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Offline Alps

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Heater control Bulbs???
« on: 27 January 2004, 15:46 »
Hi guys,

my heater control bulbs have gone on my mk4, is it easy to replace these?

cheers
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Offline Zime

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Re:Heater control Bulbs???
« Reply #1 on: 28 January 2004, 13:42 »
after spending a good few hours removing the whole centerconsole to allow me enough room to remove the heater control, I then took the thing to bits to find the bulb, at this point I noticed that you should be able to remove the centre knob and get to the bulb from there using a pair of needle nose pliers....
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Offline Alps

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Re:Heater control Bulbs???
« Reply #2 on: 29 January 2004, 19:35 »
hehe, thanks zime, i`ll give it a go, does the control knob pull off?
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Offline Zime

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Re:Heater control Bulbs???
« Reply #3 on: 29 January 2004, 23:15 »
yep just give it a tug.....
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Offline VW_KAL

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Re:Heater control Bulbs???
« Reply #4 on: 04 February 2004, 19:45 »
Hello Alps and Zime,

Did you mange to have any luck with the Heater Control lighting? I have the same prob.. If you have sorted it.. can u plz help me...

a) How many bulbs are there?
b) are they easy to remove?
c) What type of bulbs are they replaced with?

Any how to would be appreciated as Ive been without the lighting for a while and its a pain in the dark.

Regards...
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Offline Zime

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Re:Heater control Bulbs???
« Reply #5 on: 04 February 2004, 20:06 »
mines all sorted like i say took me a while but i got it done, not sure on the bulb type, just took my old one to motor factors and got them to give me one, was only 50p.... bargin fix...
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Offline VW_KAL

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Re:Heater control Bulbs???
« Reply #6 on: 04 February 2004, 22:33 »
Ive pulled the middle knob out (the one with the numbers on that controls the fan speed) and could see the bulb at the back, I tried to remove the bulb with some tweezers but the bulbs glass just smashed, so im not sure what type of bulb it is when i get a replacement.... is that the only bulb that needs to be replaced on the heater control?.. any tips on taking it out now?? do you have to screw it out or pull it? where can i grip the damn thing!!! PLEASE PLEASE!!!!

Your help is most appreciated.
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Offline Zime

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Re:Heater control Bulbs???
« Reply #7 on: 05 February 2004, 14:51 »
the bulb just pulls out, they are in there pretty dam tight, if you cant get at it with tweezers or slim plyers you may need to take the unit out, its a royal pain in the butt but if you gotta do it........
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Re:Heater control Bulbs???
« Reply #8 on: 05 February 2004, 22:16 »
SORTED!!!  ;D

Thanks for all the help, pulled the bulb out using the tweezers, took it to my local motor shop, geezer gave me a new one.. pushed the new one in and all the dash lights up like a xmas tree! didnt have to take all the panels apart just pulled the middle knob out!!

Thanks again for all the help!
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