Omega Owners Forum - Dashboard lamps access?

perfferle Junior Member Offline All cats are grey in the dark! Posts: 170 North Yorkshire Gender: Drives: Omega 2.5L Saloon, 1999, LE	Dashboard lamps access? 17. May 2008 at 18:53 Anyone know how to get to access/replace the dash lamps behind the Tachometer?
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dbug Omega Lord Offline Dont knock Linux! Posts: 7822 Northants Gender: Drives: 98 V6 Elite auto	Re: Dashboard lamps access? Reply #1 - 17. May 2008 at 19:01 Try - http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1152618876 Easy job - 15 mins max.
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perfferle Junior Member Offline All cats are grey in the dark! Posts: 170 North Yorkshire Gender: Drives: Omega 2.5L Saloon, 1999, LE	Re: Dashboard lamps access? Reply #2 - 17. May 2008 at 19:17 Thanks Any pictures on doing this anywhere?
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TheBoy Administrator Offline TBE has an MOT! Posts: 64817 Brackley, Northants Gender: Drives: 98 MV6, 03 Elite, 00 25, 89 ZX10	Re: Dashboard lamps access? Reply #3 - 17. May 2008 at 19:48 http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1192573381
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Lizzie Zoom

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Re: Dashboard lamps access?
Reply #4 - 17. May 2008 at 20:03

TheBoy wrote on 17. May 2008 at 19:48:

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1192573381

But what the pictures do not show is for a facelift you need to remove the top plate of the steering column housing by unscrewing two screws accessed by turning the steering wheel to left and then right 90/180 degrees, and lifting off top housing. This will give (just) the right clearance for the extraction of the clock housing for bulb holder removal / replacement. Thumbs Up!

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Richard A Senior Member Offline Posts: 902 Aldridge, West Midlands Gender: Drives: 1998 2.5 petrol Elite	Re: Dashboard lamps access? Reply #5 - 17. May 2008 at 20:08 Spot-on 'Lizzie Zoom' regards richard a
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Lizzie Zoom Ex Member	Re: Dashboard lamps access? Reply #6 - 17. May 2008 at 20:10 Thanks Richard! I 've done this particular exercise so often now I could do it in my sleep!
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perfferle Junior Member Offline All cats are grey in the dark! Posts: 170 North Yorkshire Gender: Drives: Omega 2.5L Saloon, 1999, LE	Re: Dashboard lamps access? Reply #7 - 17. May 2008 at 20:56 Brilliant, thanks - more confident now p.s, any idea what is the replacement lamp type / part# i would need? Just thinking to get to that point of dissassembly then have reassemble to go buy replacement lamps...
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Big_Roger Intermediate Member Offline Posts: 387 Southampton Gender: Drives: 02 3.2 Auto Estate X Plod	Re: Dashboard lamps access? Reply #8 - 17. May 2008 at 21:03 Hi, Lamps for the Tacho / Speedo are 3w Capless type (on the 02 3.2 anyway) Similar shape & size to type 501 (but this is a 5 W) HTH Roger
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perfferle Junior Member Offline All cats are grey in the dark! Posts: 170 North Yorkshire Gender: Drives: Omega 2.5L Saloon, 1999, LE	Re: Dashboard lamps access? Reply #9 - 17. May 2008 at 21:28 Thanks, I shall first seek the lamps!
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Mike Collins Senior Member Offline Posts: 532 North of Bristol Gender: Drives: 2003 2.6 CDX, 1998 2.5 Elite, now BER at 262,000 miles	Re: Dashboard lamps access? Reply #10 - 17. May 2008 at 22:01 When you have it out, change the four lamps for the MID. The panel lamps will probably be blackened so you might as well change them all, I can't remember if there are three or four.
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perfferle Junior Member Offline All cats are grey in the dark! Posts: 170 North Yorkshire Gender: Drives: Omega 2.5L Saloon, 1999, LE	Re: Dashboard lamps access? Reply #11 - 17. May 2008 at 22:22 Ta, good idea - if i could only figure why the temperature/blower controls (center console) lamps light intermittantly all would be perfect .
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markey mark BANNED Offline banned for repeatedly reneaging on deals. Posts: 1 scunthorpe north lincs Gender: Drives: 99 mv6 est leather & 19"s	Re: Dashboard lamps access? Reply #12 - 17. May 2008 at 23:37 wang about your dimmer bud !
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Lizzie Zoom

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Re: Dashboard lamps access?
Reply #13 - 18. May 2008 at 02:58

Big_Roger wrote on 17. May 2008 at 21:03:

Hi,
Lamps for the Tacho / Speedo are 3w Capless type (on the 02 3.2 anyway)

Similar shape & size to type 501 (but this is a 5 W)

HTH

Roger

I would also add that the Vx (Caffyns) part numbers are
VAU 093190932 full price £1-03 each ex-vat
VAU 093190467 " " £0.72 " " "

for both large and the small (warning light) bulbs you may need whilst having the clock unit out (sorry, but I cannot remember which no. related to which size of bulb Undecided

; the unit price may not reflect the size as the small one comes complete with a holder!) Thumbs Up!

I hope this helps. Thumbs Up!

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perfferle Junior Member Offline All cats are grey in the dark! Posts: 170 North Yorkshire Gender: Drives: Omega 2.5L Saloon, 1999, LE	Re: Dashboard lamps access? Reply #14 - 18. May 2008 at 08:29 Ta Lizzie, This is a great start Stephen.
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