R129 - changing a warning light bulb

[lanciaman]

Hi. Can someone advise how to get the instrument binnacle out so I can change one of the bulbs? 1993 R129.

I came across this for the 124 but I don't suppose it is the same?

http://www.peachparts.com/Wikka/W124InstCluster

thanks

 

[television]

They just push out from the rear, you can use hooks but that glass is £175

 

[lanciaman]

Thanks Malcolm. No clips or bits to unhitch? Just give it a shove?

Lindsay

 

[television]

Yes correct,, just run a flat bladed knife all around to free it off in case it stuck.

You will have to remove the rear cover to replace the main bulbs

 

[lanciaman]

Ok. Sounds simple enough in theory!!

Many thanks - once again!!

 

[television]

The bulbs are MB special 2w for the main lighting and 1.2w for the tell tail lamps

 

[lanciaman]

MB only?? oh fun and games there then! Actually my local dealer (40 miles away) are very good at sending parts to me in the post so should be ok.

cheers Macolm

 

[television]

If the 1.2w small tell tale lamps the the Ring RU509T will do but you have to squeeze the contacts closer together with a pair of pliers

 

[brianbrian]

You will have to take the steering wheel off, push or pull the cluster of evenly. Hope this helps

 

[television]

You will have to take the steering wheel off, push or pull the cluster of evenly. Hope this helps

Yes that could be the case, I had the electric steering adjustment

 

[lanciaman]

Thanks chaps. Mine has the electric steering adjust also so hopefully won't have to take the wheel off! Or put another way, I am not taking the wheel off so the duff bulb will need to stay put!!

 

[television]

It will come out with that

 

[lanciaman]

Hi Malcolm. Good news. Still waiting for ETA to come back from the chap in the US- he is in NY so although job done (rewired, new potentiometer) he can't post it back due to storm chaos. Will update once back but I am hoping and fairly confident it will sort the damn ASR issue which has plagued my R129!

 

[television]

It will be nice to have a fix on this fault for all of us

 

[Richard Moakes]

Hi Malcolm. Good news. Still waiting for ETA to come back from the chap in the US- he is in NY so although job done (rewired, new potentiometer) he can't post it back due to storm chaos. Will update once back but I am hoping and fairly confident it will sort the damn ASR issue which has plagued my R129!

I watched the video on his site where he is testing your ETA

 

[lanciaman]

Have to say he has done one thorough job on it. I'll give a full report under a proper title once it is back and installed but he has rewired it, tested the coil (which can go apparently), changed this potenitometer - then redid it as he wasn't happy with the way it was sitting. Left it running for 12 hours to make sure no overheating then plugged it into a test SL to make sure it was working A1. So, I think we can assume if the fault remains then it isn't the ETA!