Zafira odometer/mileometer

[Tim S Kemp]

Bloody thing's just disappeared completely - started the engine and there's just a blank space where the numbers should be. Any ideas?

andy

Probably the backlight.

 

[Tim S Kemp]

It's an LED display.

andy

No it isn't, it's a reverse STN with a backlight.

 

[just andy]

Bloody thing's just disappeared completely - started the engine and there's just a blank space where the numbers should be. Any ideas?

andy

 

[just andy]

Probably the backlight.

It's an LED display.

andy

 

[dogsBollix]

Well that's taught me something, sort of, I've never even heard of an STN never mind a reverse one!

Never mind sell it as a "Null milage" car

 

[just andy]

No it isn't, it's a reverse STN with a backlight.

Well that's taught me something, sort of, I've never even heard of an STN never mind a reverse one!

 

[DuncanWood]

Well that's taught me something, sort of, I've never even heard of an STN never mind a reverse one!

Still the fix is just a new bulb.( Same problem with the A^ temperature display, £87 from Audi, 12p for a new bulb & 2minutes soldering from Gees electrical)

 

[Tim S Kemp]

Still the fix is just a new bulb.( Same problem with the A^ temperature display, £87 from Audi, 12p for a new bulb & 2minutes soldering from Gees electrical)

Certainly is. Dashboard bulbs are a pain to get to - I guess that £87 is £70 labour, £4 bulb, then the VAT...

 

[DuncanWood]

Certainly is. Dashboard bulbs are a pain to get to - I guess that £87 is £70 labour, £4 bulb, then the VAT...

Err no, they only sell the bulb with the entire temperature display attached, that was the parts price! Access to the dash goes, pull steering wheel forwards & down, remove 1screw from trim, pull trim off, remove 5 screws from cluster, tilt forwards, under 5minutes total. As opposed to the officaial & Haynes instructions that tell you to remove wheel, airbag etc.

 

[Tim S Kemp]

Are the other instrument lights working? You may have knocked the instrument light dimmer control and adjusted it to its lowest setting. Its worth a look before taking any other action.

Heh - just tried that in ours, and yeah it goes completely black (comparitively - it's invisible on a sunny day)

 

[John T]

Bloody thing's just disappeared completely - started the engine and there's just a blank space where the numbers should be. Any ideas?

andy

Are the other instrument lights working? You may have knocked the instrument light dimmer control and adjusted it to its lowest setting. Its worth a look before taking any other action.

 

[just andy]

Are the other instrument lights working? You may have knocked the instrument light dimmer control and adjusted it to its lowest setting. Its worth a look before taking any other action.

Hadn't thought of that. The fault was reported by the wife, so I'll check when she gets back later. The fault did occur immediately after she cleaned the car out and polished the dash....

 

[Mike (2)]

females!!! all they're good for..cleaning... and they can't get that right!!

mike

 

[Darren Whittaker]

This problem is cured by removing the fuse and putting it back in, sounds stupid but it works, trust me it happened to me at least twice

 

[reward]

As the other posts state, probably the backlight bulb, I refused to let the garage do it for the quoted £74. I have just replaced my bulb by dropping the fusebox out to its natural resting position, and then reaching in behind the dash with a 6mm socket & extension bar, and a bit of dexterity. It would take about 20 minutes if I had to do it again.

 

[Carl]

As the other posts state, probably the backlight bulb, I refused to let
the garage do it for the quoted £74. I have just replaced my bulb by
dropping the fusebox out to its natural resting position, and then
reaching in behind the dash with a 6mm socket & extension bar, and a
bit of dexterity. It would take about 20 minutes if I had to do it
again.

I've got a 2002 Elegance. Can the same thing be done to that to get to the odometer bulb?