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Title: Climate bulb change - total disaster
Post by: jules on 19 January 2008, 17:32:15
So, I followed the fabulous howto, when I finally managed to work out how the release bar worked I found three things:

1. I've bust my hazzard switch unless I jam it home they're on.
2. I've bent or broken some metal rod up behind the panel.
3. The bloody bulbs are the ones with plastic holder, not push in fit ones :(

So:

Anyone got a hazzard switch for a mini-facelift ?
What have I bent/broken ?
Where do I get these bulbs cheap ?
And finally I am assuming that changing these bulbs will make the led numbers light up. (I can only see them dimmly in daylight)

Cheers
Title: Re: Climate bulb change - total disaster
Post by: markey mark on 19 January 2008, 17:50:26
yes mate i can sort you out with everything you need !!
Title: Re: Climate bulb change - total disaster
Post by: TheBoy on 19 January 2008, 17:51:19
I have used dealer and Farnells for climate bulbs.

Hazard switch isn't that expensive iirc

Yes, replacement bulbs will light it up.

Piccy would help to see what you have bent
Title: Re: Climate bulb change - total disaster
Post by: jules on 19 January 2008, 17:52:05
If you have all the soft touch switches i'll take a set, plus the bulbs.

PM me a price and your details paypal or whatever.

Cheers

Title: Re: Climate bulb change - total disaster
Post by: jules on 19 January 2008, 17:55:23
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I have used dealer and Farnells for climate bulbs.

Hazard switch isn't that expensive iirc

Yes, replacement bulbs will light it up.

Piccy would help to see what you have bent

Hell even I can't see what I've bent !

It's right up under the top of the dash.

I feel so stupid but I'm blaming a hang-over, it's not like me to break things, I'm usually so patient but...

It feels like a rod running parallel to the top of the climate panel, before I bust it it felt like it was a lever so I'm guessing it may have something to do with air flaps.

Also how the hell do you get the cables off the back of the switches and the climate panel?

I'm really having a bad day :(

Title: Re: Climate bulb change - total disaster
Post by: TheBoy on 19 January 2008, 18:00:44
To remove cables.

Behind hazard switch is often 2 small screws. Undo, and the middle block of cables slides out, allowing side blocks to do likewise.
Title: Re: Climate bulb change - total disaster
Post by: iggy21uk on 19 January 2008, 20:11:28
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So, I followed the fabulous howto, when I finally managed to work out how the release bar worked I found three things:

1. I've bust my hazzard switch unless I jam it home they're on.
2. I've bent or broken some metal rod up behind the panel.
3. The bloody bulbs are the ones with plastic holder, not push in fit ones :(
So:

Anyone got a hazzard switch for a mini-facelift ?
What have I bent/broken ?
Where do I get these bulbs cheap ?
And finally I am assuming that changing these bulbs will make the led numbers light up. (I can only see them dimmly in daylight)

Cheers


Long time since I did mine I think the bulbs pull out the plastic holder ?


Title: Re: Climate bulb change - total disaster
Post by: Dazzler on 19 January 2008, 20:15:18
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So, I followed the fabulous howto, when I finally managed to work out how the release bar worked I found three things:

1. I've bust my hazzard switch unless I jam it home they're on.
2. I've bent or broken some metal rod up behind the panel.
3. The bloody bulbs are the ones with plastic holder, not push in fit ones :(
So:
No afraid the bulbs are solderd in :( I would use genuine bulbs i found the aftermarket ones wouldn't even fit in the bloody holes..

Anyone got a hazzard switch for a mini-facelift ?
What have I bent/broken ?
Where do I get these bulbs cheap ?
And finally I am assuming that changing these bulbs will make the led numbers light up. (I can only see them dimmly in daylight)

Cheers


Long time since I did mine I think the bulbs pull out the plastic holder ?


Title: Re: Climate bulb change - total disaster
Post by: jules on 21 January 2008, 14:20:24
No they don't

Used pliers and eventually bulb exploded and came out with metal connections still atatched.

:(

Title: Re: Climate bulb change - total disaster
Post by: Dazzler on 21 January 2008, 14:31:37
I would use Vx bulbs as i found the aftermarket ones were to big (holder wise) to even fit in a couple of the holes and the cheap contacts would twist and bend when i tried to fit them >:(
Title: Re: Climate bulb change - total disaster
Post by: jules on 21 January 2008, 14:35:04
Markey-mark is sorting me out
Title: Re: Climate bulb change - total disaster
Post by: Dazzler on 21 January 2008, 14:45:02
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Markey-mark is sorting me out
Happy days ;)