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Cosray
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Cossie ashtray lightbulb replacement
« on: Jul 4th, 2007, 10:45pm » |
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Seems a trivial thing - an ashtray light for a non-smoker.
However the lightbulb needs replacing - and it looks like I am having to dismantle the complete dash to get there...
Can't find a drawing nor instruction anywhere - mindboggling.
Does anyone have a suggestion?
Looking forward
Ray
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Re: Cossie ashtray lightbulb replacement
« Reply #1 on: Jul 4th, 2007, 10:58pm » |
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Hi you can get to the bulb through small hole take ashtray inner out and you will see hole in corner its fiddely and you need small fingers but it can be done trust me i have just replaced mine it sits in a tube which you have to twist to release
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Re: Cossie ashtray lightbulb replacement
« Reply #2 on: Jul 4th, 2007, 11:05pm » |
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Wow Bobs - you must be a better fiddler than me... 
The only opening I could find is somewhere under the cigarlighter receptacle - but then what & how?
Does the lightbulholder slide off? In what direction? To the front? or down?
How can I pick it up? It must come up and out somehow to replace the bulb, mustn't it?
Ray
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Re: Cossie ashtray lightbulb replacement
« Reply #3 on: Jul 4th, 2007, 11:13pm » |
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Take out the ashtray inner there it a hole in left corner the bit behind the green plastic in the tray the hard part is getting two fingers to twist the tube that the bulb is in try one finger through hole and another from back of ashtray you will see wire etc leading to bulb its just one of those reall stupid jobs that either takes two mins or five hours getting the bulb back in is harder than getting it out as you have to locate the tube that it fits in also you have to twist tube otherwise bulb will not light
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Re: Cossie ashtray lightbulb replacement
« Reply #4 on: Jul 4th, 2007, 11:15pm » |
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As far as i could tell the ashtray slide will not come out without major surgery to the dash
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Re: Cossie ashtray lightbulb replacement
« Reply #5 on: Jul 4th, 2007, 11:19pm » |
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... that's exactly what I thought...
I will get my 10-yearold granddaughter with her tiny piano-fingers to fiddle with the ashtraylight tomorrow 
Thanks for your support, Bobs
Goodnight -
Ray
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Re: Cossie ashtray lightbulb replacement
« Reply #6 on: Jul 4th, 2007, 11:21pm » |
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Let me know how you get on cheers bob
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