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Old Jun 25, 2018 | 04:57 PM
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LED bulbs in cluster

I'm going to yank my cluster and put some brighter LED bulbs in place of the originals. Does my cluster (1991) use the common 168/194 type bulb, and will they work without having to modify the cluster?
 
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Old Jun 26, 2018 | 06:31 AM
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Yes on bulb. I didn't have any fitment probs with my 95 trucks.
 
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Old Jun 27, 2018 | 10:51 AM
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Does anyone happen to know how many bulbs are in the cluster itself? I know for sure there are two turn signal, one check engine, one battery warning and one abs but beyond that I have no idea, trying to get decent pricing per bulb and don't want to order more than i need.
 
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Old Jun 28, 2018 | 04:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Da_Lariat_Chariot
Does anyone happen to know how many bulbs are in the cluster itself? I know for sure there are two turn signal, one check engine, one battery warning and one abs but beyond that I have no idea, trying to get decent pricing per bulb and don't want to order more than i need.
Looking at pics I've seen online it looks like there are 17
 
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Old Jun 28, 2018 | 11:33 PM
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Looking at pics I've seen online it looks like there are 17
Holy ****. Is that including the ones i mentioned (turn signals, check engine, etc)?
 
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Old Jun 29, 2018 | 03:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Da_Lariat_Chariot
Holy ****. Is that including the ones i mentioned (turn signals, check engine, etc)?
EDIT: Corrected the the image

That includes every bulb. This pic is of a tach cluster, but I believe the ones with a without a tach have the same amount, just with different placements. Each one of those black turn ***** is where a bulb should be.
 
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Old Jun 29, 2018 | 04:20 PM
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The cluster in that picture doesn't have an input for a speedometer cable. The OP asked about a '91, which still used a mechanical speedometer. His cluster will probably be similar, but may be slightly different.
 
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Old Jun 29, 2018 | 05:06 PM
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I know the obvious answer is to yank it and count, I was hoping to save that for another time. Thanks for your input guys
 
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Where have you guys found the best price on these bulbs in LED?
 
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Old Jun 30, 2018 | 04:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Mikulh
The cluster in that picture doesn't have an input for a speedometer cable. The OP asked about a '91, which still used a mechanical speedometer. His cluster will probably be similar, but may be slightly different.
Thanks for catching that, it looks like I must have accidentally uploaded a pic for a 92-97, instead of the 87-91. I'll edit that post right now
 
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