w124 passenger side airvent ilumination

[badshot1uk]

I have noticed this evening that my passenger side airvent thumbwheel isnt lit up like the centre and drivers side?

Is it a bugger to change the bulb as it looks it?

cheers

paul

 

[bolide]

I have noticed this evening that my passenger side airvent thumbwheel isnt lit up like the centre and drivers side?

Is it a bugger to change the bulb as it looks it?

You "just" need to pull the vent. It has four spring clips that slot into the vent tube behind. You need to feed a narrow screwdriver / 3 mm allen key / etc into each one, pull it open, open the car door, tease the edge of the vent and pull the vent towards you, all at the same time. That means you need 6 hands

Get a powerful torch and shine it into the vent and you'll see the spring clips. Have a think about it and you'll see how they work

The new bulbs from the dealer will be brighter than the originals as they won't have the thin coating the originals have. This may annoy you when the new bulbs are in - but not half as much as the fitting them will!

Good luck

Nick Froome
www.w124.co.uk