Thomo1927

Active Member

• Apr 20, 2016

• #1

Just noticed my 300 tdi 95 disco dashboard lights on my needles don't work. Everything else lights up. A bit of a pain driving in the dark and can't see the needles,Any ideas. Cheers

 

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Thomo1927

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• Apr 21, 2016

• #2

Any ideas ? Not the best driving in the dark ,Cheers for any help.

 

discool

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• Apr 21, 2016

• #3

Perhaps the needles are lit via a fibre optic, if so the source illuminating bulb could have failed or both fibres have become detached. It's not unheard of as that's how the needle its illuminated on the RRc as I found out many years ago.
Remove the pod and have a look see.

 

Dippypud

Never Knowingly Understood

Full Member

• Apr 21, 2016

• #4

Check fuse 8 ...

 

Thomo1927

Active Member

• Apr 21, 2016

• #5

Cheers guys ,Will check it out.

 

Thomo1927

Active Member

• Apr 22, 2016

• #6

Ok checked fuse 8 and it's good ,None of my needles light up anymore. Are the clusters easy to get at ? Cheers

 

Thomo1927

Active Member

• Apr 29, 2016

• #7

All done now ,It was the bulbs. I changed them all for LED. Very easy job

 

DiscoPol

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• Apr 30, 2016

• #8

so there arent any needle lights then? just dial lights?

i look at mine every day and cant remember whats there, how odd.

 

Thomo1927

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• Apr 30, 2016

• #9

It's unbelievable how many bulbs there are ,Well worth it though as its that easy.

 

Disco1BFG

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• Apr 30, 2016

• #10

@Thomo1927 ; Out of interest, and because I have a bulb gone on the LHS in my pod, which LED's did you use please?

This might get urgent, as, when i am doing 130, I can't see the needles, Officer,

BTW, they look really good....

 

Thomo1927

Active Member

• Apr 30, 2016

• #11

Here you go ,Very quick delivery.


https://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/271839899718

Land Rover Discovery 1 LED Green ALL Dash Dial Instrument Bulbs 200tdi/300tdi/V8

 

Disco1BFG

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• Apr 30, 2016

• #12

Thanks very much

 

discool

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• Apr 30, 2016

• #13

DiscoPol said:

so there arent any needle lights then? just dial lights?

i look at mine every day and cant remember whats there, how odd.

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I had a look at mine also and was supprise to see the needles are white, I thought they were red, as fitted to the RRC, just shows how much attention I have paid to my disco

 

brian47

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• Apr 30, 2016

• #14

discool said:

I had a look at mine also and was supprise to see the needles are white, I thought they were red, as fitted to the RRC, just shows how much attention I have paid to my speedo

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Edited for accuracy

 

discool

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• Apr 30, 2016

• #15

brian47 said:

Edited for accuracy

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You could be right, my speedo display only gets my attention below 40mph and then again
over 100mph when it gets more interesting, so thanks for your correction

 

mephitic

Active Member

• May 1, 2016

• #16

At the top of the cluster there are a couple of bulbs (one each side) which illuminate the needles via fiber optics, while not difficult to change getting at them was a bit of a pain in the ass, having to remove the steering wheel & disconnect the switches from the binnacle. Mine have failed twice, EBay Chinese LED's i guess.

 

Thomo1927

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• May 1, 2016

• #17

mephitic said:

At the top of the cluster there are a couple of bulbs (one each side) which illuminate the needles via fiber optics, while not difficult to change getting at them was a bit of a pain in the ass, having to remove the steering wheel & disconnect the switches from the binnacle. Mine have failed twice, EBay Chinese LED's i guess.

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That's correct , Almost missed those bulbs

 

discool

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• May 1, 2016

• #18

Thomo1927 said:

That's correct , Almost missed those bulbs

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As u were told in post #3, that's experience for you.