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1993 SLE 06-21-2004 12:08 PM

HELP!!!!!! quick
 
I need to know what type of bulb the dash takes. I have a loght out in my Tach and want to replace it. The bulb wont pull out of the socket to replace it. I have the bulb out of the dash and need to get a new one anyone know the number ( i hope that it is not an GM only part)

thanks

Ol' Timer 06-21-2004 01:21 PM

If you have your owners manual, it should be listed there. Otherwise, it is most likely a 194 bulb and you can get them just about anywhere.

1993 SLE 06-21-2004 01:52 PM

yea i have the bulb out but is not listed in the owners and the bulb is not a 194

anyone had there dash apart and replaced bulbs??

Ol' Timer 06-21-2004 02:00 PM


Originally Posted by 1993 SLE
yea i have the bulb out but is not listed in the owners and the bulb is not a 194

anyone had there dash apart and replaced bulbs??

I would just take this bulb to your local auto parts place and say "Got one of these?"

fuddyduddy121 06-21-2004 05:15 PM

I've seen some smaller bulbs in there with a twist-off base that are hard to find. Take the bulb to the GM dealer and see if he has a match.

acg_ssei 06-21-2004 05:20 PM


Originally Posted by fuddyduddy121
I've seen some smaller bulbs in there with a twist-off base that are hard to find. Take the bulb to the GM dealer and see if he has a match.

Agreed.

If it's the same diameter as a 194 but doesn't match it, it's probably a 168. They can be identified by the color of the little ceramic insulator on the filament support; I think the 194 is white and the 168 is brown.

If it's about half the diameter of a 194, it could be a 73 or similar, but you'll have to squint to find a number on those things. It may also be a variant that's soldered into its plastic socket, so don't force it; assuming you actually have the bulb out of the dash now, with or without a socket attached, get it matched at the dealer or a competent auto-parts store.

1993 SLE 06-21-2004 05:35 PM

yea i got the part it was a bulb and socket together

PC194 for all the dash lights

this would be a good number to add to the Techinfo for the replacement lights section.

silly? 01-07-2012 10:53 PM

should be a p194 and you generally twist the little black socket that houses the bulb in order to remove it from the dash as for the bulb itself just pull it straight out.

Danthurs 01-08-2012 08:13 AM

7 and a half year old thread.


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