Gear Selector Display help

[chats]

Hello everyone

The drive "D" gear selector display in the rev counter dial stopped lighting up. All the other "L" "2" "R" "N" "R" are all working fine.

Any ideas why and if fixable?

Thanks in advance

[Hamilton]

Likely a blown bulb. The “D” spends far more time lit up than all the rest so burns out sooner.

Easy to fix though- remove the gauge cluster and swap out the bulb. Plenty of removal guides online. They’re T3 bulbs I believe. 

[chats]

Thanks Hamilton. Do you have link where it shows how to do.

Checked with local Toyota dealer and was told the lights are built into the Rev counter dial and need to change whole unit?

[Hamilton]

There’s a fairly good video guide below:

Once the cluster is out you’ll see the bulbs in a row on the back. They just twist out so can be replaced individually. What Toyota told you is wrong.

[chats]

Thanks but doesn't show individual bulbs for the gear selectors L 2 D N R P. All I can see are the bulb holders for the dials and indicators. Presume the bulbs for the gear indicators are inside the rev counter housing??

[Hamilton]

You may need to remove the outermost PCB to access the bulbs then. It’s been a while since I had my gauge cluster out but you can definitely replace the bulbs- my “D” bulb had also blown so I swapped it out.