|
| bondy99 |
|
||||
Age: 65 Posts: 1128 Joined: 13th Sep 2010 Ride: Ford Falcon AU 2000 Series II Location: Crestmead |
I've noticed yesterday evening my digital odometer light appears to be dimming to the point where its starting to be difficult to see the digital readout at night.
I assume its a bulb. Has anyone else had this problem? If so, what's the procedure to get to the odometer light? what wattage would it be? Picture attached Thanks
|
||||
| Top | |
||||
| Mad2 |
|
|||
|
i'll see about putting a pic up of the back.
|
|||
| Top | |
|||
| bondy99 |
|
||
Age: 65 Posts: 1128 Joined: 13th Sep 2010 Ride: Ford Falcon AU 2000 Series II Location: Crestmead |
Mad2,
Thanks for your assistance. Never had this happen before. Is the instrument panel difficult to take off? |
||
| Top | |
||
| Mad2 |
|
|||
|
bondy99 wrote: Mad2, Thanks for your assistance. Never had this happen before. Is the instrument panel difficult to take off? no probs ... & it ain't hard to remove . . . . more annoying lol. mines gone & just can't be bothered pulling it out as mines a base model & it don't really show much. ok .. here's the back of it [think this is a series 1 cluster & pretty sure they are same/similar to the later series2 & 3?]  globe & socket removed ... will need something like a small flat bladed screwdriver to 'undo' & remove  & here's globe removed from socket. globe "leads/wires" are wrapped around the base to make contact, plus stay in place.  hopefully the globes are same from the series1 to 3? hope that helps ya out 
|
|||
| Top | |
|||
| bondy99 |
|
||
Age: 65 Posts: 1128 Joined: 13th Sep 2010 Ride: Ford Falcon AU 2000 Series II Location: Crestmead |
Thanks, much appreciated.
Mine is a low base as well. Out of curiosity, was the speedo in the cluster connected to a speedo cable or is it connected via some type of electrical circuit? |
||
| Top | |
||
| Mad2 |
|
|||
|
bondy99 wrote: Thanks, much appreciated. Mine is a low base as well. Out of curiosity, was the speedo in the cluster connected to a speedo cable or is it connected via some type of electrical circuit? 'speedo' is hooked up to one of the connectors in the middle, up top of the cluster. speedo drive unit hooks up to cluster via a wiring loom. 
|
|||
| Top | |
|||
| bondy99 |
|
||
Age: 65 Posts: 1128 Joined: 13th Sep 2010 Ride: Ford Falcon AU 2000 Series II Location: Crestmead |
Too easy, thanks for your help.
Now I just got to find an intact on /off Aircon button switch, I managed to get mine holed few days ago. Another trip to the wreckers to source them, I could not find any new available. |
||
| Top | |
||
| bondy99 |
|
||
Age: 65 Posts: 1128 Joined: 13th Sep 2010 Ride: Ford Falcon AU 2000 Series II Location: Crestmead |
Update on Ford AUII (Forte) instrument / Dashboard bulbs.
I went to Bursons, they don't have them, they have different types that are not suitable for Ford AUII, aparently the bulbs are not a pull out and push in type. They are somehow hooked in under the clips. Went to QFord, I've been advised the only ones they stock Australia wide is Black, no Green and no Silver. The manufacturer stopped making them for Ford some time ago. The Green ones are the ones I need for the Odometer / Tripmeter and for the clock. Light for the clock had failed few weeks ago. Repco donrt have them, they suggested Ashdown Ingram. I went there too, no good. From the wreckers, bugger all, most of them have already been canabolised. Without globes, I'm stuffed for night driving. Anyone got any suggestions or workarounds for this? |
||
| Top | |
||
| Mad2 |
|
|||
|
bondy99 wrote: Update on Ford AUII (Forte) instrument / Dashboard bulbs. I went to Bursons, they don't have them, they have different types that are not suitable for Ford AUII, aparently the bulbs are not a pull out and push in type. They are somehow hooked in under the clips. Went to QFord, I've been advised the only ones they stock Australia wide is Black, no Green and no Silver. The manufacturer stopped making them for Ford some time ago. The Green ones are the ones I need for the Odometer / Tripmeter and for the clock. Light for the clock had failed few weeks ago. Repco donrt have them, they suggested Ashdown Ingram. I went there too, no good. From the wreckers, bugger all, most of them have already been canabolised. Without globes, I'm stuffed for night driving. Anyone got any suggestions or workarounds for this? dunno what you mean with the colors ? ..... rechecked the 3 AU clusters I have here loose & the only color sockets they have are the black [two sizes] & silver [one size]. the pics I took were of a '02 model. the black & silver bases are not set out the same between all 3 clusters [05-99, 12-00 & 05-02] but they appear to be the same except for the part of the base that sits inside the cluster .. one is 'slightly' longer, but total length including globes are the same. the ones behind the Odometer / Tripmeter are the ones I showed you earlier & the bases are different along with the diameter sizing [hole sizing - smaller than the clip ones that are fitted to the rest of the cluster]. comparing the two size bases [main cluster to the trip], there is a big difference even if you change the hole size for the light. the globe is smaller so the length into the cluster is shorter. |
|||
| Top | |
|||
| Rust Belt |
|
||
Age: 46 Posts: 85 Joined: 31st Oct 2016 Ride: AUII Fairmont- Tickford enhanced Location: Freezer |
"Stuffed for night driving"... Why ?
Why do you need look at that part of the cluster whilst driving ? Mine has been that way since I bought the car almost 8 years ago. I don't see a need to remove the cluster & risk damage just for the sake of 1 globe I never look at anyhow! |
||
| Top | |
||
| bondy99 |
|
||
Age: 65 Posts: 1128 Joined: 13th Sep 2010 Ride: Ford Falcon AU 2000 Series II Location: Crestmead |
Rust Belt,
I do a lot of night driving champ, over a 1000klm per week, I like to know DTE and Trip encountered. Horses for courses. Hence the light. |
||
| Top | |
||
| bondy99 |
|
||
Age: 65 Posts: 1128 Joined: 13th Sep 2010 Ride: Ford Falcon AU 2000 Series II Location: Crestmead |
Mad2 wrote: bondy99 wrote: Update on Ford AUII (Forte) instrument / Dashboard bulbs. I went to Bursons, they don't have them, they have different types that are not suitable for Ford AUII, aparently the bulbs are not a pull out and push in type. They are somehow hooked in under the clips. Went to QFord, I've been advised the only ones they stock Australia wide is Black, no Green and no Silver. The manufacturer stopped making them for Ford some time ago. The Green ones are the ones I need for the Odometer / Tripmeter and for the clock. Light for the clock had failed few weeks ago. Repco donrt have them, they suggested Ashdown Ingram. I went there too, no good. From the wreckers, bugger all, most of them have already been canabolised. Without globes, I'm stuffed for night driving. Anyone got any suggestions or workarounds for this? dunno what you mean with the colors ? ..... rechecked the 3 AU clusters I have here loose & the only color sockets they have are the black [two sizes] & silver [one size]. the pics I took were of a '02 model. the black & silver bases are not set out the same between all 3 clusters [05-99, 12-00 & 05-02] but they appear to be the same except for the part of the base that sits inside the cluster .. one is 'slightly' longer, but total length including globes are the same. the ones behind the Odometer / Tripmeter are the ones I showed you earlier & the bases are different along with the diameter sizing [hole sizing - smaller than the clip ones that are fitted to the rest of the cluster]. comparing the two size bases [main cluster to the trip], there is a big difference even if you change the hole size for the light. the globe is smaller so the length into the cluster is shorter. When I said colours, that was refering to the plugs the bulb sits in. On the AU2 (Forte) Black, one size, Silver which is more like grey is the same size as Black, bulbs seem to be identical; whereas the green (from the trip/ odometer and clock) is smaller. The smaller ones can be sourced from Repco, probably from Bursons as well. Already purchased 3 small ones no issues there. Sourcing the others is bit more challenge |
||
| Top | |
||
| Mad2 |
|
|||
|
bondy99 wrote: Mad2 wrote: bondy99 wrote: Update on Ford AUII (Forte) instrument / Dashboard bulbs. I went to Bursons, they don't have them, they have different types that are not suitable for Ford AUII, aparently the bulbs are not a pull out and push in type. They are somehow hooked in under the clips. Went to QFord, I've been advised the only ones they stock Australia wide is Black, no Green and no Silver. The manufacturer stopped making them for Ford some time ago. The Green ones are the ones I need for the Odometer / Tripmeter and for the clock. Light for the clock had failed few weeks ago. Repco donrt have them, they suggested Ashdown Ingram. I went there too, no good. From the wreckers, bugger all, most of them have already been canabolised. Without globes, I'm stuffed for night driving. Anyone got any suggestions or workarounds for this? dunno what you mean with the colors ? ..... rechecked the 3 AU clusters I have here loose & the only color sockets they have are the black [two sizes] & silver [one size]. the pics I took were of a '02 model. the black & silver bases are not set out the same between all 3 clusters [05-99, 12-00 & 05-02] but they appear to be the same except for the part of the base that sits inside the cluster .. one is 'slightly' longer, but total length including globes are the same. the ones behind the Odometer / Tripmeter are the ones I showed you earlier & the bases are different along with the diameter sizing [hole sizing - smaller than the clip ones that are fitted to the rest of the cluster]. comparing the two size bases [main cluster to the trip], there is a big difference even if you change the hole size for the light. the globe is smaller so the length into the cluster is shorter. When I said colours, that was refering to the plugs the bulb sits in. On the AU2 (Forte) Black, one size, Silver which is more like grey is the same size as Black, bulbs seem to be identical; whereas the green (from the trip/ odometer and clock) is smaller. The smaller ones can be sourced from Repco, probably from Bursons as well. Already purchased 3 small ones no issues there. Sourcing the others is bit more challenge believe I said .. mine don't have the green. ALL the loose AU clusters have either black or grey [silver]. hmmmmmm .... just looked at said bulb socket with a bright led light  must be a err "little" color blind . . . . . . ok .. they 'might' be a greenish/black color ... hey i'm slightly maybe color blind BUT it would NOT be hard to change the globe fitted to an led. |
|||
| Top | |
|||
| bondy99 |
|
||
Age: 65 Posts: 1128 Joined: 13th Sep 2010 Ride: Ford Falcon AU 2000 Series II Location: Crestmead |
Hahahaha,
No probs, I was going to change over to LED but might be too hard basket for me. I was looking at a few posts about LEDs for panel lights, lot of people complained about having high spots, not illuminating properly. Need to be flat ends 3 LEDs in one (whatever that means). If I can find LED's that will do the same job without making major alterations, that might save a lot of problems, especially if I keep the vehcile for another 10 years. |
||
| Top | |
||
| bondy99 |
|
||
Age: 65 Posts: 1128 Joined: 13th Sep 2010 Ride: Ford Falcon AU 2000 Series II Location: Crestmead |
@ Mad2,
After removing the screw covers and philips screw from the cluster housing, how did you end up removing the cluster panel? I'm at the stage of replacing all the globes, using globes from Jaycar. I'll have to get a flat bladed knife and some type of trim tool I guess. |
||
| Top | |
||
| Who is online |
|---|
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 7 guests |
