yeah like shaved said just wiggle a bit and it'll come right off, make sure you pull a little hard too. It might seem like they don't fit but they do, thats what i thought at first too.
Question: If I used regular 194 bulbs and not the LED style, would I avoid all the hotspots? I'd assume 194s come in colors. Also, which ones are for the lettering and which ones are for the needles? I saw in the earlier post of this thread a green lettering with red needles. I was thinking blue lettering with red needles. Plus this would be cheaper than wussing out and buying the reverse-glow gauge kit from Ebay
You can use regular incandecant bulbs. Blue looks awful and will be really dim, i don't know why they make them. Red looks fine though, possibly better than led's since you wouldn't have the hot spots.