On-board dash clock

[Ric Norris]

Hello,

The light behind the clock doesn't work. Is this a simple thing to fix or
is it a trip to an auto electrician or worse still, Landrover....??? I
would hate to think the work-around is to replace the entire clock as I
daresay that would be an expensive exercise.

Same problem with the cigarette (or should I say cigar...!!!???)
lighter......it doesn't work at all. I don't use it for lighting-up....only
for the mobile phone.

All fuses are fine.

Many thanks in advance for any available advice.

Ric Norris.
Brisbane. Australia.

Discovery Series II TD5
http://users.bigpond.net.au/cavedrawings

 

[Austin Shackles]

On or around Sat, 10 Sep 2005 01:24:04 GMT, "Ric Norris" <[email protected]>
enlightened us thusly:

>Hello,
>
>The light behind the clock doesn't work. Is this a simple thing to fix or
>is it a trip to an auto electrician or worse still, Landrover....??? I
>would hate to think the work-around is to replace the entire clock as I
>daresay that would be an expensive exercise.
>
>Same problem with the cigarette (or should I say cigar...!!!???)
>lighter......it doesn't work at all. I don't use it for lighting-up....only
>for the mobile phone.
>
>All fuses are fine.
>
>Many thanks in advance for any available advice.
>

if it's like the earlier clocks, then the clock pulls out and there's a
little bulbholder in the back.
--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that
"Brevis esse laboro, Obscurus fio" (it is when I struggle to be
brief that I become obscure) Horace (65 - 8 BC) Ars Poetica, 25

 

[Richard]

I used two small screwdrivers to ease the clock out, there are little tabs
that hold it in. Two credit cards should work as well.
Richard


"Ric Norris" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Hello,
>
> The light behind the clock doesn't work. Is this a simple thing to fix or
> is it a trip to an auto electrician or worse still, Landrover....??? I
> would hate to think the work-around is to replace the entire clock as I
> daresay that would be an expensive exercise.
>
> Same problem with the cigarette (or should I say cigar...!!!???)
> lighter......it doesn't work at all. I don't use it for
> lighting-up....only for the mobile phone.
>
> All fuses are fine.
>
> Many thanks in advance for any available advice.
>
> Ric Norris.
> Brisbane. Australia.
>
> Discovery Series II TD5
> http://users.bigpond.net.au/cavedrawings
>

 

[Wolverine]

>"Richard" wrote in message...
>I used two small screwdrivers to ease the clock out, there are little tabs
>that hold it in. Two credit cards should work as well.
>Richard

We always have a couple of Credit Cards handy in the Landy don't we? Good
for nothing else when they're maxed out!
Wolverine

 

[Richard]

you need two credit cards when you have to go to main dealer to get a new
clock and the trim youve broken !!!
Richard



"Wolverine" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
>>"Richard" wrote in message...
>>I used two small screwdrivers to ease the clock out, there are little tabs
>>that hold it in. Two credit cards should work as well.
> >Richard
>
> We always have a couple of Credit Cards handy in the Landy don't we? Good
> for nothing else when they're maxed out!
> Wolverine
>

 

[Richard Brookman]

so Richard was, like...
>> We always have a couple of Credit Cards handy in the Landy don't we?
>> Good for nothing else when they're maxed out!
>> Wolverine

Memo to self: repair dash clock before going to LRO show, then no excuse to
carry credit cards.

--
Rich
==============================
Disco 300 Tdi auto
S2a 88" SW
Tiggrr (V8 trialler)

 

[Alex Threlfall]

In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] says...
> Hello,
>
> The light behind the clock doesn't work. Is this a simple thing to fix or
> is it a trip to an auto electrician or worse still, Landrover....??? I
> would hate to think the work-around is to replace the entire clock as I
> daresay that would be an expensive exercise.
>
> Same problem with the cigarette (or should I say cigar...!!!???)
> lighter......it doesn't work at all. I don't use it for lighting-up....only
> for the mobile phone.
>
> All fuses are fine.
>
> Many thanks in advance for any available advice.
>
> Ric Norris.
> Brisbane. Australia.
>
> Discovery Series II TD5
> http://users.bigpond.net.au/cavedrawings
>
>
>
Yes, a little bulb behind it, you can prise the clock out and take the
bulb down to your local halfords and it'll cost you about 1.99. Can't
remember the bulb model sadly, but they do sell them.
--
Alex Threlfall
Cyberprog New Media
www.cyberprog.net
tel - 0870 446 0789
fax - 0870 446 1789

 

[Richard]

They have Halfords in Oz?



"Alex Threlfall" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> In article <[email protected]>,
> [email protected] says...
>> Hello,
>>
>> The light behind the clock doesn't work. Is this a simple thing to fix
>> or
>> is it a trip to an auto electrician or worse still, Landrover....??? I
>> would hate to think the work-around is to replace the entire clock as I
>> daresay that would be an expensive exercise.
>>
>> Same problem with the cigarette (or should I say cigar...!!!???)
>> lighter......it doesn't work at all. I don't use it for
>> lighting-up....only
>> for the mobile phone.
>>
>> All fuses are fine.
>>
>> Many thanks in advance for any available advice.
>>
>> Ric Norris.
>> Brisbane. Australia.
>>
>> Discovery Series II TD5
>> http://users.bigpond.net.au/cavedrawings
>>
>>
>>
> Yes, a little bulb behind it, you can prise the clock out and take the
> bulb down to your local halfords and it'll cost you about 1.99. Can't
> remember the bulb model sadly, but they do sell them.
> --
> Alex Threlfall
> Cyberprog New Media
> www.cyberprog.net
> tel - 0870 446 0789
> fax - 0870 446 1789

 

[Alex Threlfall]

In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] says...
> They have Halfords in Oz?
>
>
>
> "Alex Threlfall" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > In article <[email protected]>,
> > [email protected] says...
> >> Hello,
> >>
> >> The light behind the clock doesn't work. Is this a simple thing to fix
> >> or
> >> is it a trip to an auto electrician or worse still, Landrover....??? I
> >> would hate to think the work-around is to replace the entire clock as I
> >> daresay that would be an expensive exercise.
> >>
> >> Same problem with the cigarette (or should I say cigar...!!!???)
> >> lighter......it doesn't work at all. I don't use it for
> >> lighting-up....only
> >> for the mobile phone.
> >>
> >> All fuses are fine.
> >>
> >> Many thanks in advance for any available advice.
> >>
> >> Ric Norris.
> >> Brisbane. Australia.
> >>
> >> Discovery Series II TD5
> >> http://users.bigpond.net.au/cavedrawings
> >>
> >>
> >>
> > Yes, a little bulb behind it, you can prise the clock out and take the
> > bulb down to your local halfords and it'll cost you about 1.99. Can't
> > remember the bulb model sadly, but they do sell them.
> > --
> > Alex Threlfall
> > Cyberprog New Media
> > www.cyberprog.net
> > tel - 0870 446 0789
> > fax - 0870 446 1789
>
>
>
Whoops Hrm, dunno then!
--
Alex Threlfall
Cyberprog New Media
www.cyberprog.net
tel - 0870 446 0789
fax - 0870 446 1789

 

[Ric Norris]

Nope....sounds like a good name for a beer though....!!!! A "pint of
Halfords please" has a certain flavour to it....!!!

I will attack the clock today, although a couple of posts don't instill a
great deal of confidence....!!! Nothing like a challenge particularly when
credit cards are involved.

Cheers.

Ric Norris.
Brisbane. Australia.
http://users.bigpond.net.au/cavedrawings


"Richard" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> They have Halfords in Oz?
>
>
>
> "Alex Threlfall" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> In article <[email protected]>,
>> [email protected] says...
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> The light behind the clock doesn't work. Is this a simple thing to fix
>>> or
>>> is it a trip to an auto electrician or worse still, Landrover....??? I
>>> would hate to think the work-around is to replace the entire clock as I
>>> daresay that would be an expensive exercise.
>>>
>>> Same problem with the cigarette (or should I say cigar...!!!???)
>>> lighter......it doesn't work at all. I don't use it for
>>> lighting-up....only
>>> for the mobile phone.
>>>
>>> All fuses are fine.
>>>
>>> Many thanks in advance for any available advice.
>>>
>>> Ric Norris.
>>> Brisbane. Australia.
>>>
>>> Discovery Series II TD5
>>> http://users.bigpond.net.au/cavedrawings
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> Yes, a little bulb behind it, you can prise the clock out and take the
>> bulb down to your local halfords and it'll cost you about 1.99. Can't
>> remember the bulb model sadly, but they do sell them.
>> --
>> Alex Threlfall
>> Cyberprog New Media
>> www.cyberprog.net
>> tel - 0870 446 0789
>> fax - 0870 446 1789
>
>

 

[Austin Shackles]

On or around Sun, 11 Sep 2005 17:10:06 GMT, Alex Threlfall
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>Yes, a little bulb behind it, you can prise the clock out and take the
>bulb down to your local halfords and it'll cost you about 1.99. Can't
>remember the bulb model sadly, but they do sell them.

or Oz equivalent...

make which kind of bulb holder - some have captive bulbs, some don't. In
the former case, you get the bulb and holder. Why, I have no idea.
--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that
Satisfying: Satisfy your inner child by eating ten tubes of Smarties
from the Little Book of Complete B***ocks by Alistair Beaton.

 

[Charles Kooij]

Ric Norris <[email protected]> wrote:

> Nope....sounds like a good name for a beer though....!!!! A "pint of
> Halfords please" has a certain flavour to it....!!!
>
> I will attack the clock today, although a couple of posts don't instill a
> great deal of confidence....!!! Nothing like a challenge particularly when
> credit cards are involved.
>

Ric

Assuming that the clock is the same as the one on the Freelander you'll
be able to find the bulb at Super Cheap Auto. I'd tell you which kind it
is exactly but I can't find my credit card to remove the clock housing
When I bought mine a year ago it cost about $3.

That said, the one that they sell has a small metal casing around the
base, which you'll have to remove *carefully*. I went through two of the
things because I wasn't careful.

ck