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TooManyRaccoons
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Instrument Panel bulbs

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Recently one of the bulbs in my (2003 MT) Baja blew and now the right side of the speedometer is dark, I was looking at replacing it but I cant tell which bulb I need. In the process, I also found out that my check engine light bulb blew as well so I need one of those too!
It looks like the part number is 85066 for both of them? I'm assuming there are differences for colors but looking at parts sites, I just cant distinguish which is which. Anybody had any luck with this?
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anarchy1024
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Re: Instrument Panel bulbs

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When I replaced mine, I'm pretty sure I just got lights with a T10 (10mm wide) base for the speedo/tacho (two each, total four), and a T5 (5mm wide) base for everything else. Didn't get OEM replacements, so not sure the correct part number. I wouldn't recommend getting LEDs, because they don't have the same beam pattern as filament bulbs which resulted in some spots brighter than others... Took me a while to correct it using aluminum foil tape on the bulb.
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20Baja06
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Re: Instrument Panel bulbs

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Here’s the illustration of the cluster.
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Here’s the diagram, which is looking at the back side of the cluster, so opposite of the illustration above.
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Here’s the bulb part numbers.
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Your check engine light is #1 or A, part number 85066GA110
The speedometer is #2 or B, part number 85068AE070.
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Re: Instrument Panel bulbs

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Those are some great resources! Thanks! I'll be saving those for later use as well lol
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