Vacuum Fluorescent Display: Removal
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2005 Dodge Stratus and 2005 Chrysler Sebring. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
- Open hood and disconnect the negative battery cable remote terminal from the remote battery post.
- Remove instrument cluster from vehicle. Refer to REMOVAL .
- Remove six cluster back cover retaining screws and remove the cover.
- Carefully unplug the connector from printed circuit board.
- Remove six attachment screws and then remove cluster mask/lens from the instrument cluster.
- Carefully pull the dial assembly from the housing to separate connection with the PC-board.
- Remove two screws from the back of the dial assembly to remove the VF-display.
- Remove the VF-display from the cluster.