.
What kind of led’s are those? And where you get them from.
They are 194 bulbs, I got them from Amazon. Link in the description.
Great video. I have a 95 Camry and my (D) does not light up when the car is in Drive. Is that a separate bulb? Is so, any idea what kids?
Yes! I had that same issue! So... Follow this video and take the cluster out. Once the cluster is out, on the backside you will see how the row of "PRND2L" lights can detach when you pry up on three little tabs. It then slides out like a book from a bookcase. Once you have that out, you will see a bunch of little tiny bulb sockets of various colors. I'm sure the colors mean something but these are so hard to find that in the end it doesn't matter as long as it works. They are interchangeable. So maybe the color was just a thing Toyota did to mark which goes where? Idk. Anyway, you can use a little screwdriver and twist counter clockwise until it pops out. With it out, what I actually did is I used my reverse bulb and put it in the Drive slot. You can either do that, or you can pick any other bulb, or you can go to a junkyard and do the same thing and pull out all those bulbs and use those. But that's how you replace it. Now, keep in mind that there are more bulbs than there are indicators. There is one extra bulb for the main backlight, and I think one more extra? Maybe just one extra. And also the Drive bulb has two brigtnesses. When you are in drive with the headlights off, it's full brightness. Once you turn on the headlights, it goes to half brightness for nighttime driving. Pretty cool.
Anyway, I hope this helped!
@@AutoFixYT thank you, good stuff. Do you know if the hvac bulbs are the same as the gauge cluster (194). I want to change all the bulbs to the same led color.
No they're not. I cannot remember exactly but they're either 74 type bulbs or those little tiny ones that I was describing earlier
What’s the red switch by the emergency brake release, I have a 96 Camry wagon and mine doesn’t have that, I want to mod and am wondering if that’s a custom mod you did yourself also great video ❤
When I bought the car it had a switch there that did nothing (not factory, an aftermarket switch that someone added). So I took it out and put this one in which controls the front bumper mounted LEDs.
@@AutoFixYT
You you have a video for the front bumper led’s
@druiz127 No I don't, sorry
Where did you get your headlights from ? The are nice..
I can't remember the website, but they were actually discontinued shortly after I made the vidoe. But if you search hard they might still be around somewhere
how do you unsauter or un clip the oem bulbs???
Just wiggle back and forth, twist and pull, and it'll come out
@@AutoFixYT ah, thanks for the reply but mine are soldered quite a bit i’m just ordered new sockets
What are the sizes for the gear and HVAC bulbs?
I don't know what they are for the HVAC, but the shifter should take a 194 bulb.
On second thought, the HVAC might take 74 bulbs. But don't take my word for it. Double check first.
Can i do this to my 1998 Camry?
Yes, it will take the same bulbs but might be a different procedure to remove the gauge cluster
Do these fully dim like OEM?
These particular ones I bought, yes. Some other brands don't. So make sure you pick the right ones.
Did you have a particular brand or seller?
how do i replace them for toyota camry 2009, i’ve looked everywhere and see no bulbs .
That one might be LED back-lit. I don't know, those are totally different.
@@AutoFixYT yeah those ones have a led chip backlit u can change the color professionally by soldiering
Mine had the same issue not lighting up the 140 mark
Annoying but I got used to it
Do u know what bulbs the 140 mph bulb is. 74 doesn’t look like it’ll fit
I honestly can't remember and I don't even have the car anymore... So I can't go look. Sorry!
@@AutoFixYT I thought you just uploaded control arms for the wagon?? You sold?
@@waylandwang9257 haha those videos were filmed last summer. I sold the car almost a year ago. Last October.
Sucks there's not an easier way to figure out if the bulbs are in correctly after installing them
Yeah not really, unless you buy LEDs that are not polarity sensitive
How did you find a wagon/hatch version
My wife bought it as her first car 7 years ago. She found it on Craigslist. Her mom had just sold her Corolla wagon (to me lol) and they had also gotten rid of the family minivan (big family) so they needed a decent size vehicle but not an SUV. And my wife was browsing through Craigslist one day, saw this, they went to look at it and after a little bit of back and forth (car had some slight issues) they ended up with this amazing 1996 Camry Wagon. Unfortunately we don't have the car anymore, about 5 months ago we gave it to a friend in need of a vehicle. Maybe one day it will return, but either way I know it's on good hands and it is loved and cared for.
These are very rare cars nowadays, especially in the condition that this one was in. It was a Florida car for many years so it really saved it from the rust belt salt. My Corolla Wagon (the one that used to be my mother in law's) has lived in MA since 1995 and after 346k miles it shows severe signs of rot, but I am fixing it. Not letting it die.
Anyway, getting side tracked, to answer your question in one sentence, they're out there, you just have to be willing to wait, and potentially travel far for a good one. But they are much more rare and hard to find than they were 5-6 years ago. And wagon specific parts are also very hard to come by, if not impossible. Junkyards are your best bet for wagon specific parts.