Dashlights

[DPW]

Curious if anyone knows how difficult it is to replace several dash lights in a 1960 Buick Invicta?

Thanks

Dennis

[EmTee]

Hopefully @avgwarhawk,  @60FlatTop or @parkertom will chime-in with an answer to this question. 

[60FlatTop]

Pretty hard to read anything but the speedometer even in the daylight. Mine have always been dim but I never really needed them.

[DPW]

Ok there are couple that are out, parking break, turn signal, wondering how difficult it might be to replace them before I got started.

Thanks

[DPW]

Great now I have a clue

[60FlatTop]

I bought my car in 2002. Let me know how it works out. If it's not bad I'll do mine. Maybe.

 

May be taking my seat out soon for new carpets and some upholstery work. I could poke around then.

 

Whatever, I will not be putting LED's in if I get too the sockets.

[avgwarhawk]

I have not needed to replace the lights in the dash.  I would think the cover over the mirror would need to be remove to get at the dash face.  

[Oldtech]

If you lie on your back with your feet on the headrest and your head on the brake pedal you may be able to get your skinny arm up behind it and feel the light sockets which just turn  about an eighth of a turn and come out with the light in them. Otherwise the cluster must be removed. Doesn't look real difficult.

[parkertom]

The Chassis Service Manual provides instructions for removing the upper instrument panel and then the instrument cluster to replace bulbs. Doesn’t look too difficult and probably a little easier than going in from underneath.

Edited August 7, 2022 by parkertom (see edit history)