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Change defect dashlights
- Darthblaker7474
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21 Apr 2017 20:51 #180466
by Darthblaker7474
Replied by Darthblaker7474 on topic Change defect dashlights
I changed my heater control bulbs today, it was a right ball ache.
I found the best way to swap them over was to remove the stereo so you can get access from above to the one on the right and twist it out.
However the one on the left was trickier to remove properly, so I pulled the actual bulb from the little black holder by moving the thin plastic fascia to expose it.
Halfords sell the bulbs separately from the holders , but on eBay there's green ones which look pretty tempting
Looks nice for now anyway
I found the best way to swap them over was to remove the stereo so you can get access from above to the one on the right and twist it out.
However the one on the left was trickier to remove properly, so I pulled the actual bulb from the little black holder by moving the thin plastic fascia to expose it.
Halfords sell the bulbs separately from the holders , but on eBay there's green ones which look pretty tempting
Looks nice for now anyway
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22 Apr 2017 19:44 #180493
by Mraz
Replied by Mraz on topic Change defect dashlights
I couldn't find original bulbs and didn't want to wait so I did some soldering and now there are two T3 bulbs lighting up my buttons. They're a bit too bright but at least they work.
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08 Jun 2017 20:38 - 08 Jun 2017 20:41 #181873
by asypeer
Replied by asypeer on topic Change defect dashlights
Ok so I finally had some time to change all the bulbs:
The AC light required a removal of the black background, the knobs to get to the bulb (the right one especially..)
The T5 leds fits perfectly, don't forget the tiny red rubber:
The 4WD switch also require a bulb change, I dont have time to wait for ebay so I just bought 2 T3 bulbs (we call them "rice bulb" here..)
Now I need to reassemble everything..
The AC light required a removal of the black background, the knobs to get to the bulb (the right one especially..)
The T5 leds fits perfectly, don't forget the tiny red rubber:
The 4WD switch also require a bulb change, I dont have time to wait for ebay so I just bought 2 T3 bulbs (we call them "rice bulb" here..)
Now I need to reassemble everything..
Last edit: 08 Jun 2017 20:41 by asypeer.
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17 Jan 2018 12:24 #188476
by florinelu07
Replied by florinelu07 on topic Change defect dashlights
When I had te replace the light bulbs from the trasmission buttons, I couldn't find any good source, therefore I've replced them wiht LED's soldered via a resistor directly on the board. For better visibility I've installed white ones.
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