Instrument Panel

[Midgear]

Originally Posted by diablo

i took my cluster apart and found the bulbs were all sodered in place, is yours like that? cuse if itis than yes you need a new planel

not according to Eh_nigma..

My cousin has a sodering gun (i know i spelled that wrong) .. so perhaps we could just go get a few LED's and soder em to the board?


Edit: Eh_nigma.. that was your 1000th post..

[Redog]

Mosty likey there's a 03 motor in your Alero becuase somebody really effed the old motor. Maybe it had the LIG leak and it wasn't attened to, but it could be anything

[Eh_nigma]

Originally Posted by Midgear

not according to Eh_nigma..

My cousin has a sodering gun (i know i spelled that wrong) .. so perhaps we could just go get a few LED's and soder em to the board?


Edit: Eh_nigma.. that was your 1000th post..

It's easy to do really... what's easier on that panel, is there's A LOT more room to work with than the climate control, so I would STRONGLY recommend getting the 12V LED's (LED's with the resistor already attached). Pick the colours you want to put in... may as well do the whole thing while you're at it... and solder them in. But, as always, be sure that the solder connections are solid so they don't break down from vibration down the road (bad pun, sorry), and that they're not shorted.

Aside from that, when it comes to the odometer, exactly like Redog stated, it wont change at with a new or altered cluster - insurance/safety feature adopted years ago is to blame for that one.

I would also STRONGLY recommend that you get this car checked out for error codes once you're done. Either at a dealership or however else... to ensure that you haven't had the wool pulled over your eyes due to this moron busting out the lights... ...still baffles me WHY he/she would do it...

Hope this helps...

and for the record, my 1000th was right after Candace#1 (pawz) posted a reply to fun with my... errr... I can only assume "car" is what she meant.