Ethan01

I recently bought a 85 vette and the digital dash lights arw hard to see like the speedometer and all the other meters so after searching the forum I found that I just need to replace the bulbs. Can someone tell me if these bulbs work?

A Peter C4

I think you want #74 or #L74.

Ethan01

Sorry but what do you mean?

gerardvg

Hi
Batee is the c4 dash guru, see ebay listing below for the globe set.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Xenon-Bulb-K...1S~u1g&vxp=mtr

A Peter C4

Those are the bulb #s given at Rock Auto for 1985 instrument cluster bulbs.

Cliff Harris

Those were only used in 1989. #882 is the correct bulb for earlier cars.

I put LEDs in my dash. Much cooler running and last forever.

Gibbles

Got a set of polarized sunglasses?

If yes, put them on and look at your dash.

If it's a bit better, the you might need to rebuild your cluster.

Ethan01

thanks I think I'm gonna get these ones. Does it come with 4 of them?

Cliff Harris

I see 4 in the picture, so I would assume you get 4.

As I said earlier, go with LED. Much better choice for multiple reasons:

http://www.batee.com/corvette/dcrg/s..._complete.html

Ethan01

these actually do look great so I'm going to have to wait a little bit to buy them because they are out of stock😒 would the xenon bulbs be a good choice?

hcbph

I've seen others having the 4 bulbs where the contacts that wrap around the bottom of the bulb. Mine on the other hand had the bi-pin bulbs like in in the illustration. Which you have depends on the bulb sockets that were used in the instrument cluster. The tool I showed lets you remove and install the bulbs from the front of the dash.

The only way to tell for sure which you have is to remove the bulbs. It's possible if the dash was apart, they might even be mixed the sockets and bulbs.

I will give you a bit of a warning. If you have bi-pin bulbs, replacing them from the front, it is easy to bend the pins while attempting to insert the replacements.

I ended up having to have my instrument cluster repaired by Batee, I had Bryan replace all the bulbs at that time with Xenon bulbs to reduce the heat but still illuminate the gauges well - which they do.

Hope that helps. Good luck.

PS The tool I showed I found on Ebay. It allows you to remove the 4 metal caps and change the bulbs out without disassembling the instrument cluster. I found this one on listed for Pinball games repairs. You can pull the caps, use the tool to go in through the hole and grasp the old bulb to pull it. It also can insert replacement bulbs.