anyone know what size/designation this tiny bulb is behind the climate controls on my 88 4runner? thanks in advance!!!

 

if I remember right it's a 74. why not just take it out and take it to the parts store? or is it completely missing?

 

I believe that's the one, yes. I took mine out to the store and that was the best way to confirm it was correct.

To get to it, be careful....take the knobs off the slider heat controls, then using a small flathead, CAREFULLY pry the edges off the bezel that has all the controls printed on it - pry near where that meets the digital clock....should pop off. There is a clear piece of plastic behind it, and the bulb is behind this...it illuminates the entire display .

While you're at it, replace your dash bulb lights - see my DIY on it

Good luck - go slowly so you don't break the plastic!

 

I replaced my dash lights with led, but cant find a size for the climate bulb to order the correct led.

 

http://www.superbrightleds.com/cgi-b...ini-wedge.html

This site has what you need. The 194 are for the big bulbs in the gauge cluster and the 74 are the small blubs in the cluster and climate control panel. I bought the 194 90 degree bulbs for the gauge cluster and think I should of gone with the 120 degree. The 90 degree 74 work just fine in the climate control and gauge cluster.

 

Yeah i actually went with the 360 degree 194, turned out pretty nice, MUCH better then the dingy green. ok, so a 74 it is then, Thanks!!!!

 

hey skinner, post up some photos of your led swap, I wanna see what those 360 degree ones look like. Most of the ones on here are a little too focused for my liking. ie the 90 degree ones like richf mentioned. Oh and which ones you went with the xhp9, xhp13 etc etc

 

will do, i'll grab the " good " camera tonight when i get home from work and get some pics. My camera phone doesnt do it justice

 

I would like to see some pics of the 360. I bet it lights up the cluster the best. i'll post some pics of my 90 so we can compare.

 

ok, got the pics, there too big to post here so ill figure it out tomorrow. the bulbs i went with are the WLED-xHP9-T

 

2 photos to see the new leds

 

pics posted with the help of xxxtreme22r, ( im not to PC savy) Thanks xxxtreme!!!! Was also told that since i had to do a little alltering to get these bulbs to fit, i should explain what was done. After removal of old bulbs while i noticed the new bulbs wouldnt fit into the clear plastic light channel opening. I removed the guages from the cluster and opened the opening up a bit with a dremel tool. Put the guages back together with the lights installed and walah!!!

 

they look really good. definitely not as spotty as the other non-360 degree ones. too bad the dimmer no longer works. they look really bright.

 

Not the best pictures but you get the idea. 90 degree beam

I like the way the climate control looks but I think I should change the gauge cluster

 

yeah, theres alot of glare in my pics, but in person it looks good, no dim spots