Boosted Falcon

.How to replace/change/upgrade globes out of your instrument setup in your EA-ED


© 2008 Kyle the ED4LTR


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Tools Required:

Phillips Head Screwdriver
Torx (Anti Theft) fittings to remove head unit (Size varies, mine was size 20)
Replacement W5W Wedge Bulbs (Quantity depends on what you are replacing, if you are changing the colour roughly 8 will be required depending if your car is manual)(If you plan on changing the globes)
(http://stores.ebay.com.au/warden-jp2002) is where I bought the blue ones I had, try and find the brightest ones there if you’re making them colour and not just a standard globe, to save trouble if your only wanting to replace the globes, they can be bought from any auto store (AutoBarn, Supercheap Auto, Bursons).

Once you have all of the above, then it is time to get started, at most it should take an hour tops to complete this depending on your skill at anything hands on. Remember to read these instructions and take note of the pictures as they will make this so much easier.

1. Make sure your car is not on an incline as the handbrake will need to be released to unscrew some parts.


2. Make sure your steering column has been pulled down and pulled towards you so other parts can be removed, another alternative is to remove the steering wheel.


3. Now it’s time to start unscrewing stuff, (REMEMBER! – Keep screws that you pull from different areas separate, make it easier to re-assemble). Same for opposite side buttons


4. After you have unscrewed the screws from the button panels on each side, there will be a screw underneath the cluster surround that will need to be removed.(Mine have been removed already). Same for the opposite side.


5. Now it is time to remove the screws off the top of the dashboard surround, and this is why the steering column needs to be put down (to make easier access for the screwdriver.)


6. Now after these screws have been removed the surround should easily be able to be lifted out from the dashboard very easily.

7. Now it is time to start pulling out the cluster, there are 2 screws at the bottom of the cluster to remove and 2 at the top (Top ones can be found easily) (Bottom ones have been removed already).


8. Now to remove the cluster from the dashboard, put LIGHT! Pressure on the top and it should pop out, and remove the plugs to make work easier (NOTE: The plugs are clicked in so press the tab on each of the plugs to pull them out).




9. Now the cluster should be out all ready to be worked on, the globes marked with red are the ones that illuminate the cluster.


Make sure when you replace the globes that the connectors on the globe are making contact with the connectors on the holder.
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At this point that is the cluster done, if this as far as you wanted to go, just go in reverse order of the steps and put everything back together, if you want to continue to the Clock/Trip Computer, keep reading.
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1. Now to get to the Clock/Trip Computer will require more things to be unscrewed, this is where the Torx fittings will come into play. Firstly, remove the top-left screw on the Fan Control unit/Climate Control as it holds in the Clock/Trip computer Surround.


2. Next screw is in the hole on the surround.


Depending on some cars, the surround should just lift out, if this is the case proceed to Step 6, if not proceed with the existing steps.


3. Now there are 2 screws that do hold in the Clock/trip computer surround but some people remove them, if they are there then the Head unit surround will need to be removed, to remove take out the 2 screws holding it in, then the surround can be easily lifted out.


4. This is where the head unit will need to be removed, remove the 2 screws holding it in (Take out any CD’s as it could damage your head unit when removing) and the head unit should just slide out).

5. After the head unit has been taken out, there will be 2 screws holding in the Clock/Trip Computer surround that will need to be removed, they are awkward to remove. (Mine have already been removed.


6. After these screws have been removed, the Clock/Trip Computer surround should easily lift out, then the back of the Clock/Trip Computer will be visible, look for the Globe and swap it
(Make sure the globe connectors are in contact with the globe holder)



7. All is completed; follow the steps in reverse order to put everything back together.

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At this point you can follow the steps in reverse order and put everything back together, the transmission globe is very easy to change
Now is the part to change the globe that illuminates the transmission Letters and Numbers, if you have manual, disregard this part of the tutorial.
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1. Get a flathead screwdriver to pop the surround off.


2. The surround should look like this if it is popped off.


3. Then turn the globe holder out of the transmission surround and replace the globe, when done, go in reverse order to put everything back together.



And that concludes the tutorial on changing globes, if it all works then congratulations, if it doesn’t, make sure the globes are not broken and they are plugged in properly.

If there are any errors found in this tutorial or are having difficulty feel free to PM me.


Enjoy


Kyle the ED4LTR.

is there any way to do it without changing the speedo. i kinda like it the way it looks but i would like to do the trip computer and the climate control. please let me know if its possible. thanks mate

Nice work mate, very good pictures of all screws placings. Now for the head gasket change!

Dump3D wrote:is there any way to do it without changing the speedo. i kinda like it the way it looks but i would like to do the trip computer and the climate control. please let me know if its possible. thanks mate

well to get to the trip computer u gotta remove the cluster surround n e ways, read the instructions carefully.

good work kyle, your a natrual at tutorials

BLCKED wrote:good work kyle, your a natrual at tutorials

cheers Jimmy, i gather u needed to use it?

nice one mate will do this when i get my globes

Good tutorial, looking at changing mine to red, to go with the black car with red pin stipe theme its got goin on haha

will let ya know how it goes, only doing the speedo cluster so four globes will do yeah?

ed4ltr wrote:Good tutorial, looking at changing mine to red, to go with the black car with red pin stipe theme its got goin on haha

will let ya know how it goes, only doing the speedo cluster so four globes will do yeah?

if thats the only thing u wanna change then yeah.

any pictures of the end results?

are the globes to replace them easy to come by?
anyone got some specifics of what to buy and where?

good tutorial, ive been wanting to do my globes, but i cbf lol although i could be bothered converting from mid series to high series (digital) go figure lol...

edfairmont4.0 wrote:good tutorial, ive been wanting to do my globes, but i cbf lol although i could be bothered converting from mid series to high series (digital) go figure lol...

glad I could help.

what about the climate control in an ef/el?? the screen on my dads car is really faint, not sure if its the globe or what cos u can JUST barely make out what it says so...

any help wood be appriciated!!

hot_ed wrote:what about the climate control in an ef/el?? the screen on my dads car is really faint, not sure if its the globe or what cos u can JUST barely make out what it says so...

any help wood be appriciated!!

I would love to help but this tutorial is specifically for EA-ED's, because the EF-EL dash assembly is a little bit different. All I know is from memory that climate uses T5 bulbs

wat about for analog speedo??? if i put red globes in will that also go red????
what exactly will go red???
wat sort of globes do i use???? parkers?????

I dont know how red globes will go, but your car being a ghia i assume u have the digital readout, there the same globe.

But as for globe types, read the instructions carefully because the globe specs are there.

i dont like reading.

WTF ARE W5W WEDGE BUBLS?????!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/10-x-Red-LED-Das ... 240%3A1318 ????????????????????

ok im in trouble.
ive done everything upto pulling the cluster out.
i cant get it out..... HEEEEEELP!!!!!! plz!!!!!! do i need to remove the steering wheel??? cos its too big or does it split in half? (cluster)
im confused

same deal again its in the instructions,


pull down the steering column and pull it towards you, then it should have plenty of slack to come out

is this the same as EL/EF Kyle??????

2E's wrote:is this the same as EL/EF Kyle??????

EF/EL globes are T5 from memory, which are a much smaller wedge bulb, but not the same as EA-ED.

In a few months I might make a tutorial for EF/EL dash.

not quite finished, but this is it so far. just waiting on shipment of red globes.

FOXfm gotta love it

is it possible to change globes in the ghia climate control???

MATTii wrote:is it possible to change globes in the ghia climate control???

yup, the same type of globe again

ok thanks mate.
like my sexy cluster? lol
eventhough its not finished

MATTii wrote:ok thanks mate.
like my sexy cluster? lol
eventhough its not finished

not to bad mate, globes are a lil dark for my liking but nice effort

yeah in other words, yours are better lol

MATTii wrote:yeah in other words, yours are better lol

mine are standard , took the blue out AGES ago

any reason u took the blue out? i'm not sure on doing the job without getting the result i expect...
do u have any problems changing from the original amber colour to blue with the colours mixing and turning poo?

I took out the blue because it felt a bit ricey for me in the end, this is what it looked like. u must get the globes from the link I have provided above if you want the strong blue illumination.

Those blue lights look sick im deffinently doing that now.

would go well with my neon under my head unit hehe .

Top thread mate very well presented.

Ok i just f**k**d up i bought some leds and there a single led setup and its too dark so now i realise i need the 12 led setup.

Should have clicked on that link you gave.

I think i might go original aswell the blue just doesnt make the speedo and the tacho and other gauges light up enough not to hurt your eyes.
plus it really messes with ya eye sight at night on a dark road and it seems to give me a head ache and i have heard that its common to get headaches from blue lights thats why factory colours are usualy white/green/oragne/not bright red.

Mr_White_Ea wrote:Ok i just f**k**d up i bought some leds and there a single led setup and its too dark so now i realise i need the 12 led setup.

Should have clicked on that link you gave.

I think i might go original aswell the blue just doesnt make the speedo and the tacho and other gauges light up enough not to hurt your eyes.
plus it really messes with ya eye sight at night on a dark road and it seems to give me a head ache and i have heard that its common to get headaches from blue lights thats why factory colours are usualy white/green/oragne/not bright red.

you can usually get the brighter led globes from autobarn, also seen them at cyber century in springvale and at speed parts in narre warren, if your in melbourne that is

Nah decided just to go with brighter globes instead off the blue ones.

the cluster bulbs you used were the wedge ones a ?

weavahhh wrote:the cluster bulbs you used were the wedge ones a ?

yep

Hey guys, im pretty new to the forum anyway, i was doing this cause mine were really dull =\ i stuck new ones in then tried them..and it started smoking =\ now its not working at all..completely killed it, u guys know of anyway to fix it? (old globes dont work either, so its the actual dashboard =[)

car - 1988 ford fairmont ea.

Replace the connectors that the bulbs sit in otherwise it could be a blown fuse or maybe the cluster itself.

I recently done this to my old ef and i noticed that the blue leds where flicking on and off and eventually died not sure if it was the leds or maybe a lack off power to them or too much power not sure.

We Ea-Ed they will not be bright at all and better off with white led bulbs or you have to scrape off the orange on the actual facia or some s**t like that.