got a 96 2.8 .. the dashboard is losing some of its lighting... i cant see certain rpms, and gas, or coolant temp.. ahahha
is it hard to replace the ligth behind? what do i need?


also, my headlights are horrible...
what is the best plug and play light bulb to get? I like the bright white ones, but i dont want to burn anything... whats a good plug and play safe bright white bulb?
thanks !

 

The light bulbs are fairly easy to replace in the dashboard.

1. Pull off plastic trim piece behind steering wheel.
2. Remove 2 screws behind trim.
3. Wiggle cluster out.
4. Disconnect three large connectors and one small "check engine" light. Cluster should be free.

The light bulbs can be purchased at the dealer for a few bucks a piece. Make sure you get the ones with the orange plastic base already attatched to it. Some dealers don't know and try to sell you just the bulb portion.

The headlights do suck. I was frustrated with them also, and installed the sylvania superstar whites. They were a little bit better, but still bad. I ended up buying the european one piece projector headlights with xenon, and love them.

 

Yeah I bought the aftermarket projector two peice units and even with the stock bulbs I blind some people 200% better though the quality of the part is no where near the ecodes but still good

 

i just baught some dash bulbs today

95p per bulb including holder from audi Dealer in the UK

 

Jest,

Have multiple bulbs out includ check eng, are all bulbs in dash cluster the same, ie amp, volts etc? Should I just go buy 10 bulbs or so, I'm sure I need that many? My key replacement is check engine as I can notgo thru emissions without this bulb functioning. Thank you very much, geno.