How to Replace a Fuel or Water Gauge in a Lexus SC400/300
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- One of the most complex and scary pieces of car repair is to dig into to be the console. And with a Lexus SC you mess up on this one and you'll be driving blind. The gauges have a black tendency that if not light you see nothing. With this special addition of The Road Car Review we take you step-by-step on how to replace a gauge, Plexiglas, or really any of the internal console parts. Couple this video with "Fix a 1993 Lexus SC400 light bulb" and you can easily remove and replace anything on your console with confidence. Just take your time and have 2 to 3 hours. I've taken mine out so many times I can have it out in under 10 minutes.
THANK YOU! You weren't kidding when you said you'd put up a tutorial for this! I've been busy since posting on your other SC video tutorial and I'm glad I checked your page. This will be my first project in January!
I just replaced all my backlights the 8 bulbs with Sylvania number 74 from advance auto for the people wondering the bulb size. The blue condom things/covers I did not swap over and it looks great and all works fine. LEDs would be nice but im not worried about look just function its an old 1993 es300 with 200k lol. I wasn't aware I could just buy these off the shelf just like you can buy headlight bulbs and they had them right at advance auto.
It was the neon, the gauge still worked I just could see it at night. Now you can replace the neon. For me it was easier to replace the gauge.
Robert, just search on the web there are companies you send your cluster to that will refurbish your cluster
I have a 92 Lexus SC400, can you please pull out one or two bulbs from the instrument panel so I can see what they look like. I no you have said all that’s needed is a twist and out it come, what does it look like after it’s out.
Thank You,
Look for sc300 cluster bulb replacement videos. Plenty out there. Searching is better than begging
Sorry, I no longer have the car, however the bulb itself fits in a jacket. It kinda looks like a piece of rice. Some will have a bulb condom on them.
I may still have one that I could take a picture of and send you. Ill be traveling for te next few weeks, but when I get back in town L'll look to see if I have one.
What was your reasoning for replacing the entire assembly? Was it no longer tracking the fuel level? or was the needle just burned out?
@VNKing714 There are three types of bulbs Green 83109-24040, Blue 83119-24570, Unknown 90099-53007. However once you have the unit out it will provide greater direction. The colors reference the cap color..which does not come with the bulb order. I replaced a few green ones..ordered them even had the deal send a picture to verify everything. Guess what the green one was smaller. I did take other bulbs and move them around and found out it was the board. Check with LexTech dot com
The dealer is the only place I've got them from.
Great video! Where did you purchase the fuel gauge and how much did you pay? I need one :)
You said lextech doesn't do red needles, but they do, FYI.
I have a 1991 Celsior, and the temp gauge is completely dead. The location of each gauge is opposite where it would normally be on a LHD LS400 (ie. everything is switched left-to-right). Temp gauge is on the right side of my cluster. Would I be able to use the fuel gauge from a LHD LS400 in its place. Would it connect and operate correctly? Otherwise, I'm stuck trying to find a cluster from either Japan or the UK. Thanks!
I was doing some work on my cluster and for some reason most of the bulbs blacked out. Do I need to calibrate it or does it sound like the bulbs burnt out?
I did the R109 resistor jump. I did a engine swap and was told to do this but it didnt work for me.
Would you happen to know what bulb size, part # those bulbs are on the cluster?
I'd like to get some LED replacements on Ebay.
I have a 92 SC400, my fule light is out can you tell me where I can buy one other than the dealer. Also my whole dash is dark, can you tell me where I can purchas those bulbs?
Thanks
@fuckingsob Thanks for the information. I don't believe I mentioned a manufacture that did the process only that I thought it was blue. Here is the website of LexTech. lextech.org/osCommerce/index.php
I've not used these guys so do your homework first. Great information to know.
what about if all gauges are working, but needles are not illuminating!!!!!!
Muneer Alhassan could be a sensor
@alexisdabest1 Aren't Corgie's die-cast models?
@TheRoadcarreview Do you know if this bulbs can work with an IS 300?