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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: ineson on 18 April 2008, 21:04
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My mrs has just bought a 96 golf cabriolet and some lights on the dash seem to have gone.
The main dials seem to only light up half way across the left hand side is dark so seem to think one or two bulbs have gone there.
Also the heater rings do not light up so wondered how many bulbs I need to replace there.
Can anyone point me in the direction of a quick how to and also where to get the bulbs from , apart fropm scrappies.
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Anyone shed any light on it for me?
Excuse the pun :grin:
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dials are 509t bulbs and the heater is just the 1 bulb and thats also a 509 but with out the base... halfrauds sell them for about 99p each
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Thanks mate thats all I needed to know, trip to Halfords at lunchtime then. :wink:
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I also have a broken heater bulb thing.
Let me know how you get on fixing it please...
Cheers
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heres the bulb you need..push in type part no 509 (ignore it being green in the pic as clear ones work just as wel)and the dash uses the same bulb but includes the holder 509t
(http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k165/boneybradley/DSCN4276.jpg)
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So just the one bulb behind the heater switches then?
How many behind the dash?
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1 for the heater..and in the clocks there a total of 14 in mine!! all though exclude the warning lights there 8
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My heater ones were gone, so I changed the one central bulb for a drand new one, but inly really lights up the central ring, with the two other dials hardly visable, asnd the words "aircondition" isnt lit up at all,
which leads me to beleive there surely must be more than 1 behind there?
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that's crap vw design....just 1 bulb!!
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one or two of my heater dials arent lit either :laugh:
So how do you take the front panel off to get to the bulbs? is there a screw(s) somewhere? pics?
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Yeah - i'd like to know too.
Can't remeber if Haynes book tells how or not.
I'll have a look tomorrow
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panel round the dials just clips off, use thin screwdriver.
theirs then a few screws which hold the surround in place, remove all these, think u will have to remove ashtray and theirs screws near that area too, the whole surroubd comes off 9dead easy to do)
then theirs 4 screws holding the heater controls in place, remove them and just tilt the unit forwards so u can get acces to the bulb holder
only 1 bulb as standard on all mk 3 models
dials vairy dependant on year, older ones has lots of bulbs, most for the warning lights etc like handbrake etc etc, lates ones use chip leds and only have a couple of user replaceable bulbs, these are for the indicator arrows and the 2 that light the face of the dials up, all years only have 2 that illuminate the dial faces, 10 min job at the most to change
hope this helps /makes sense
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Great thanks kells, she has been going on at me to get this done so will sort it tonight for her.
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Great thanks kells, she has been going on at me to get this done so will sort it tonight for her.
no problem matey
the heater dials dont light up very good in standard form anyhow just beware of that. the clocks are easy to do, you need to remove the headlight switch, do this by removing the panel to the right of it with a screwdriver, theirs a tab on the inner right side of the headlight switch, press this in and the whole switch will slide out, might be a bit stiff, leave the connector conected to it. theirs screws to remove the dials surround, take the scres out. theirs another screw to the left side of the dials too behind another plastic panel (to the right of the stereo) remove this with a screwdriver (just prize it off)
when u have removed the screws, the surround which goes around the dials will pull off, again this could be stiff as theirs some tabs on the top.
theirs then 2 screw that hold the clocks in palce. undo these and the dials will drop forward, undo the connector on the rear and take them out from car, the 2 bulbs are ont he top you will see them
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Sorry to drag this topic up again, but I've just had a go of looking to see where the bulb holder for the heater dials is.
I have taken some pictures but I forgot to pack my phone-laptop cable, so will have to wait untill Wednesday to upload these.
So far, taken out ashtray and the heater dial cover. Unscrewed the 6 screws that hold it all together.
This loosened the lower part which I could loosed and move out the way.
I also could take the dial part out, but only about and inch or so because the cables were holding it in.
I had a wee feel around for a bulb but couldn't see anything.
Anyone direct me to it??
Cheers
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hi all, which bulbs do i need for a 1996 p reg anniversary speed clocks? kells did a write up on his but doesnt state what type of bulbs he has used or how he has used the uv and blue? need help as im diying to do that speedo mod which blue or red lights, anyone seen the red light conv??? would be greatful if someone helpd me out i been looking on this forum since yesterday. :cry: need to know the resistors and what type of smd led to use? just need a bit a guidance! im a complete novice to this.
Thank you all!!!