Clock light in my car has bust

[Audin_RT]

Is this easy to fix? The light on my clock (not digital) has stopped working ever since i gave my car and good clean the other day. Only wiped the clock with a cloth! Is this easy to fix or will the dash need ripping out? Not gona bother if its a big job just that its annoying not being able to see the time when its dark

 

[Tom]

http://www.cliosport.net/articles/dashbulbfaq/index.asphttp://www.cliosport.net/articles/dashbulbfaq/index.asp

ok so that dont help

 

[Audin_RT]

not realy but cheers anyway lol

 

[Lunner]

See if the plastic cover to the clock will come, off, or if you just wiped it, tuern the car lights on at night and try wiping back the otherway, might turn back on

 

[Dazz]

Yeah pretty easy job. Basically take ur radio out, take the radio surround out, undo the 4 screws (i think) and the panel lifts out.

Its very hard to brake anything so go have a go. When mine went i change it in 10 mins in Halfords car park with a torx screw driver.

HTH

 

[Audin_RT]

haha very funny

ill have a look in the good ol haynes when i get home, or take a screw driver to the clock

 

[Lunner]

Yeah taking the panel out around the radio is piss easy, had to do it to take the OE radio out, some t**ser forgot to include the removal tools when they sold my gran the car!

 

[Audin_RT]

cheers dazz

 

[Dazz]

no worries, the only tricky bit is the heater panel. Its quite hard to get out, the easiest way is to push it back, twist it at an angle and pull it out that way.

 

[Dazz]

actually, just had a look at the picture of your car and its not in the normal place.

http://www.renaultclio.reallyrules.com/clio5.jpghttp://www.renaultclio.reallyrules.com/clio5.jpg

Mine was to the left of the heater panel. Think it might just be a pull out one but best check ur haynes.

 

[Audin_RT]

so is mine just a different phase to yours, or a freak RT? lol

 

[Chief]

Took my clock out at the weekend. Eased it out with a screwdriver and a knife. It just slots in (if yours is anything like mine). No need to dismantle any of your dash.

 

[Audin_RT]

id forgotton about that website them pics are ages old. done 8k since then and that takes a long time for me! cant even remember which server that sites on or id change it lol

 

[Lunner]

Mine is completely different to urs to, ina valver/willimas there are oil dials where ur clock is and usually the clock is to the left of the heater dials

 

[Mack]

Never even realised the clock had a light, just thought of it as another peice of french master craftmanship. Like the bouncing speed dial and the sunvisor that always comes off.

 

[Chief]

Quote: Originally posted by Mack on 26 January 2004
Never even realised the clock had a light, just thought of it as another peice of french master craftmanship. Like the bouncing speed dial and the sunvisor that always comes off.



Dont forget the leaky sunroof

 

[Audin_RT]

i must have a freak clio. no bouncing dials, no leaky sunroof, no sunvisor falling off. this light is the first thing thats broke! not like me to be lucky buying a car (TOUCH WOOD!!!)

 

[Chief]

kiss of death there mate

 

[Audin_RT]

thats why i screamed touch wood. ah i wish id never said it my car will be cursed now!