How To Change Bulb On A2009 Taurus Instrument Panel

I suspect some Maverick owners may besides be Taurus owners or at charter have friends with a Taurus. My lights in my 2000 Ford Taurus burned out, one later another over the form of a few years. The car is now 15 years old and had a pitch black instrument console at night. The mileage is about 140,000 miles. The car withal runs not bad so it was worth it to change the light bulbs.
I'd recommend disconnecting the battery at the negative side to protect the electronics. As well, make certain the car is level and blocked and the E brake is engaged. Please note the author is non responsible for any errors, misinterpretations, or equipment issues. Consult a professional if you are unclear or uncomfortable with the procedures. Thanks.

You might want to check U tube for some video instructions but the following helps to organize the operation.

Tools:
Plastic pry tool (or flat blade screwdriver)
Phillips screwdriver
7 mm and 8 mm drive sockets with extension and ratchet
Torx screwdriver (non sure what the size was so accept a selection.)

In that location are 5- Blazon 194 bulbs to supervene upon just to get at that place you have to remove 15 screws and remove ii panels and loosen one other (in add-on to pulling the light console itself). I'd recommend you commencement past getting yourself 6 zip-lock bags and label them with some of that green painters tape that you tin can write on. Distressing for the long winded description. It's really not that hard!

The offset two screws use an 8 mm socket. They are positioned at the very bottom of the dash almost your knees in front of the drivers seat. Undo them, toss them in bag #1. Next, tug downwards on the panel to release it from its clips and put the panel bated.

Next use a Phillips screwdriver and unscrew the 2 screws just above the instrument panel under the upper lip of the dashboard. Toss the screws in bag #2.

Adjacent employ two Ford Radio removing gizmos to remove the radio. They look like two pieces of wire bent into a U shape. I recommend y'all buy these from a motorcar supply store for most $5.00. While pushing the removing tools into the 4 holes in the radio/HV assembly, push the 2 sets of removing tools AWAY from each other (to the left and correct). The radio will slide out as you lot pull while as well pushing the tools left and right. Pull the radio out of the trim but you don't accept to disconnect it from the electrical connectors.

With the radio out, yous volition run into the trim piece with four screws, three at the top and one at the lower left. Apply a seven mm socket, unscrew them and toss them into bag #3.

Pull the trim away from the dashboard and look in the area between the steering column and the radio. In that location is one screw that can be removed with a 7 mm socket. Toss it in pocketbook #4.

Now, go to the area left of the steering cycle and using a plastic directly border tool (y'all can purchase a kit for near $ten.00 containing plastic tools to pop out dashboard assemblies), use the tool to pop out the headlight switch associates that turns the lights on. Disconnect the ii electrical connectors and put the headlight switch assembly aside.

Now, taking the plastic dashboard tool, pry on the dash associates that surrounds the instrument panel. This dash assembly is quite broad going from the left side of the dash, all the way to the AC vents on the right side of the machine. Information technology should popular loose easily so if it is stiff, make sure all the screws are unscrewed. Y'all will have to maneuver the associates and move the column mounted gear shifter down to first gear. Basically to need to manipulate the nuance assembly downwards and to the correct to go information technology totally removed. (The panel is amazingly flexible to don't exist agape to bend it a chip). You might desire to put a piece of paper over top the steering column to keep it from getting scratched.

Once you become it free, have a break to calm down from all the swearing.

When y'all come back and the panel is removed, you lot will conspicuously encounter the instrument panel. The contumely colored screws pigsty the plastic cover to the primary trunk and practice not need to be removed. There will exist 4 screws (ane at each corner) that need to removed. They use an advisable sized torx screwdriver. Undo the four screws and toss them into bag # 5.

The instrument panel will exist much looser but now you need to unscrew the ii screws that concur the gear position indicator. The indicator has PRNDD1. It is fairly delicate. Disengage the 2 screws and toss them into bag #6. The gear position indicator volition slide out below the instrument panel but stays where it is while yous remove the instrument console.

To remove the musical instrument panel, carefully tilt the console then you can attain the two electrical connectors in the back. Squeeze the connectors and pull them out. You should not crave whatsoever tools to practise this.

Advisedly pull the panel out, so play theme song to "Rocky" on your Ipod.

Place the panel down on a soft textile so you don't scratch the plastic embrace. There will be 5 blackness plastic seedling holders and about a dozen diode holders for the trouble lights. I doubtable these diodes don't burn out so if your problem lights are OK, leave them alone. Accept a pair of pliers and unscrew each bulb holder slightly to the left to release it from the console. Pull the bulb out and replace it with a new 194 bulb. Insert and turn the seedling holder to the right using your manus. You should feel a slight click as information technology engages. Supplant all v bulbs (unless you want to do this whole procedure over again for the remainder of the bulbs!)

Accept some fourth dimension to make clean the front plastic encompass. Careful as information technology is very piece of cake to scratch. Inspect the connectors to make sure there is no damage.

Reassembly:

Identify the musical instrument panel into position. Plough it enough to engage the electrical connectors. Is incommunicable to mix them upwards equally they differ from one another.

Look carefully at the bottom of the musical instrument panel then you empathize how the gear indicator assembly slides into position. Find it is sandwiched betwixt two tabs of the panel. Position the instrument panel over meridian the gear indicator and line up the screw holes. Take the screws from bag #vi and insert and tighten them with the torx screw commuter. Position the instrument panel on its locating buttons. Take the screws from bag #5 and insert and tighten them with the torx screw commuter.

Supplant top nuance assembly. One time again you have to come in from the lower right and maneuver it into position while moving the column shifter between Park and First. One time it is in place, it should snap into identify easily. Annotation: This should all work easier if you lot have a floor mounted shifter.

Take the light assembly, connect the electric connectors and then pop the lite switch assembly into identify.

Accept the single spiral from handbag # 4 and insert and tighten it. Push the trim slice of the radio into position and insert the 4 screw from bag #three and tighten. Check that the panels seem to be in position. Have the radio (without the removal tools) and push button information technology into position. It will make a click when it engages.

Take the screws from bag #2 and employ Philips screwdriver to screw them into the dash panel higher up the musical instrument console.

Have the crews screws from bag #i and attach the lower panel in front of the drivers seat.

There should non be whatsoever screws left.

Y'all are washed. Utilize acceptable protection and connect the battery.
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Wow, glad I don't have a Taurus...
Editors note: the Torx screwdriver I used was a T-15.
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