2003 tacoma dash light out

Hi guys.
my 03 tacoma has a bulb out i think on the far left side of the dash. the oil temp and rpm dont light up orange at nite.
Is this an easy fix,? or do i have to take apart a bunch of crap?

 

Mine is like that too. It’s normal

 

Jk. It’s not.
It’s not too bad from the videos I’ve seen.

 

I believe that cluster has to come out to get to the bulbs.


This shows how many bulbs are actually back there.

 

There are several good tutorials on YouTube for replacing dash bulbs, the dash has to come off. Not hard but maybe a little tedious. I've had a bulb out for over a year, just haven't gotten around to it yet lol.

 

Here are two posts about taking the dash apart. It is a bit time consuming, but not that hard.
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/how-to-dash-trim-removal-1st-gen.528257/#post-16872767
This one (near the end) shows removing the instrument section.
https://www.customtacos.com/threads...nstructions-tech-salvage.161145/#post-1907257

I used the same Philips 194 bulbs used in this video. The Philips have a diffuser already on them (helps with even lighting) and although expensive when compared to some 194 LEDs I didn't want to have to take apart the dash again anytime soon.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4-GQ0CpWeI

 

You don’t have to remove the whole dash. Just a few trim pieces. Then the instrument cluster comes out easy. Like @mtucker says:

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/how-to-dash-trim-removal-1st-gen.528257/#post-16872767

 

Thanks for posting this pic. This will come in handy. I had two in my dash go out and the stealership wanted $250 for all the bulbs needed to replace it myself. Part #’s and a computer you’ll save about $150.

 

Just to bump this thread. inatead of taking eveeything apart and replacing the left side of tge dash lights. i tried smacking thr console above it a couple times like a buddy suggested. it actually worked. lol.
light was out for almost a year. now its working. been working for at least a couple months now.

 

It’s actually not that bad to take apart. But I smack my ac control knob to get it to turn on.