Instrument panel lighting

biggut · #1 (**permalink**) 07-13-2008, 07:25 PM

Hey guys! The lights in the instrument panel in my 66 F100 have grown pretty dim. The bulbs are 57's, but I wondered if anyone knows what I can replace them with to get a little more glow. That dim yellow lighting adds antique ura, but I'd rather see the speedometer! Thanks for your help! Brett

billy12360 · #2 (**permalink**) 07-13-2008, 07:30 PM

im not sure on how to help you on that one...

but i got a quick question on this thing...

was there ever a gage light on the 63s??? cause i dont seem to have anything, other then high beam indicator, gen light. turn signals, and one other thing that lights up red, directly across from the gen light...

biggut · #3 (**permalink**) 07-13-2008, 07:43 PM

I think your dash is the same as my 66, and there are 3 lights on it. There is one on the bottom, between the oil and gen indicator lights, and one in each top corner-just outboard of the turn signal indicator lights. The sockets should pop out if you push to the side, and then pull.

billy12360 · #4 (**permalink**) 07-13-2008, 08:37 PM

ehh i figured it out sort of...

there are lights for my dash... sort of in reverse ordere then what you posted though i think... one on top... right above the speedo... then 2 on the bottum...

i think i have a bad switch cause some times they all work... other times none of them work except the gen and oil light, and turn signals....

umm to answer your question... i guess... pull one or 2 of the bulbs and head off to the local parts store and find one that matches yours...

biggut · #5 (**permalink**) 07-13-2008, 09:10 PM

I think the headlight switch may be bad---the dashlight dimmer uses a coil with a little button to pick-up lower voltage along the coil (to dim/brighten the dash lights).It either gets full of crud-or fails to make contact along it's path. Does turning the headlight switch affect the dash lights?

billy12360 · #6 (**permalink**) 07-13-2008, 10:01 PM

not that i could tell... if i moved stuff around just right... it will flip on for a few seconds...

im thinking i will just pull all the wires to everything, and set up another toggle switch to run my dash lights...

biggut · #7 (**permalink**) 07-13-2008, 10:11 PM

Might be easier to just change headlight switches; they are a dime a dozen-I think everything up to 72 will fit, and you can change one in 15 minutes-just push the little button on the top of the switch body, and pull out the knob-unscrew the bezel screw, and the switch will fall out in your hand. Unplug the wires,and plug in the new one. Just my thought.

billy12360 · #8 (**permalink**) 07-13-2008, 10:16 PM

Ahhhhhhhhhh Thank You I Was Trying To Figure Out How To Remove The F*)(^r