![]() Reconnect the four-wheel drive selector connector. Reinstall the three black 7 millimeter screws into the top of the dash panel just before the instrument cluster. Reinstall the gold 7 millimeter screw at the top right corner of that upper dash panel. Lay the upper dash panel back into place, and you'll see the metal clips in their holes. When you get pretty close to getting it lined up, take a second to reconnect the electrical connectors for both the headlight switch and the interior dimmer switch. We'll shift our truck down into first gear again so we can lay our dash panel back in. We'll reinstall them into the instrument panel. All of the black 7 millimeter interior screws we've removed throughout this process are the same. All of these parts just click back into place. You may have to install the range selector at the same time. Reinstall the electrical connections on the back of the instrument panel. Now our instrument cluster is ready to go back into our vehicle. We'll install our new bulbs by lining them up and locking them in with a quarter turn clockwise. If your old bulbs have burned out, these new parts from 1A Auto are sold in a complete set to replace all the bulbs in your instrument cluster, and are going to go in direct fit, just like your original equipment, and fix you up right. It's a great way to bring back that safety of knowing what's going on with your vehicle when driving at night. If enough of these burn out, it can almost seem as if no lights are on inside of the actual instrument cluster. What happens with these, the majority of the time, is these bulbs, with old age, burn out, become dim, and make it difficult to see your instrument cluster at night. As you can see, there are some minor aesthetic differences in the bulb themselves, but they are the same brightness. Here we have our old part and our new part from. All of the little ones are for various indicator lamps, such as your high beams, four-wheel drive, and check engine lights. We'll remove all of the black bulb sockets because these are the ones that back-light our instrument cluster. These bulb sockets simply pop out with a quarter counterclockwise turn. This removes the gear range selector and allows us to remove our instrument cluster enough to release the last connector. There's another tab in front of the cable on the left side we'll lift up and slide out as well. Lift up on the tab on the bottom right in the middle of the gauge cluster. Once the bolts are out, carefully remove the gauge cluster from the dash. I'm going to use this 7 millimeter socket, a long extension, and a ratchet. Remove the two 7 millimeter screws on each side of the gauge cluster, for a total of four. Shift the truck back into park and remove your key. Release the other connector from the headlight switch. Using a flat blade screwdriver, remove this electrical connector for the interior dimmer switch. Put the key in, and shift the vehicle to first gear to get a little more room around the stick. Now we're going to put our column all the way down, if you have a tilt option. We'll remove this last 7 millimeter bolt. Remove these three 8 millimeter bolts using a socket and ratchet. Remove this 7 millimeter bolt through the access hole in this steel reinforcement behind the knee pan. Slide the knee pan forward toward you to release the hooks and remove it from the vehicle. Remove the four 7 millimeter bolts: one here, two below the hood release, and one all the way by our left foot, using a 7-millimeter socket and ratchet. Remove this 7 millimeter bolt that was covered by our center dash panel. This last connector for the four-wheel drive selector is going to have to be pried up on with our flat-blade screwdriver. Reach back and disconnect all of the electrical connectors. We use a small flat-blade screwdriver, with some tape on it to keep from marring our dash services, to pry out on this center trim panel. Remove the two 7 millimeter screws on the center trim bezel below the radio. Remove the three 7 millimeter bolts along the top side of your dash bezel with a socket and ratchet. Here are the items you'll need for this repair: 7mm, 8mm sockets, ratchet, and socket extension. If you need this part for your truck, follow the link in the description over to. ![]() We have a ton more information on this truck, as well as many other makes and models. If you like this video, please click subscribe. These often go dim or burn out and make it difficult to read your gauges at night. We're going to show you how to remove and reinstall the instrument panel, so you can change out the dash bulbs in the back. Thanks! In this video, we're going to be working with our 2001 Ford Ranger. I hope this how-to video helps you out, and next time you need parts for your vehicle, think of. Brought to you by, your source for quality replacement parts and the best service on the Internet.
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