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Offline Niro

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Instument bulb replacment
« on: 02 September 2009, 13:23 »
Hi there

Should the dails for the heater and blower be luminated as the normal instuments? I susspect a bulb has blown as everything else lights up like a Xmas tree and these controls don't.

Is it easy enough to replace.

TVM
Rach
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Offline T_J_G

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Re: Instument bulb replacment
« Reply #1 on: 02 September 2009, 13:36 »
Yeah turn the middle knob to the middle,cover with a cloth and pull out with pliers. Slightly tricky getting a new bulb in but
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Re: Instument bulb replacment
« Reply #2 on: 02 September 2009, 16:03 »
Ta V Much
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Re: Instument bulb replacment
« Reply #3 on: 02 September 2009, 17:20 »
Once the knob is removed, aint there a trick shown in Haynes using a length of small bore silicon pipe to grip the bulb?


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Re: Instument bulb replacment
« Reply #4 on: 03 September 2009, 03:08 »
Once the knob is removed, aint there a trick shown in Haynes using a length of small bore silicon pipe to grip the bulb?
there certainly is and makes it much easier to replace (well should do :grin:)  :wink:
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Re: Instument bulb replacment
« Reply #5 on: 03 September 2009, 13:21 »
Once the knob is removed, aint there a trick shown in Haynes using a length of small bore silicon pipe to grip the bulb?
there certainly is and makes it much easier to replace (well should do :grin:)  :wink:

Ok I don't have any small bore silicon pipe.
Would this be the stuff used for air pipes etc and would halfords sell it?
I am gonna have to get a haynes I think  :rolleyes:
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Re: Instument bulb replacment
« Reply #6 on: 03 September 2009, 13:59 »
Once the knob is removed, aint there a trick shown in Haynes using a length of small bore silicon pipe to grip the bulb?
there certainly is and makes it much easier to replace (well should do :grin:)  :wink:

Ok I don't have any small bore silicon pipe.
Would this be the stuff used for air pipes etc and would halfords sell it?
I am gonna have to get a haynes I think  :rolleyes:
any small sized bore hose will be fine mate  :wink:

haynes manual mmmmmm :grin:=much use as a chocolate fireguard tbh :tongue:
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Re: Instument bulb replacment
« Reply #7 on: 03 September 2009, 14:49 »
Use a straw from a Ribena carton pal.



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Re: Instument bulb replacment
« Reply #8 on: 03 September 2009, 16:29 »
Use a straw from a Ribena carton pal.

Works a treat :wink:

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Re: Instument bulb replacment
« Reply #9 on: 03 September 2009, 17:32 »
Wait till you try it mate. Might get a load, and go on Dragons den!!!! :grin:
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