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i am just the messenger is there a bulb / light for the cubby above the glovebox, if so again mine dont work
28th Feb 2015 8:21 pm
tayaste
Member Since: 15 May 2013
Location: Chester
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There isn't that be in the upper glove box if that's what you mean
28th Feb 2015 8:28 pm
Redgull
Member Since: 30 Aug 2013
Location: East Sussex
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thank christ for that
28th Feb 2015 8:32 pm
tayaste
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28th Feb 2015 8:35 pm
Alan B
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Disco_Mikey wrote:
Didn't think it was particularly difficult
+1
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28th Feb 2015 11:24 pm
Fitzy73
Member Since: 09 Feb 2014
Location: Truro
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I wish I had made use of the search facility before breaking the glove box light trying to replace the bulb
But sadly I only looked after getting out a spring and a random piece of metal, rather than a bulb!
But thanks to the tips I was able to get both halves of the light holder out and put them back together (it even worked as well!), putting it back was a bit of a challenge, but it is now back together and working, albeit with the original bulb Andy
Just realised my glove box bulb wasn't working whilst sat in the car tonight. Had a quick look on here for some guidance or indeed if there was a light in the first place!
I used the suggestion to remove the collar & push the whole switch unit back into the void behind it which worked well.
I thought the least i could do was post a picture of the offending article so you can understand why the bulb is so hard to find
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10th Feb 2017 10:38 pm
rogc
Member Since: 02 Sep 2015
Location: Kent
Posts: 64
I replaced mine a couple of months ago, step by step instructions
1) Open glove-box
2) Item marked 1 Using a small screwdriver, move the white plastic piece forward (upwards in picture), it will not come all of the way off so dont try.
3) Squeeze together the plastic lugs around the round plunger and press slightly inwards.
4) Item marked 2 Squeeze together the plastic lugs on the second fixing to the RHS of the plunger.
5) Push slightly in.
Hopefully at this point you will have managed to remove the switch assembly from the plastic surround.
The next step in my opinion to make life much easier is to remove the 2 Torq 20 screws, from underneath, this allows a little more movement of the plastic facia and will allow you to gat the switch assembly out, and more importantly back in.
Like other posts have said, the original bulb is a better option than the LED, although I may look at a flat LED upgrade in the future.
I hope I have explained this in sufficient detail, it is from memory from a couple of months ago, and I didnt take any pictures, but have taken one from the post before and marked it up. Perhaps next time
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12th Feb 2017 4:23 pm
Skynet
Member Since: 23 Jul 2014
Location: Melksham, Wiltshire
Posts: 868
LEDs are directional, so I think an LED strip would be better...Dave
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Need to attack this one too. That'll be another 501 that goes missing from the wife's scenic... So far - 4X4 Info~3 Flash Indicators~2 Video inputs~Bluetooth Music~Dr-T~Fridge~Phone Update~SatNav on the move~Clock on Dash~Black in and out~Window Tints
To Do - LED lights in and out~Black wheels (maybe 18's?)~new grille and and rear lights
12th Feb 2017 9:00 pm
kev_blizard
Member Since: 05 May 2014
Location: worksop
Posts: 244
I have changed every interior bulbs for Led's the difference is like night and day
12th Feb 2017 9:50 pm
POINTYED
Member Since: 22 Mar 2008
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I found that the best thing to have when doing this bl bulb replacement is
A plaster for the seriously cut up hand life is tooooo short.enjoy the moment.dont worry be happy
When I open and close the glove shrine, its light on light off....
Been reading this thread this morning...t'reminded me of that there was no light in mine the last weeks...
When I tried to figure out where the bulb could just be, I found out, that there is no reflector or so.
I also changed a lot of bulbs for the reason of saving all the battery juice for more important bits and bytes and signals and so.
But in the case, when You calculated that an LED is having a life time expectation of 40.000 working hours, while a glove box is problably used 2.000 for appr. 12 seconds....it, totaly globaly thinking, makes not the biggest sense...
And fmpov the reason for not finding what I'm looking, for mostly is not , that it's not bright enough...but that I'm........äæh
What did I wanted to say...?!?!
So Mikey, it is in deed a difficult one!
Irony off
By the way: repaired the thing by suddenly it worked again, while just fingering around...
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12th Feb 2017 10:19 pm
ClassikFan
Member Since: 02 Nov 2016
Location: Surrey
Posts: 1026
Managed to change the bulb. I like it when things that are meant to work work. Gettinh the bulb holder/switch thingy back in was a bit of a b r though. Thanks to rogc for the "how to".
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is there a bulb / light for the cubby above the glovebox, if so again mine dont work 
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