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Mazda 626 2000 - lights ..

  • 27-03-2013 2:20pm
    #1
    Anchises
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 582 ✭✭✭


    Hi,

    The lights that should illuminate the heater controls and cig lighter are not working. All other lights are ok. Bummer trying to adjust fan/heater in dark :(

    Hardly one bulb doing it all - so i suspect a fuse .....

    I cannot seem to find a fuse that might solve it. looked under bonnet and in box by accelerator. ....

    I have this horrible feeling I have to dismantle the whole dash to get at a
    bulb holder(s) !

    Any pointers ?

    A.


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  • #2
    Nissan doctor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,223 ✭✭✭Nissan doctor


    There wouldn't be a fuse for those lights alone. Likely one of or more of the bulbs has blown. The center console can be a pain to open up on some cars but the Japanese cars are normally easy enough. A 00 626 wouldn't use LED's or anything so the bulbs can be replaced.


  • #3
    Anchises
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 582 ✭✭✭Anchises


    Ok ! Let's get the panel off.....

    I got the bezel off easily enough.
    I was able to see the ashtray bulb and it's connections.
    No 12 Volts at the bulb connector. Hmmm..........

    I took out and examined all the fuses in the footwell fusebox. All fuses are OK.
    I don't think the fuses under the bonnet could be involved.

    It now looks like a wiring disconnect somewhere behind the dash. Bugger !

    The heater control panel is too complex to extract. I may just leave it till a
    fine sunny day....

    If i only knew where the bulb for the heater knobs was(were).... How many damn bulbs could there be ? I know in some cars they have a plastic thingy that distributes the light from one bulb to multi points.

    I've got a workshop manual as pdf and it shows no wiring circuits and never mentions the heater lights. :mad:

    A


  • #4
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,520 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    Have you tried belting the dash?


  • #5
    biko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,220 ✭✭✭✭biko


    I was just about to write that, happened in an old car of mine.
    Never got around to fix it proper but a firm belt would sort it temporarily.

    You need to have a look behind, most likely the wiring.


  • #6
    Anchises
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 582 ✭✭✭Anchises


    Yes :)
    I did give it a slap - (reminds me of how we used to treat old valve radios when they misbehaved).

    No luck sadly.

    I was thinking , if I applied 12V to one of the wires on the ashtray light would it feed it back to (and light) the other lights - just as a temp to test them.....

    The search goes on..

    A.


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