back light for lcd screen in speedo not working

[jedi-knight83 0]

got in the car

 

turned lights on

 

oh... bugger

 

the lcd screen in the speedo section (as opposed to the rev counter section) no longer lights up when i put my lights on.

 

any ideas?

[Supercharged 2]

I'd say the bulb has gone :)

[MikeVR6 0]

Bit of an awkward job prying the clock unit out but doable.

 

The bulbs are accessible from the back of the unit, they just screw out.

 

Halfords sell the bulbs. It's worth replacing all of them at once.

[jedi-knight83 0]

oh its just a bulb is it?? i was worried that the lcd was actually back lit and it was some circuitry cock up....

 

do i have to take the clock faces off to get to it?

 

ta

[pablo_vr6 0]

nah it goes into the back of the clocks unit. easy peasy to remove.

[jedi-knight83 0]

any idea of the bulb number so i can get it before i take it apart... thanks

[pablo_vr6 0]

no idea but when i got one it shows up dimmer than the other bulb so worth investigating :)

 

Im sure even VW couldnt charge much for them and then it would be the right one for sure.

[Henny 0]

http://the-corrado.net/.archive/forum/viewtopic.php?t=9765

 

Check that out, about 3 posts down... ;) 8)

[jedi-knight83 0]

the standard dash bulbs on a Corrado are:

 

3x 12v 1.8w with a blue base across the top of the cluster = 357 919 243B

2x 12v 1.1w with a black base behind the 2 LCDs = 4A0 919 040 C

 

so all of these are for the clocks and can all be changed without taking the clocks apart...just taking them out from the dash?

 

I take it the clocks remember the mileage when they are unpluged?

[pablo_vr6 0]

yeah

[MikeVR6 0]

I got bulbs from GPC since I assumed they were VW only parts.

 

Then I saw them for half the price in Halfords a week later! Doh!

[Henny 0]

Halfords only sell one of the types (the brighter ones IIRC).... to get the lighting correct, you need both types and only VW sell both... ;)

[jedi-knight83 0]

so should i just buy them all and fit them all at the same time or is that over kill?

 

any idea how much they are from vw?

[Henny 0]

I think it came to about £15 for all 5 bulbs when I did all of mine... 8)

[pablo_vr6 0]

did he buy you dinner first Henny? ;)

[Henny 0]

with what I've spent on my car, £15 on bulbs is feck all... :oops: