Can anyone tell me how to get at the dash lights on a 1997 F150 to change the bulbs?

 

if it is the same as a 99, which I think it is...heres how.

-pull off the plastic around the radio

-Pull off the plastic around the steering wheel (the part with the strip of rubber on it)

-Now, unbolt all of the bolts surrounding the instrument panel. You going to have to search for them. Once you have them, pull off the part, just around the cluster.

-Pull off the part that is over the cluster and the radio (1 - big piece) you will have to remove some more bolts before doing this.

-now you have access to the gauges, using a torx(i think) driver, remove screws around the cluster ( 5 0r 6 I think)

-Pull the cluster out and disconnect ( 2 wire harnessed in the back)

-On the back of the cluster you will see many holes, in some you will see a little flat piece of plastic. with a needle nose, you can get in there and give it a quarter turn and those are your bulbs.

(there are several for all of the warning lights, but I think 3 or 4 for the main needle lights)

**This is for a 1999, but I am pretty sure it works for the 97 too. can someone verify this?