» Site Navigation | | » Recent Threads | | | | | | | 02-15-2008, 02:22 AM | #1 | Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Kansas City Posts: 47 | Interior Light Out?? Hey Guys, My light that back lights the heater/AC controls went out the other day. How do you go about getting that trim piece off without breaking it? Thanks | | | 02-15-2008, 02:37 AM | #2 | Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Detroit, MI Posts: 585 | Now are you talking about the three knobs or the three buttons? | | | 02-15-2008, 02:38 AM | #3 | NOBODY F's with the Jesus Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ventura California Posts: 7,824 | You gotta remove the radio and the clock to access the top two screws(IIRC they might be torx), then remove the knobs to access the bottom two screws. Once all of the screws are removed, push downward on the panel to release the bottom two clips and the panel should come off. It's attached by clips to the actual HVAC controls, so if you want to separate it, you'll have to unclip it from the white control panel. Before you remove the panel though, try to access the light bulb from the inside by removing the radio. You might be able to unclip and pull out the bulb without removing the panel. Good Luck. __________________ 4 MORE YEARS BABY!!! | | | 02-15-2008, 02:40 AM | #4 | Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Kansas City Posts: 47 | Cool, thanks for the info!! I will give that a whirl! | | | 02-18-2008, 05:28 AM | #5 | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: N. Texas Posts: 187 | Just so you know, you don't just replace the bulb, you replace the bulb and socket since they are hardwired together (bulb is not replaceable). Its a dealership part that costs about $9. I just replaced mine last week. | | | 02-18-2008, 05:32 AM | #6 | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 3,212 | I had something like that a while back, but when it came time for me to check the light buibs they came back on, i guess something was lose. I just tapped the bulbs and they turned on, haven't had that problem since then. | | | 02-18-2008, 02:48 PM | #7 | Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Kansas City Posts: 47 | Everything is good now!! I took the console apart and replaced the bulb and it works like a charm!! | | | 02-20-2008, 09:19 PM | #8 | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Eugene Oregon Posts: 6,182 | sweet! how much did the bulb run you? thats the only thing wrong with my car __________________ -Josh Sold-1995 318ti, Club Sport, Hellrot Sold-1996 318ti, Active Model, Boston Green Current- 1995 318ti, sport model, schwartz | | | 02-20-2008, 09:40 PM | #9 | Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Kansas City Posts: 47 | I bought my bulb at Advance Auto Parts for $2.50 for 2 bulbs. They have our car in there system and can tell you what exact bulb you need. | | | | Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | | Posting Rules | You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts HTML code is Off | | | |
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