Grupos de Instrumentos para Dodge Caravan

Dodge Caravan Instrument Clusters

While youre driving your Dodge Caravan, your instrument cluster is similar to a heart monitor on a patient during heart surgery. Without your instrument cluster, you wouldnt know whats going on with your Dodge Caravan. Thats why its important to keep your Dodge Caravan instrument cluster, gauges, and display in proper working order at all times.

Youd pretty much be in the dark about most of your Caravans systems without your instrument cluster, so regularly maintaining it is crucial.

• Clean it: Though your Caravans instrument cluster is specifically designed to reduce glare, it can become quite hard to read if it gets dirty or dusty. Use a non-static dust cloth to remove dust, and use a damp cloth with light pressure to remove other contaminants.
• Light it: Though your Caravans instrument cluster assembly itself is one piece, it is illuminated by several light bulbs. Over time, single bulbs can burn out, depriving you of crucial information about various vehicle systems. If you notice this, go ahead and replace all the bulbs; theyre all exposed to similar operating conditions and have similar lifespans. That way, youll ensure that you dont begin to have other bulbs burn out while youre driving.
• Protect it: To protect the plastic covering your Caravans instrument cluster from scratches, use an acrylic protectant to form a barrier over the plastic. This will ensure those contaminants can’t reach the instrument cluster, preventing them from being scratched.

Replacing your Dodge Caravans gauge cluster is a fairly easy process. The following step will guide you through the process.

1. Remove the trim piece between the cluster and the steering wheel by popping it free from the clip that holds it in place.
2. Remove the cluster’s acrylic protector and trim by removing the screws holding it in place, then carefully sliding it out of the dashboard.
3. Remove the cluster by removing the screws holding it in place, then tilting it forward and disconnecting the electrical harness on the rear of the cluster.
4. Install the new cluster by sliding it into the dashboard part way, then re-connecting the electrical harness, then sliding it fully into place and re-installing the screws.
5. Re-install the cluster cover by re-inserting the screws holding it in place, then pop the interior trim piece back into place. Test for proper operation.