Forgive me if this simple task has been posted before, but I did a lot of thread searching and didn't find one covering changing instrument lights, so here we go;
First - disconnect negative battery terminal!
I wanted to install an inline fuse for the instrument lights, which necessitated dropping the headlight switch, so to do so I first removed the knob by pulling it out all the way - there is a hole in the shaft that you can put a small phillips through, or paper clip or such, to hold the shaft while unscrewing the knob off.
Next I needed to unscrew the ring that held the switch in place - i used needle nose pliers to do so.
After dropping the switch, I removed the instrument wire from the switch at terminal 58A
I then installed the inline fuse
Next I put the light switch back in it's place.
I removed the steering wheel to ensure that I had plenty of room to pull out the gauges.
Now you will need to remove the gauges from their ports.
WAIT!! Do not just start prying the gauges out - first check to see if any one of them is loose enough to pull out without needing to use a small screwdriver or such. AHIK. If you find one that easily pulls out, then you can access all of the others and push them out from behind.
If not, then use a small flat screwdriver or other instrument to CAREFULLY work under the rubber gasket and work the gauge off of the panel. I started with the fuel/oil gauge, and then pushed the others out.
I then pried up each bulb holder, replacing each conventional bulb with an LED light (from Carmagic).
Then it was just a matter of replacing the gauges, and the steering wheel, and reconnecting the negative terminal.
And voila!
BTW - these are the "bright" LED's
Jason