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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: Shady Pioneer on 28 April 2011, 08:49
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I was driving the Anni last night and noticed that the lighting for the heater controls, headlight switch area and light adjustment area were all off.
Weirdly, the sidelight switch being on allows light to come through the headlight switch but when the main beam is on it doesn't.
What could the issue be?
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Some duff bulbs? :rolleyes:
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I hope so.
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and people say never buy a car in the dark :grin:
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and people say never buy a car in the dark :grin:
I haven't really bought it yet. Just claiming it as my own. :grin:
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Heater controls could be a bulb, hit it in various places, see if it comes back. Firm but not too fim obviously.
So the headlight switch comes on if it's on sidelight position?
Take the switch out of your grey one and try that?
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and people say never buy a car in the dark :grin:
I haven't really bought it yet. Just claiming it as my own. :grin:
hahaha nicely done.
Serious note my same interior lights don't work. But my side light and main beam are fine. I'm thinking fuse.
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Heater controls could be a bulb, hit it in various places, see if it comes back. Firm but not too fim obviously.
So the headlight switch comes on if it's on sidelight position?
Take the switch out of your grey one and try that?
I would but I don't have it at the moment. I'll test this weekend.
and people say never buy a car in the dark :grin:
I haven't really bought it yet. Just claiming it as my own. :grin:
hahaha nicely done.
Serious note my same interior lights don't work. But my side light and main beam are fine. I'm thinking fuse.
I wouldn't think it is the fuse because the interior lighting is fuse 21 (I think) and that is for all interior lighting.
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Thanks for that lol sorted my problem. I need new bulbs
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Thanks for that lol sorted my problem. I need new bulbs
No problem. :grin: I'll let you know how I get on if I get round to it before you. :tongue:
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Both are easy replaced but the headlight switch is a strange looking bulb has a big long plastic stem never seen one before.
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I was thinking a fuse aswell, but in saying that i replaced all of the fuses and my heater control lights still don't work :sad:
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The tiny singular bulb commonly fails in the heater control panel. It costs pennies and about 15 mins to replace.
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The tiny singular bulb commonly fails in the heater control panel. It costs pennies and about 15 mins to replace.
yep, mine failed too, had to take all the dash surround out, thank god i had to fid my cd player at the same time
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The tiny singular bulb commonly fails in the heater control panel. It costs pennies and about 15 mins to replace.
yep, mine failed too, had to take all the dash surround out, thank god i had to fid my cd player at the same time
I thought you could just pop the front of the heater control panel off? :undecided:
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The tiny singular bulb commonly fails in the heater control panel. It costs pennies and about 15 mins to replace.
yep, mine failed too, had to take all the dash surround out, thank god i had to fid my cd player at the same time
I thought you could just pop the front of the heater control panel off? :undecided:
Me too! Is this not the case?
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The tiny singular bulb commonly fails in the heater control panel. It costs pennies and about 15 mins to replace.
yep, mine failed too, had to take all the dash surround out, thank god i had to fid my cd player at the same time
I thought you could just pop the front of the heater control panel off? :undecided:
Me too! Is this not the case?
I'm pretty sure it is! If I remember correctly it's a bit fiddly but it's definitely doable, there are some little spring loaded rod things which are a bit of a b!tch to sort as well I think :wink:
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pop the the front panel off and theres 4 screws to undo then pull out the control panel and you will see the bulb should take no longer than 10-15mins.
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pop the the front panel off and theres 4 screws to undo then pull out the control panel and you will see the bulb should take no longer than 10-15mins.
Exactly that, the fascia simply pops off then remove the 4 screws on each corner of the heater dial unit and pull it forward, you'll then see a white plastic cowl on the rear of the unit which pulls off off. Beneath this is the the bulb holder which will have a green filter around it. remove this and withdraw the bulb.
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Or a quick tip is pull the knob off the centre dial.Get a small piece of rubber vacuum hose and push it onto the bulb.Once it is located in the tip of the pipe,give it a pull and out it comes.
For refitting just put it very lightly in the end of the pipe and push back in.
Jobs a gudn :)
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Or a quick tip is pull the knob off the centre dial.Get a small piece of rubber vacuum hose and push it onto the bulb.Once it is located in the tip of the pipe,give it a pull and out it comes.
For refitting just put it very lightly in the end of the pipe and push back in.
Jobs a gudn :)
Will give that a go ;)