Air vent - how to remove?

[DougE280]

I want to replace the 'dead' bulb in the passenger side air vent rotary control wheel on my W124 with passenger air bag.
How do I remove the air vent assembly? There are no visible screws. Is the air bag dash panel removable? If so, how do I release it without damage and will this give me access to the bulb behind the air vent?
Can anyone help?
Thanks,
Doug

 

[Spike]

Look inside the vent itself & you will see 4 small metal clips which need to be lifted carefully with a small screwdriver and the whole unit will slide out.

Be very careful or you will break the clip mounts.

 

[DougE280]

Thanks Spike, got it off now.....Must get some 0.5 Watt bulbs. The smallest Halfords sell is 1.2 Watt and that's too bright - and may melt/burn the bulb holder. Norman B very helpfully e-mailed me some photos to help me.....you should see his W124 230TE! Looks like new!
Doug

 

[Geoff_Slade]

Norman B could you email me the photos as well. I didn't realise the outside vents lit up I thought it was just the central one (as you can tell I'm a fairly new W124 owner!).

Cheers

 

[Orlando 300E]

Get your bulbs from your dealer, they only cost pennies & are much better quallity than anything from Halfords
the Heater vent bulbs are a real pain to change, but they are worth it for night time drives
good luck
Orlando