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23-11-2015, 01:05 PM
(This post was last modified: 23-11-2015, 01:10 PM by twobob.)
Just to help people trying to replace this bulb, after taking the tray, trim strip, two torx screws and heater unit white clips out you can get away with pushing the whole heater control unit downwards behind the dash so its parallel with the floor and you can just about get your hand or long tweezers in to unscrew the brown bulb holder/s. You can do this without removing it from the dash but only just. Getting the whole unit back in so the little clips align takes a bit of time but is easily done after a few minutes fiddling. Dont lose the bulb holders down the dash!
286 Capless Dashboard Car Bulbs 12v 1.2w x10
^^search for this on amazon or fleabay they are the correct bulb i got 10 for £2. I just pulled out the old bulb from the brown holder thing and inserted new bulb. Yes you can buy the bulb holders but why bother when you can just replace the bulb.
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Well ive replaced my bulbs and have now found that one of them has a slightly loose contact on the bulb holder to the circuit board. Does anyone know how to fix this? Can it be fixed with a conductive pen/gel on the bulb holder contacts?
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peteh80,
Can you not just bend the terminals of the bulb holder a little so it makes a tighter contact?
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My vehicle .... 2006 (m59) Berlingo Multispace Desire - 1.6 HDI 92
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Will give it a try at the weekend but it looked light I had to press down on the bulb holder at the back to make it contact yesterday....
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17-09-2019, 11:06 AM
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Thanks for this thread! I have followed it and succeded with the replacement BUT the lamp is not working anyway.
I have contacted the workshop in order for them to order a bulb holder for me.
Do you think that this is the error or should I look anywhere else (I suppose I could switch the two holders. The one that I think works and vice versa)?
The car = Berlingo 2014
Thanks in advance // Johan Gustafsson
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I would like to add som information/the solution to my issue. The issue itself was the lamp holder (the brown one). No separate partnumber so I had to buy a new (new for me) heater control. But, problem solved!
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