Dash Lights??
Le Mans Master
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I believe the 77 dash is styled like the 68...
....so I gather that it's the same pain in the @zz that mine is. Last time I dropped my dash; I extended the harness to the lamps so that I could at least reach up and do some bulbs from underneath.
Nevertheless, to do the lamps on my 68, I had to actually pull the dash to reach behind. Quite painful.
Nevertheless, to do the lamps on my 68, I had to actually pull the dash to reach behind. Quite painful.
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From: Springfield MO
St. Jude Donor '07
Not fun. Take all of the upper dash screws out and push it up, then you can lift the center cluster and slide it forward. Remove the screws holding up the steering column under the front of the dash and the screws inside the door jamb at the top of the dash pad so it can slide forward.
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....so I gather that it's the same pain in the @zz that mine is. Last time I dropped my dash; I extended the harness to the lamps so that I could at least reach up and do some bulbs from underneath.
Nevertheless, to do the lamps on my 68, I had to actually pull the dash to reach behind. Quite painful.
Nevertheless, to do the lamps on my 68, I had to actually pull the dash to reach behind. Quite painful.
I extended all of my lamp wires too and while I was at it I bought all new non GM sockets. The stock sockets are so cheap, they fall apart when you try to pull them out to change the bulbs. The factory should have made all of the wires longer. It would have made it so much easier to pull the dash out.
Team Owner
Joined: Oct 2004
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From: Springfield MO
St. Jude Donor '07
I extended all of my lamp wires too and while I was at it I bought all new non GM sockets. The stock sockets are so cheap, they fall apart when you try to pull them out to change the bulbs. The factory should have made all of the wires longer. It would have made it so much easier to pull the dash out.
Le Mans Master
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yeah, I installed new sockets too...
I think I've got them all replaced....maybe 1 or 2 left. I also installed 2connectors so I can disconnect all the lamp harness sections from underneath in case I have to pull on the dash itself. Of course, I solder and heat shrink every one of these painful little things.
