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ripface

New Member

• Jan 10, 2008

• #1

Hi,

It's winter. It's dark in the mornings. My Ignition switch bulb does not work!!

Gotta replacement bulb. Got the steering shroud off.

Now WHERE does the damn thing go?

Clean suggestions only puhlease!!

 

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redrange

New Member

• Jan 11, 2008

• #2

ripface said:

Hi,

It's winter. It's dark in the mornings. My Ignition switch bulb does not work!!

Gotta replacement bulb. Got the steering shroud off.

Now WHERE does the damn thing go?

Clean suggestions only puhlease!!

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do you mean the ignition barrel illumination? i dont know i just wondered what you meant...........sorry!

 

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ripface

New Member

• Jan 11, 2008

• #3

Hmmm, sorry if I didn't make that clear. Yes, it's the bulb for the ignition illumination I was referring to.

Cheers!

 

wills

Well-Known Member

• Jan 11, 2008

• #4

Have you had the steering column surround off??

Ive never had this problem but if I was going to try and fix it the first thing I would do is have that off and then try and follow any wiring to the ignition barrel.

From reading your previous posts you have a 2001 P38?? Looking at the ETM there will be two wires going to the lamp, one is Red and the other will be Purple and Red. Have a look for those wires with the column surround off.

-Wills

 

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ripface

New Member

• Jan 11, 2008

• #5

Hey Wills,

Thanks for the reply. Yeah, I had the shroud off ... and there's *lots* of wires going to and fro! I'll have another go and look out for the ones you suggested.

Cheers,
John.

 

lanmjdun

New Member

• Jan 13, 2008

• #6

It's at the 5 o'clock position as you're looking at the ignition switch, just pull the wires and the connector comes out bulb and all. The other connectors are for the ignition key sensor.

 

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ripface

New Member

• Jan 13, 2008

• #7

lanmjdun said:

It's at the 5 o'clock position as you're looking at the ignition switch, just pull the wires and the connector comes out bulb and all. The other connectors are for the ignition key sensor.

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Hi Lanmjdun,

Smooth!! Thanks for that ... I'm off to rip the shroud off again and do the business. But enough of my sexual fantasies ....



Cheers,
Ripface!

 

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ripface

New Member

• Jan 13, 2008

• #8

Hi,

Job's a good 'un. Bulb replaced and working AOK. The old one was burnt black!! It was made a tad easier when my wife pointed out that the steering wheel adjusts towards you as well as up and down.



I hate it when she's right!!



Thanks for the pointers!

Cheers,
Ripface.