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Insrument Cluster Bulbs. Anyone know the sizes?

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Old Sep 13, 2014 | 01:10 PM
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Insrument Cluster Bulbs. Anyone know the sizes?

I have a few bulbs out on my 2000 ML430 and am going to swap them for white LED. Need to know the size so I can swap them out. I'll add a "How to" and before and after pictures if anyone else plans to do it also.
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Old Sep 18, 2014 | 10:28 PM
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I'm going to pull the cluster myself this weekend and see if I can answer my own question.
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Old Sep 19, 2014 | 10:45 AM
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Considering that these cars are 9-16 years old, it may come as no surprise that bulb replacement has been done before and information recorded, for you to find if you had looked. Search the forum.


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Old Sep 20, 2014 | 06:07 AM
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The Illumination Bulbs are "194 bulbs".
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Old Sep 20, 2014 | 10:47 AM
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Originally Posted by DrX
Considering that these cars are 9-16 years old, it may come as no surprise that bulb replacement has been done before and information recorded, for you to find if you had looked. Search the forum.

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=67HJc3QbHdc
Thanks for not helping or reading at all. I already know how to pull the cluster and how to swap a bulb. But they appear to be in a unique socket and I'm not seeing any bulb size written on them. I was looking for the bulb size and nothing else. Thanks.
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Old Sep 20, 2014 | 06:46 PM
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Well since you already know how to do everything except change a light bulb, the answer you wanted is W2.1x9.5d for the larger cluster illumination bulb 12 V 2 W.
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Old May 6, 2019 | 12:42 AM
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The best replacement off-the-self bulb is the OSRAM/Sylvania 161 2.7W at 14V (not the 164 at 3.8W). The physical size is the same, however.
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