the lights on the dash of the '02 are starting to grown dim, so we're thinkin about instaling brighter ones, but i have no idea how to remove the instrument cluster enough to reach the lights nor do i know of anyone who sells a brighter light to fit our car... anyone know? thanks

 

You can used LEDs but they cause hotspots, if you can live with hotspots them go for it. www.ledautomotive.com sells em.

If you're replacing with new bulbs (halogen) they wont make much of the difference.