hello everyone ,

I just bought a 96 TL and am not to fimilar with them . I traded my Lexus ES 300 which was well maintained since new and wondering did I make a misstake? or are the acura's great cars .. I was searching thru the forums which is great. Was a memeber of lexusownersclub.com which was a excellent place to go to when owning a lexus . One of my questions is , is the Instrument cluster (back lighting ) Servicable? meaing can the cluster be removed and new bulbs put in? If so , is hard to remove the cluster from the dash board and how hard are the bulbs to get to?

 

Hello.

I'm guessing you want to replace the D4 light on the cluster. This step by step posting will tell you how. Its pretty easy really. Just go gentle on the air conditioning vents.

https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...=light+replace

 

welcome to the boards... i am confident that you will be satisfied with the information you will find on this site... congrats on the purchase, we have a very reliable car if properly maintained...

 

Welcome! BTW, you did the right type of trade-in, *cough* copy *cough*, hehe, j/p.

~Cheers~

 

Welcome Aboard !!

 

Another happy TLer.....

 

Welcome

To be honest, the ES300 and TL were and still are excellent cars. I doubt you made a mistake trading the ES for a TL. In my opinion, its just a matter of taste and preference.

I think overall, you'll find the TL easier to work on and if taken care of properly in the past, nearly or as reliable as the ES.

 

i did the complete opp. of this! i sold my 98 TL for an 02 Lexus es300 and now im a member of Lexusownersclub.

 

Well... since Wackjum already gave you some excellent advice/link... all i have to say is...

WELCOME TO ACURAZINE.COM

 

if i were you, id go to tec-toyz.com and get FIVE 194 BLUE BULBS and put the in the back of the cluster where the white ones are now. makes it look 100% better

 

HAHAHA! just noticed this!

 

Hehe, . My neighbour has an ES300, "illegal-blue" lights... His HIDs are probably around the 8,500K mark AND he has a blue housing for his headlights.

~Cheers~

 

thanks for the welcome and replys. I plan on changing the back lighting in the cluster . My lexus instrument cluster was Gorgous compared to this one .

 

Another question for everyone , since i am not fimilar with these cars , Is the power moon roof button suppose to light up at night ? I am enjoying the car , seems like Excellent quality , but I am also baffled why the enterior lighting is not theater dimming?

 

Some bright white LED's should meet your expectations

 

I order some Blue leds. as copy has suggested . or maybe i should have went with white leds , i will find out once the blue leds arrive

 

never seen white but blue looks good.