Centre console light bulb replacement

[actech]

Anyone know how to get the little indicator lamps on the centre console out? I need to replace a bulb.

Anthony.

[kj-r]

Anthony,
Unless someone knows better it's a basket of a job! When l fitted extra gauges l asked Tony at the factory how to remove the silver panel and he said you can do it from lying on your back with your head by the pedals and feed your hand up behind, well no matter how l tried l found it impossible, l also removed the dash gauges but still no joy.
Eventually l removed the fusebox cover panel, sony unit then the black metal panel underneath and managed to get at the M4 nuts which hold the panel on, three accross the top then approx three each side, you will need a flexi nut spinner.
Once all the nuts are off you can pull the panel forward about 15mm enough to undo two more nuts which hold the heater controls in place, then finally you can see the bulbs, boost gauge etc.
I thought the bulb holders would have pulled out from the front but mine are glued ! great idea SA.
Fitting the panel back and getting the nuts back on is even harder, took me a whole day .
If anybody knows an easier way please let us know.
Kevin

>> Edited by kj-r on Tuesday 11th May 21:10

[joust]

From what I know stick it on a 4 post lift, take one of the "vent" covers off and you can get at everything from underneath.

At least that's what I was told by the MoleV guys when they had one up on a lift.

J

[kj-r]

Love them to show me how as you only have two small holes in the top of the tunnel where there vacuum pipe & cables etc go through, plus the tunnel is full of pipes.

[joust]

Sorry - no idea - but it's how they told me they get to "all sorts of things" - although you may be right thinking about it as the tunnel goes right to the front.

DOH! Sorry

J

>> Edited by joust on Tuesday 11th May 15:46