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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: Big Rod on 21 July 2006, 10:44:51
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The drivers side backlight for the temp on the climate control on my wife's pre-facelift is blown.
Any tips on chnging it out?
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get blue leds they last forever and look good, if thats not your thing make sure to replace em all as the others will be on their way.
on my 1996 pre facelift its just a matter of priseing out the centre vents unscrewing the vent holder then the bolt that holds in the clocks, rotate steering wheel 90 degrees off centre and un screw shroud then unscrew the clocks, with the clocks loose pull slightly forward to disconnect the wiring loom then slide clocks out.
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Don't really fancy the blue LED's TBH.
But it's not the clocks Des, it's the climate control on the centre console above where the radio lives.
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If its got climate control first you have to remove the ashtray if I remember correctly its three screws at the rear. Then remove the stereo and cage and at the back of the stereo is an aluminium bar which is difficult to see. I used a long screw driver in the centre of the bar to lever it down this should release the whole centre console allowing access to the bulbs on the climate.
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That doesn't sound too bad at all!!
Cheers!
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Just had a thought make sure you have the radio and cd code as when you replace the stereo it will ask you for both.
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Check.
Gottem both! ;)
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To remove ashtray housing - first remove the ashtray itself, then there is a screw which can be accessed in the middle of the housing. Undo this and then you can pull the entire housing out. There are then two screws behind this which hold the fascia in place, in combination with the (very awkward to get to!) spring-loaded bar mentioned earlier.
It's possible to get at the bulbs (just about) in situ, but realistically you need to prise out all the switches (hazard lights, etc.) - then you can slide down the wiring connections behind the switches and remove them, unplug the connectors from the climate control and you can then remove the entire fascia with the climate control panel. The bulbs are 1.2W, Vx P/N is 90541683 up to chassis no. T1147499, P/N 9120630 from T1147500 onwards.
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There are details in the maintenance guides area.......here:
http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1152745540
For the facelift.
Pre-facelift is easier once, once the radio and ashtray are removed (single screw which can be accesed once the removeable insert has been remvoed) plus the two lower screw. Its then simply a case of finding the metal bar above where the radio sits and easing it down to release the holding catches.
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Prefacelift is easy, but less easy to describe, esp locating the bar.
Anyone near me need it doing, get in touch :)
btw, change all 5 bulbs together...