over head dash bulbs
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over head dash bulbs
How do you remove the bulbs that light up the clocks ?
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Re: over head dash bulbs
pull them out of the socketspanal wrote:How do you remove the bulbs that light up the clocks ?
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Re: over head dash bulbs
Yank the gauge cover off by pulling it forward using the finger holds at the rear of the cover.panal wrote:How do you remove the bulbs that light up the clocks ?
Bulb holders twist to remove - they can be quite stiff.
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Re: over head dash bulbs
Got the bulbs out with pliers they were stiff ..Thanks lads.
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Re: over head dash bulbs
What a bugger to replace took about half hours fiddling
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Re: over head dash bulbs
panal wrote:What a bugger to replace took about half hours fiddling
Your user name is a bit disconcerting especially with comments like this! I have been tempted to post you in a certain thread several times!
O what the heck ....in you go.

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Re: over head dash bulbs
Fitted the leds from brickparts...what an improvement...