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Instrument Cluster Bulbs: 161, 194 or both?

timleedude

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06 XLT 4.0 6cyl
Hi. I have a 1999 Exp 5.0L V-8 Automatic AWD. One of the Instrument Cluster bulbs is out.. the one that lights up the Fuel Gauge. I was going to take the panel off (instructions from the Ford CDROM) and was thinking of changing the other bulbs as well. Does anyone know which bulbs it uses? From looking it up, it lists 161 and 194.. but doesn't specify which ones are either. Are the 161 and 194 work the same? (Can either be used in any socket in the cluster?) Or are they different for each section socket? I wanted to know so that I can buy enough bulbs to change them all out..

Thanks
-Tim
 






They are different. 194 are the illumination bulbs and I would guess 161 are the bulbs for individual warning lights.
 






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