Depending on your monitor or display device, your image may not be as accurate or clear as mine but I thought this one came out pretty good. It was taken with a Canon SD1000 at full res and cropped. I'm looking at it on a DELL XPS M1330 laptop LCD screen.
What I wanted to do, is re-color the embossed bits so it would be clearer to see as well as add some notes to the pic on the bulbs, wattage, etc. Unfortunately I don't have a ton of time but I will try to get to it. But if someone here can accomplish the same thing in their spare time, that would be good too.
Removal is very easy on the Ti. No need to remove the steering wheel.
1. Remove two torx screws under the dash. I used a 7/32 allen key.
2. Remove the headlight pull knob by turning it all the way to the left and then unscrewing it.
3. Flick your turn signal lever/stalk all the way down so as to say you're turning left.
4. Push in (towards the front of the car) on the bottom of the instrument cluster with your thumbs or index fingers. The top should pop out towards you.
5. Pull the cluster as far out as possible and maneuver it so the top of the cluster is tucked just under inside top of the steering wheel. This is probably the farthest it can go.
6. Remove the 3 cables hooked up to it by pressing down on the tab while sliding the handle on the connector upwards.
7. With all 3 removed, put your key in the ignition and put it in the accessory position. This should allow you to turn the steering wheel a bit.
8. Open your driver side door
9. Crank the steering wheel to the left while sliding the cluster out in that direction. It will take some maneuvering but you'll see how it goes once you start doing this.
Once it's out, examine the back for the bulb you need to replace. Hopefully this pic will help you get it before you have to pull it out and you'll have the right bulb on hand. You can verify if the bulb is good or not by looking at the filiment to see if it's connected or burned out.
Yellow sockets = 12v 1.5w [BMW Part No. 62111391260]
Black sockets = 12v 1.2w [BMW Part No. 62131383311]
Green sockets = 12v 3w [BMW Part No. 07119905358]
Bulbs for the Yellow and Black sockets are not replaceable via the dealer. You need to replace the entire socket and when purchased, it comes with the bulb.
Bulbs for the green sockets are replaceable and simply pull out.
The green bulbs act as overall illumination for everything on the dash such as the speedo, tach, fuel gauge & temp.
The smaller ones are for individual lights. You will see one off to the right that also is labeled with the fuel gauge but that is specifically for the light that comes on when you're low on fuel.
The two Yellow sockets are for the Odometer & Oil Service Interval sections.
All sockets/slots are identified by the embossed lettering on the plastic. For reference, my Ti is a 10/97 production that came with the Active Package.