thank you for your video. just changed two of the lights on my dash. it was so easy. i had my daughter do it and it took like 10 minutes. we both watched your video which helped tremendously.
thanks for the video and clear camera work too. I watched other videos and they either have the camera shaking or bad angle, but yours was spot on. You are also the only one mentioning to check the gauge needle position and rotating them back into place if they are on the wrong side of the stop pin. That was really helpful info!!
Good point about making sure the gauges go back in the right place! I never would’ve known that if you didn’t add that extra tip! You were super easy to follow too;) Thank you!
My van actually came like that when I bought it used so not sure. You can get lots of terminals from Amazon and they're easy to install. I have a set of quick disconnect terminals now
Wasn't even looking for this video but it is totally relevant. Heck I can't see my tach or temp gauge at night. Didn't realize it was this easy. Got this van for $500 and it was a steal.... Hey, any idea why my van isn't getting up to operating temp? I flushed the cooling system while installing a new water pump, purged it, new thermostat and housing.... and it maybe gets to about halfway to the center of the gauge... heat doesn't really work and cools the engine off QUICK, it'll be reading full cold while driving 70+ on the interstate. Now when I got the van about 2 weeks ago, the heat worked fine. Wonder if the problem is simply the heater core hose I had to fab up... maybe it's collapsing? Or maybe catching air and cooling? Anywho... going to try to put the right size / type of hose there see if it makes a difference but other than that, any ideas?
Did you run the heater while bleeding the air out of the cooling system? If not there won't be enough coolant in the system. But you're saying it's running cold, sounds like the thermostat isn't functioning. I'd try and change it out even though it's already new. Did you change the radiator hoses btw? They like to get old and crack leaving you stranded lol
@@TechiePocket1 I dread dealing with that thermostat housing again lol, this time I'll get some RTV to help seal it, had a real bear of a time getting it to stop leaking at first. I'll try another thermostat.... got a few days off work so I can mess around, rather drive this than my TDI at the moment - DPF problems galore! Definitely plenty of coolant and I always run the heat when bleeding. The hoses are new, suspect they replaced them at some point before I bought it. Cooling systems tend to be weird when they haven't seen pressure in a while, I had 3 or 4 hoses pop after the water pump.... You know what? I think I'm going to throw a radiator cap at this thing first and see if it sticks... haven't replaced that...
You do not need to reconnect the battery to shift the gear. It worked by simply putting the key in the ignition, turn and it's unlocked. You can take the key only when you shift back, so just leave it. T&C 2006 Btw thank you for the video!!!!!
Great video, one bulb blew for the rpm so I’m debating on fully upgrading the dash to led but I’m not sure if I should change the color, I fully converted the front end to led
@@TechiePocket1 thanks, i upgraded the whole front end with leds, for the turn signals i had to put a resistor. If the parking lights are not on the leds will hyperflash. If the parklights are on the lights will be while solid and change color to orange while blinking. While the parking lights are on it works normally. Just a heads up if you want to upgrade that, im not sure if its because of the one ive gotten but ive never seen anyone in the history of the 2007 dodge grand caravan convert turn signals to led lol! Thanks again, im gonna upgrade the brake lights too, it sucks that it uses the same bulb as the brake light but i dont think they make led flashers for these bulbs. If they did i could of bought a random pair of leds and popped them in and it would give no issue. But sometimes it doesn't work out the way you want it to, thanks again, about to order these dashboard lights
Did you have any problems with the LED bulbs tripping false error codes? Otherwise you probably saved me a few hundred dollars with this video. Thank you.
Replaced the lights on the wifes 06 grand caravan with no problem. took the dash apart on my 06 town and country and there were NO pc 74 bulbs at all. any idea whats up with that?
@@TechiePocket1 I finally got them out by just about breaking them off in there and one did shatter on me. Got it to work but I don't believe those sockets were made to be reused. I really had to mess with the wire position on the bulbs to get connection. 3 1/2 hours later it works but definitely going with new sockets next time. None available locally so I had to work with what I had while the dash was apart.
Also figured out the top part of all sockets is + and the bottom half -. My new LED bulbs were not labeled for polarity so I used a couple aligator clip leads on a 9v battery and pretested them all and put red and black dots on them with markers to take the guesswork out of it.
THANK YOU for this! After a long 900+ mile trip, my gas gauge light being out was driving me crazy! NOW I can fix it! Kudos, my friend!
So glad this is helping people!
thank you for your video. just changed two of the lights on my dash. it was so easy. i had my daughter do it and it took like 10 minutes. we both watched your video which helped tremendously.
@@stephancano6622 glad it helps y'all!
thanks for the video and clear camera work too. I watched other videos and they either have the camera shaking or bad angle, but yours was spot on. You are also the only one mentioning to check the gauge needle position and rotating them back into place if they are on the wrong side of the stop pin. That was really helpful info!!
Glad it helped u m8
@@TechiePocket1 ..... sure did help. I just replaced the bulbs today. I am glad I ordered a 10-pack because 7 of the 8 bulbs were blown out. 😊
Im so glad I found this video... I just bought an o5 for 800 and it runs amazing. Only half my dashlights work. Thanks for posting.
Awesome deal m8! Your gonna really enjoy the van
Good point about making sure the gauges go back in the right place! I never would’ve known that if you didn’t add that extra tip! You were super easy to follow too;) Thank you!
Glad to help!
Thanks for the video. Who installed the battery terminal? I would like t have a battery terminal like the one you have in my van.
My van actually came like that when I bought it used so not sure. You can get lots of terminals from Amazon and they're easy to install. I have a set of quick disconnect terminals now
Good stuff. Just what I needed, thanks!
Np!
ty for short and correct easy vids and great helps
Of course I'm glad it helped you
Excellent vid! Thanks!
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Glad it helped u mate
great video. my tach needle was on the wrong side of the pin and did not work !!! now it does and bulbs replaced . thank you
Glad it worked out for you!
Can always calibrate your gauge cluster so you don’t have to pull it out
Really helped me out! thanks for sharing your video.
Glad it helped you out 🙂
Wasn't even looking for this video but it is totally relevant. Heck I can't see my tach or temp gauge at night. Didn't realize it was this easy. Got this van for $500 and it was a steal....
Hey, any idea why my van isn't getting up to operating temp? I flushed the cooling system while installing a new water pump, purged it, new thermostat and housing.... and it maybe gets to about halfway to the center of the gauge... heat doesn't really work and cools the engine off QUICK, it'll be reading full cold while driving 70+ on the interstate.
Now when I got the van about 2 weeks ago, the heat worked fine. Wonder if the problem is simply the heater core hose I had to fab up... maybe it's collapsing? Or maybe catching air and cooling? Anywho... going to try to put the right size / type of hose there see if it makes a difference but other than that, any ideas?
Did you run the heater while bleeding the air out of the cooling system? If not there won't be enough coolant in the system. But you're saying it's running cold, sounds like the thermostat isn't functioning. I'd try and change it out even though it's already new. Did you change the radiator hoses btw? They like to get old and crack leaving you stranded lol
Not sure how the coolant sensor works on this car but I can imagine if you don't have enough coolant the sensor might not be reading properly.
@@TechiePocket1 I dread dealing with that thermostat housing again lol, this time I'll get some RTV to help seal it, had a real bear of a time getting it to stop leaking at first. I'll try another thermostat.... got a few days off work so I can mess around, rather drive this than my TDI at the moment - DPF problems galore! Definitely plenty of coolant and I always run the heat when bleeding.
The hoses are new, suspect they replaced them at some point before I bought it. Cooling systems tend to be weird when they haven't seen pressure in a while, I had 3 or 4 hoses pop after the water pump....
You know what? I think I'm going to throw a radiator cap at this thing first and see if it sticks... haven't replaced that...
@@TimLenhartTech Oh ye definitely try the radiator cap. Hopefully, you can solve the problem. If you find the fix do let me know.
change the thermostaff
I HOPE BOTH SIDES OF YOUR PILLOW ARE COOL!!! TY!!!
You do not need to reconnect the battery to shift the gear. It worked by simply putting the key in the ignition, turn and it's unlocked. You can take the key only when you shift back, so just leave it. T&C 2006 Btw thank you for the video!!!!!
Great video, one bulb blew for the rpm so I’m debating on fully upgrading the dash to led but I’m not sure if I should change the color, I fully converted the front end to led
Cheers, thanks for the tip.
Of course glad it was helpful
Actually you dont have to reconnect the battery cable to move the gear selecter
@@mikeeldred2411 correct
He disconnected the battery yet the odometer and door ajar lights is on?
You sah... are a genius! 😎
Glad it helped you man
Did you put in leds for the dashboard light because I want to know if it’s dimmable before buying it. Thanks!
Yes, the link is in the description and they are dimmable.
@@TechiePocket1 thanks, i upgraded the whole front end with leds, for the turn signals i had to put a resistor. If the parking lights are not on the leds will hyperflash. If the parklights are on the lights will be while solid and change color to orange while blinking. While the parking lights are on it works normally. Just a heads up if you want to upgrade that, im not sure if its because of the one ive gotten but ive never seen anyone in the history of the 2007 dodge grand caravan convert turn signals to led lol! Thanks again, im gonna upgrade the brake lights too, it sucks that it uses the same bulb as the brake light but i dont think they make led flashers for these bulbs. If they did i could of bought a random pair of leds and popped them in and it would give no issue. But sometimes it doesn't work out the way you want it to, thanks again, about to order these dashboard lights
Did you have any problems with the LED bulbs tripping false error codes? Otherwise you probably saved me a few hundred dollars with this video. Thank you.
Nope no problems at all! Highly recommend it
Good video quick question do you know if these leds will work for the instrument lights?
Not sure on that one. Been looking into that myself because mine are all dead lol. I'll let u know if I find out
@@TechiePocket1 just opened up the upper console and it’s just a single led with no fancy connector just the raw led into the circuit board
@@knife2802 alrighty thanks for letting me know.
I tried to change mine from white to purple but they look more of a dark blue
I believe there's a green tint in the dashboard
Replaced the lights on the wifes 06 grand caravan with no problem. took the dash apart on my 06 town and country and there were NO pc 74 bulbs at all. any idea whats up with that?
Just non existent? Did your dashboard light up before?
@@TechiePocket1 i just found out that the holes are just there like the caravan, but inside the assembly is led lights that are soldered in place.
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My LED bulbs did not come with sockets. Do the old bulbs pull out of the sockets? I can't get them out.
You can but mine were frozen so I opted to use the new ones.
@@TechiePocket1 I finally got them out by just about breaking them off in there and one did shatter on me. Got it to work but I don't believe those sockets were made to be reused. I really had to mess with the wire position on the bulbs to get connection. 3 1/2 hours later it works but definitely going with new sockets next time. None available locally so I had to work with what I had while the dash was apart.
Also figured out the top part of all sockets is + and the bottom half -. My new LED bulbs were not labeled for polarity so I used a couple aligator clip leads on a 9v battery and pretested them all and put red and black dots on them with markers to take the guesswork out of it.
Ended up breaking the shroud in half wtf