burned out bulb

2001 NISSAN ALTIMA
130,000 MILES • 4 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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20ALTIMA01
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I have a 2001 Altima instrument panel bulb burned out. What is the replacement bulb/LED that I should use? I prefer LED
Apr 12, 2011 at 8:14 AM
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KHLOW2008
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LED and normal filament bulbs are designed differently and interchanging them does not work for illuminations. You should replace with equivalent type of bulb.
Apr 12, 2011 at 4:54 PM
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20ALTIMA01
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thanks, but i would replace all the bulbs with LED's would that be ok? bulb type/number
Apr 13, 2011 at 4:52 AM
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KHLOW2008
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If the original bulbs are filament, it is not going to work with LED as the meter is not designed to illuminate correctly with LED.
Apr 13, 2011 at 5:12 PM
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