Those Little Specialty Bulbs in Headlight and 4x4 Selector Switches

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I recently took the dash apart to replace bulbs and fix other things. Where the heck does a guy get those funny little specialty bulbs that fit into the headlight and 4x4 selector switches? I have some on the list for my next pick yer part excursion but wonder if they are available anywhere else, or what they are called, or a part number?
 

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took the dash apart to replace bulbs and fix other things
Was one of the other things the odometer fix?

Does your odometer not come on sometimes? Well, that is because of cold solders that need to be fixed.

Here is one video of many on how to fix it. Since your cluster is already out start video at 13:50
If you use a magnifying glass or jewelers loop you can see the cold solder joint where the center pin has broke off from the rest of the joint and is actually not touching the sides.
https://youtu.be/hxGgqPNseTk
 
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