Light to the hot/cold air selector

[b4gga83]

I noticed today that the light to my hot/cold air selector is not working but the rest of them are.

What could be the cause of this?

[BadDave]

Blown bulb???

[b4gga83]

How do I go about changing it?

[BadDave]

You may manage to reach it if you remove the access panel behind the glove box, failing that, you'll need to remove the hvac panel(the panel with the heater controls) and slip in a new bulb

Access panel is held by a phillips head screw and a plastic fitting nr the bulkhead.
Hvac panel is held by 2 screws up top(accesessed once you remove the switch blanks and switches) and 2 screws underneath

[Brianmoooore]

The bulb for the three sliders is situated just below the fan switch, and you haven't a hope of getting at it via the glove box!
Removing the two centre consoles is probably the easiest way of reaching it.

[b4gga83]

The fan speed switch, the three silders all have the lit backgrounds.

The hot/cold air selector and the three '0's do no have a lit background. Are there three bulbs behind the dash or more?

[clipper]

Do a search for "dash bulbs" and you'll find loads of info. You'll probably find that you're missing illumination on parts you never thought were illuminated !

I bought 10 bulbs yesterday to do all of mine when I take the dash out.

[Brianmoooore]

Light to the actual sliders is via three flexible fibre optic cables, but use the same bulb as illuminates the fan switch.
Rotary heater control is illuminated by a second bulb, situated immediately below the clock/OBC. If you have the analogue clock, it a two minute job to replace this bulb,as the clock is easily removed forwards. If you have an OBC it takes a little longer!

[b4gga83]

I really shouldn't have started to mess around with this, now I'm thinking to replace all the bulbs with brand new ones!

[George]

So in total, how many bulbs in the centre dash console?

Plus one for the headlight/foglight switch?

(All the same type I assume?)

[b4gga83]

So in total, how many bulbs in the centre dash console?

Plus one for the headlight/foglight switch?

(All the same type I assume?)

Including the one(s) in the glovebox!

[Brianmoooore]

Front and rear ashtrays, 2 for the heater panel, 1 for the headlamp/foglamp switch, 2 for the instrument cluster, 2 for the headlamp height adjuster, the glovebox light and 1 for the clock/OBC, plus illumination (not intended to be replaced) for all the other switches, except the demister switch.

[George]

Thanks Brian

Need a couple of bulbs for the ashtrays.

[Brianmoooore]

, except the demister switch.

There's a mod to change this, if you so desire.

[George]

Thought it better to post here than starting a new thread - what kind of bulbs in the instrument cluster. The left hand side decided to give up yesterday.

[Brianmoooore]

A capless 3W bulb. Do NOT use a 5W one!

[George]

Melt everything I'm assuming?

Thanks Brian

[George]

Incidentally, should all the interior bulbs including centre console be 3W?

[Chris-W]

BMW bulb is a 1.2w capless - part is 63217167000 if you're interested in getting them from BMW.

[George]

So they aren't 3W?

(confused!)


I'll change both in the instument cluster at the same time anyway so no need to worry about them not 'matching'.

[Brianmoooore]

The two bulbs that illuminate the cluster are 3W ones. Every other bulb that illuminates the dash and centre consoles(with the exception of those inside switches), and all the warning lights, are 1.2W.
5W bulbs in the cluster will melt the orange domes around them.

[George]

Thanks again for the info Brian, appreciate it.

(I'm assuming I can also get the 3Ws from the stealer?)

[fingerman]

Pack of 5x1.2W here http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/PK-OF-5-RU286-12V ... 0110968314