radio lights

[lurchy666]

does any one know how to get the lights on the standard radio workin mine went out the other night one side of the lights went out then the other side went out about half an hour later and it's annoying trying to shine a torch on the radio and drive and press buttons all the other lights on dash and heater controls are working so i dunnpo whats wrong with it

[zorgman]

hi
yes they are a tiny tiny 12v bulb i use them for the exact thing, bit of a slaver tho fitting them if your stuck i can always send u a couple. pm me

[Peter.N.]

If you enlarge the hole a bit you can fit one of the capless panel light bulbs by straightenein out the wires and soldering them on to the appropriate connections, its a bit like brain surgery though and you need to be careful you dont damage anything.

[aengus]

try Maplin.co.uk, part no PG79L (12V Submin Green), other colours too. 29p each.

[lurchy666]

cheers every 1 i'll get a few bulbs and try to do it at the weekend

[zorgman]

dont even attempt to use capless bulbs as u cant solder to the wire all you'll do is destroy the circuit board

[aengus]

not sure I understand ths comment.... I replaced the bulbs in my Clarion using the Maplin ones and it all works fine.
First thing to do is to open the unit and see what type of bulb is in there, then buy the appropriate ones - while the unit is open, may be worth checking the voltage across a blown bulb to confirm that 12v type is correct.
Just re-read, noted capless bulb - but this should not be a real problem so long as they fit the panel - just use a sharp knife to clean the wire and tin it before trying to solder to the cct board.

[lurchy666]

cheers for all your help guys but i've decided to do it the easier way and put a cheap cd player in from halfords