After watching this video several times I decided to replace the blown bulbs in my 2004 Mondeo dashboard as it had black spots. I'm a novice and found it easy to do, the whole job took 1hr 15mins from start to finish. now I have a lovely well lit dashboard again. Thanks for the brilliant video.
I know I might be a little bit late to the party, but I just have to say, brilliant video, it was extremely helpful plus I just adore the British accent! Really helped me out, I'll be replacing my own bulbs tomorrow morning but I'm glad it's nothing too hard to do!
Just used this video to help change the 3 bulbs that was gone on the dash. Thanks so much for the detailed video. I wouldn't have had a clue otherwise.
Absolutely brilliant , step by step video, mate. I am about to change my faulty cluster and thought to do the same as you. You saved me a lot of hassle. Thank you very much.
As always very useful information with simple steps and explanations. Easy to follow with some background tunes that are not distracting or over powering the instructions. Always enjoy watching the videos on this channel they have helped me a lot over time. 👍
Just followed these instructions and all my lights are now working again. Great tip about LED bulbs only going in one way. I only got 1 out of 6 right first time...
Thanks a million mate. One of the bulbs was blown and this made the work easy to do. I replaced them for LEDs but only one of 4 was working. So probably I will have to do it again soon when I get working LEDs. Next time I check them in the foot-area before taking the dash apart. ;-)
Excellent video , had to get an odometer correction with new cluster couldn't be done through OBD so garage had to hold it two days , luckily as the video explains a lot replaced the original cluster in 5 mins back 2 days later, labour costs saved , good man keep up the excellent videos
Another fine instructional video, very informative. Sorry the Blue bulbs haven't worked out yet, hope to see better results on the next video. Thanks again Martin.
Good video I was looking all over CZcams on how to do this not the blue bulb but just changing them in general thanks Martin keep the Mondeo videos coming I'm learning a lot about servicing the Mondeo
Jimmy there is a brightness adjuster for your dash lights it is on the left of your lights switch,you probably have got yours on low just turn the dial up
A couple of tips (having just replaced a few bulbs in mine). **Remove the little drawer, fully open it and pull upwards, it'll pop up at the bottom and the bottom will then swing out (no need to force or bend anything) (Not strictly necessary but it does make life easier). Remove the 5 screws and the bottom panel as shown - and the air temperature sensor. **Don't bother with the torx screws on the steering column - the top will easily pop off upwards with a little levering. Remove the four screws holding the cluster trim and steering column cover. Once these are out pull the plastic towards you. It's well clipped on but will pop open. Remove the instrument cluster screws and pull out from the bottom, the cable will inhibit you so don't pull it too hard. Their is a little clip to push in before opening the lever. Make sure the bulb holders are the right way round... I put one of mine in upside down and it didn't work. Great video - some absolutely top advice in it and it made my job a dream.
I was in the exact same situation as you with my Vectra...I had one bulb blown so decided to replace the lot with blue LED's. Like yours, mine were quite dim so I had to buy some super bright ones to compensate and for a short while, I was happy with them. Then they randomly started to flicker on/off or die completely. They were driving me nuts, I lost count how many times I took the dash apart to fix them. In the end I took them all out and replaced them with a brand new set of standard bulbs and haven't had a single problem since then. Sorry but I thought I should mention it before you end up spending half the winter pulling the dash apart time and time again like I did.
I had to the on my Jeep Martin , And on several Honda cars ! Many will be helped out with this vid .. I put LED in my jeep , But most of my customers just want stock bulbs ! I like the LED's better my self ..
+ShawnMrFixit Lee The led's don't run as hot as the bulbs and you have a choice of colours. I like the blue in the foot wells and sun shades now. Cheers Martin
Great video Martin, did not look very bright through the camera but was probably brighter from your view of the dash. looking forward to the next vid and how you resolve the problem. keep the vids coming Martin.
thanx for instructions. i have to change bulbs either. what type are big bulbs and what type are small bulbs ? i will change them all because i wont disassembly dashboard every year. thanx
I think the problem with changing the bulbs for the blue LED's is the fact that the perspex face of the dials has a green-coloured backing which when normal bulbs are installed gives the green backlighting as normal. What people have done is install some aftermarket white dials, say from Lockwood, and THEN put the blue LED's in and that will then give you a decent blue backlight effect. Hope that helps.
+scrapyardwarrior Yes, I think you are right. I have seen a chap on youtube scrape that layer away but I'm not sure if I want to do that. Thanks for the info. Cheers Martin
The green is most likely transparent green ink printed on the back of the plastic. Sometimes it can be removed with mentholated spirt .if this doesn't work your only option would be scrap it away, I know this because I'm a printer buy traded and have printed hundreds for BMW, Mercedes ,ect but not on fords I must admit but I would guess it's a smiler process. Hope this helps bud
If you're replacing like-with-like, there are 4x 3W 504 Clear bulbs, and 6x 1.2W 286 Clear. I have one 504 blown, but I'll replace the full set with Osrams, Hellas or Bosch, as it's a pain to take so much apart for one bulb.
hola Yo probé también cambiar las luces azules pero no se ve nada así que puse otra vez las blancas para cambiar de color tienes que cambiar la pantalla
Brilliant vid, many thanks, however I was taking my cluster out to replace it as I thought it was knackered, half way through removing all the screws and cowlings, I thought I'd better park the car drivers side into the kerb as my arse (literally) was in the road. Went to start the car up and the cluster's bloody working again lol ohh well.. at least I know how to remove it again if I need to.
hey, i have a problem with my mk3 mondeo. the dash and center console light have a false contact i think because they light up and just stop randomly stop. When its day its ok but a night ... Do you have an indea from where its from ? thx ! (the exterior light and switch light and warning lights work fine)
Hi, i have a mondeo mk3 1.8 benzin 125 horse power and I have verry big issues. When I drive the car and I need to slow down I pres clutch and I put the gear in 0 and I pres the break and the motor is died. What can be the problem. I changed the air valve control, I reset the ECU but still the same problem.
Great video. Part of my dash has recently gone black. Which bulbs are they? Halfords bulbs look different when I put in my reg. I have a Mondeo 1.8 LX 2001
Hi Martin, great video as always! just wondering If you could get the pinouts for the multi connector that plugs into the binnacle, maybe you could run the binnacle off a power supply in the kitchen to test the colours etc rather than having to keep plugging it back in the car?
Your vids are brilliant 😎 Is there a dimmer switch for clocks as Leds are far too bright,I fit them in a golf and they blinded me but can be dimmed but don't have dimmer on my 2002 tddi
What the hell? I had a coin under the dashboard screw as well! On the same spot! Is this a thing? Also, I forgot to bring pliers to remove the bulbs and found out you can use 14mm socket to remove them, 8mm for the smaller bulbs
AMIGO KE GUSTO SABER KE TRABAJAS CON LOS MONDEOS, ESPERO ME PUEDAS AYUDAR, CUENTO CON UN MONDEO CORE 2001 AMERICANO ( ESTOY EN mEXICO) Y TENGO DETALLE CON LOS SEGUROS DE LAS PUERTAS...INTRODUZCO LA LLAVE ( NO TENGO MANDO CONTROL) GIRO Y ABRE PUERTA DE CONDUCTOR, PERO LAS OTRAS PUERTAS NO ACTIVA EL SEGURO...SOLO CUANDO METO LA LLAVE Y GIRO EN 2 OCACIONES ES QUE SE CIERRAN LOS SEGUROS, Y SOLO CUANDO HACE MUCHO CALOR Y EL CARRO ESTA CALIENTE POR DENTRO POR LA EXPOSICION AL SOL ES QUE LOS SEGUROS ABREN.... QUE TENGO QUE REVISAR PARA CORREGIR ESE DETALLE.... EN VERDAD ESPERO ME PUEDAS AYUDAR
You'll have to split the binnacle apart to see what's going on as it varies depending upon the manufacturer, etc. Often there's a coloured filter plastic that you will probably have to remove, I really can't remember if I've had one of those apart or not. BTW - just a quick and daft question, did you try making sure the dash dimmer/brightness control was turned up?
+mrman17 Yes, i'm thinking the same but your not told this when people are selling these coloured led's so it's a learning curve. Yes, the dimmer was fully turned up. Cheers Martin
Brilliant ! Many thanks for loading and the clarity of the instruction. All done, dusted and working in a relatively good time. A certain x2 screws were a pain in the hind quarters, but patience prevailed. Thanks again !
Hi Martin, watched this a dozen times, still not sure which bulb holder controls the EML and the petrol warning lights....Could it be one of the 4 small ones in the middle? Bearing in mind the EML and petrol warning lights are way over on the right. Thanks Steve
Are the bigger bulbs W5W and the 2 smaller W3W? I'm just going to replace with normal bulbs. And thanks for the Video, it helps to know what I'm getting into.
+retrorestore lights worked out perfectly, I didn't even know there was floor lights on the car until a few days ago, looked under the passenger/driver side dash and seen empty bulb sockets, now it looks good, glad I watch your video. You should make a video for changing out out back shocks and replacing Auxiliary belt, I would, but I have a face for radio.
+Brian Percival The other vids are not very good so that's one of the reasons for mine Bri., gotta get it better than it is so i'll be playing with it again soon. Cheers Martin
Martin how did you get those bulbs off the sun visors. my bulbs turned out blue in the sense white Blue.ordered with out checking the description.i might aswell change the others like you did done the map lights and footwells just can't get those sun visor ones.how did you remove them mate?
@@retrorestore That's pretty odd and disturbing. I've owned a MK3 since 2011 and never known there to be one. Now after all of these years a MOT guy tells me it should be there and of course working. Nobody ever raised this as a problem in the past, so I guess I just got lucky and now the luck ran out. Thanks for the info'.. 👍
hi again, ive got two questions for you, the overhead lights for driver and passenger side, is there a set way to take off the housing to get to the bulbs. Also, im certain my car has the footwell lights but where are they located precisely, im going to be doing this when the parts arrive. Thanks
+retrorestore got the bulbs and fitted them, they're not too bright so like you I've requested to return them for a full refund, I've ordered the bright LED bulbs all for the same price, fitting them was a two minute job, thanks again for all your help.
I turn the lights but somedays , not all (!) they go out totally. If I turno off and on again they come back but only for some seconds to black out again . But somedays works fine. This includes also the lights from the air conditioning . what should be the problem? fuse ?
Martin done everything but while testing the leds with the connector on had a burning smell and slight smoke.and ended up with less bulbs on.what could have happened and any danger??
retrorestore which fuse Martin.now two bulbs the far right obes speedo and fuel level come on but the left 2 which are revs and heater level don't come on
retrorestore tried fuses bulbs and they r not coming on.might have shorted something like you said. now the problem I have is the clip which levers or pushes the multi pin connector out is not pushing it out a nd the connector is struck in there solid.😱
+Mamdouh Abu Sakran You need to plug in a tester to read the fault codes. The socket is under the drivers dashboard. www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ford-Mondeo-Car-Diagnostic-PRO-Scanner-Code-Reader-Fault-Tool-OBD-OBD2-CANBUS-/161383170320?hash=item25932fc110:g:jpIAAOxyIv5TkFPT Cheers Martin
Martin how did you remove those reading lights where you used the blue ones to replace??I managed to get the plastic out do you pull those bulbs straight-out ???
I saw many videos from you in 2 days...Thank you for that, i got mk3 too. But PLEASE, stop test driving with dirty hands from oil...put your wrench kit on seats etc...Its no-no thing...
The green is most likely transparent green ink printed on the back of the plastic. Sometimes it can be removed with mentholated spirt .if this doesn't work your only option would be scrap it away, I know this because I'm a printer buy traded and have printed hundreds for BMW, Mercedes ,ect but not on fords I must admit but I would guess it's a smiler process. Hope this helps bud
After watching this video several times I decided to replace the blown bulbs in my 2004 Mondeo dashboard as it had black spots. I'm a novice and found it easy to do, the whole job took 1hr 15mins from start to finish. now I have a lovely well lit dashboard again. Thanks for the brilliant video.
Well done for giving it a go bud.
Cheers
Martin
Love the proper Britishness of you!
Video was exquisite and informative.
Thank you a million!
Cheers
I know I might be a little bit late to the party, but I just have to say, brilliant video, it was extremely helpful plus I just adore the British accent! Really helped me out, I'll be replacing my own bulbs tomorrow morning but I'm glad it's nothing too hard to do!
Just used this video to help change the 3 bulbs that was gone on the dash. Thanks so much for the detailed video. I wouldn't have had a clue otherwise.
Hey, nice one Des, well done bud.
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Martin
Absolutely brilliant , step by step video, mate. I am about to change my faulty cluster and thought to do the same as you. You saved me a lot of hassle. Thank you very much.
No problem, Thanks for watching bud.
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Martin
As always very useful information with simple steps and explanations. Easy to follow with some background tunes that are not distracting or over powering the instructions. Always enjoy watching the videos on this channel they have helped me a lot over time. 👍
Just followed these instructions and all my lights are now working again. Great tip about LED bulbs only going in one way. I only got 1 out of 6 right first time...
Hey man.Great video.I had to do the job and with guiding me it went smooth and easy.Thanks
Glad it helped
Thank very much ✌️
This channel is really important🌹
I have a mk3 mondeo and i started to make some videos, i like this car💞
Best of luck!
Hey Mart.Just used this vid to change my dash bulbs.Same one blew as yours.Changed the lot.Thanks for the vid.Made the job easy!Cheers.
Nice one Mart, another saving lol.
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Martin
Cheers for taking the time mate. One of my little bulbs is out and I've been dreading changing it. You've made it a bit easier.
+Jimmy Grease That's great bud.
Good luck with it.
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Martin
Another great vid mate.......you´re making my life easier. I noticed that the 2 small bulbs must be changed - and with your vid it´s considered done.
Thanks Lars. Glad you are enjoying the vids.
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Martin
Excellent, very well explained step by step, have replaced my blown bulbs with no problems. Many thanks!
Glad the vid helped.
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Martin
Thanks a million mate. One of the bulbs was blown and this made the work easy to do. I replaced them for LEDs but only one of 4 was working. So probably I will have to do it again soon when I get working LEDs.
Next time I check them in the foot-area before taking the dash apart. ;-)
+The Jokr Nice one bud. Not as difficult as I first thought.
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Martin
Thanks. That's very helpful!
Excellent video , had to get an odometer correction with new cluster couldn't be done through OBD so garage had to hold it two days , luckily as the video explains a lot replaced the original cluster in 5 mins back 2 days later, labour costs saved , good man keep up the excellent videos
Hey, that's great bud. Well done.
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Martin
@@retrorestore What types of bulbs were they? w5w and?
Another fine instructional video, very informative. Sorry the Blue bulbs haven't worked out yet, hope to see better results on the next video. Thanks again Martin.
+Terrence Stewart Thanks Tel, I'll get to the bottom of it soon.
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Martin
Good video I was looking all over CZcams on how to do this not the blue bulb but just changing them in general thanks Martin keep the Mondeo videos coming I'm learning a lot about servicing the Mondeo
+Sean Dwyer Thanks Sean, glad you are enjoying them.
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Martin
THANK YOU!! 😅
Jimmy there is a brightness adjuster for your dash lights it is on the left of your lights switch,you probably have got yours on low just turn the dial up
bryan royle it's for level on mine can't see dimmer
Not sure the dimmer will work very well for LED.
Thanks for filming this mate. I was thinking about doing this to my Jeep. I think I'll hold off now.
Take care,
Jay
+Jay Dighsx Yeah, It turns out that I would have to scratch off the green coating so i'm putting standard bulbs back in Jay.
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Martin
A couple of tips (having just replaced a few bulbs in mine).
**Remove the little drawer, fully open it and pull upwards, it'll pop up at the bottom and the bottom will then swing out (no need to force or bend anything) (Not strictly necessary but it does make life easier).
Remove the 5 screws and the bottom panel as shown - and the air temperature sensor.
**Don't bother with the torx screws on the steering column - the top will easily pop off upwards with a little levering.
Remove the four screws holding the cluster trim and steering column cover. Once these are out pull the plastic towards you. It's well clipped on but will pop open.
Remove the instrument cluster screws and pull out from the bottom, the cable will inhibit you so don't pull it too hard. Their is a little clip to push in before opening the lever.
Make sure the bulb holders are the right way round... I put one of mine in upside down and it didn't work.
Great video - some absolutely top advice in it and it made my job a dream.
Nice tips Alasdair. Thanks for posting.
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Martin
usefull video. thx. greetings from eastern eu.
You're welcome!
Good and much usefull video. You saved me a many of money in service. Thank you mister.
Thanks David. Glad you en the video.
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Martin
Brilliant video. Very helpful. Well done.
Good work!
I'll try to do this on my model 2004
Thaks for sharing
Thanks for this video made it so much easier to change my bulbs 👍🏻
+dantethelurcher Thanks for your comment bud.
looking forward to part 2 Martin
+mark palmer Yes Mark, i'll get to the bottom of it in the next vid.
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Martin
I was in the exact same situation as you with my Vectra...I had one bulb blown so decided to replace the lot with blue LED's. Like yours, mine were quite dim so I had to buy some super bright ones to compensate and for a short while, I was happy with them. Then they randomly started to flicker on/off or die completely. They were driving me nuts, I lost count how many times I took the dash apart to fix them. In the end I took them all out and replaced them with a brand new set of standard bulbs and haven't had a single problem since then. Sorry but I thought I should mention it before you end up spending half the winter pulling the dash apart time and time again like I did.
+Andy K Thanks Andy, I think i'll do the same. Cheers
Martin
I had to the on my Jeep Martin , And on several Honda cars ! Many will be helped out with this vid .. I put LED in my jeep , But most of my customers just want stock bulbs ! I like the LED's better my self ..
+ShawnMrFixit Lee The led's don't run as hot as the bulbs and you have a choice of colours. I like the blue in the foot wells and sun shades now.
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Martin
Thanks man That really help me to get my problems fixed 🖒
Thank you so much for your video. It's great!
Glad you enjoyed it
Great video Martin, did not look very bright through the camera but was probably brighter from your view of the dash. looking forward to the next vid and how you resolve the problem. keep the vids coming Martin.
+cabdriveruk Cheers bud, yes, it looked darker on the camera but it still needs looking in to.
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Martin
Great video mate. Very useful. Thanks a lot!
Useful video. Thanks for making
thanx for instructions. i have to change bulbs either. what type are big bulbs and what type are small bulbs ? i will change them all because i wont disassembly dashboard every year. thanx
I think the problem with changing the bulbs for the blue LED's is the fact that the perspex face of the dials has a green-coloured backing which when normal bulbs are installed gives the green backlighting as normal. What people have done is install some aftermarket white dials, say from Lockwood, and THEN put the blue LED's in and that will then give you a decent blue backlight effect. Hope that helps.
+scrapyardwarrior Yes, I think you are right. I have seen a chap on youtube scrape that layer away but I'm not sure if I want to do that. Thanks for the info.
Cheers
Martin
Crickey, I was expecting him to find the lost ark in there.
The green is most likely transparent green ink printed on the back of the plastic. Sometimes it can be removed with mentholated spirt .if this doesn't work your only option would be scrap it away, I know this because I'm a printer buy traded and have printed hundreds for BMW, Mercedes ,ect but not on fords I must admit but I would guess it's a smiler process.
Hope this helps bud
Againg , Nice and clear video review .. Nice One Thank you Mate
Thanks for watching Miro.
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Martin
If you're replacing like-with-like, there are 4x 3W 504 Clear bulbs, and 6x 1.2W 286 Clear. I have one 504 blown, but I'll replace the full set with Osrams, Hellas or Bosch, as it's a pain to take so much apart for one bulb.
What a useful comment to share, thank you 👍
Brilliant video - going to do it!
Good luck John.
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Martin
THANK YOU!!!
You saved me a lot of money with your wonderful tutorial. But when I removed my dashboard there wasn´t any coins LOL
Haha, unlucky. Thanks for watching.
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Martin
Donde has comprado las bombillas led?
Great vid mate helped no end
Very useful, thank you!
Thanks for watching.
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Martin
You should've put the stock type bulbs back in instead of after market crap, l enjoyed your video though very educational 👍😀
This is helpful. Good job !
Thanks for watching.
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Martin
Great video, thanks for the adwice
T.Y.❤❤
well u have to figer that one out martin cos that looked if u could not see anything and glad ur feeling better
+chris campbell I think i'm going to fit standard bulbs back Chris.
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Martin
hola
Yo probé también cambiar las luces azules pero no se ve nada así que puse otra vez las blancas para cambiar de color tienes que cambiar la pantalla
Thanks for your vidéo...😊
Thanks 😊
good video ... have good videos on the Mondeo ... cheers !!!
Thanks bud. Glad you enjoyed them.
Cheers
Martin
Brilliant vid, many thanks, however I was taking my cluster out to replace it as I thought it was knackered, half way through removing all the screws and cowlings, I thought I'd better park the car drivers side into the kerb as my arse (literally) was in the road. Went to start the car up and the cluster's bloody working again lol ohh well.. at least I know how to remove it again if I need to.
+Jon Martin (zeb74) These bulbs are very temperamental and a knock can make the connections again.
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Martin
My problem was that the fuel guage temp guage speedo lcds and rpm were all not working... Strangely ok again now
And we have a christmas tree :)
Yelow, green, blue, red and orange.
Thank you!
Have you tried the dimmer switch
Love you channel👍
Hello mate , that bigger bulb is T10 and that smaller is T5 ?
Thanks for the answer :)
hey, i have a problem with my mk3 mondeo. the dash and center console light have a false contact i think because they light up and just stop randomly stop. When its day its ok but a night ... Do you have an indea from where its from ? thx ! (the exterior light and switch light and warning lights work fine)
love your videos can you do a video on how to change?remove the retractable cup holder please
Please can you do a vid of you welding the scrolls back on your gates ?.thanks
Hi, i have a mondeo mk3 1.8 benzin 125 horse power and I have verry big issues. When I drive the car and I need to slow down I pres clutch and I put the gear in 0 and I pres the break and the motor is died. What can be the problem. I changed the air valve control, I reset the ECU but still the same problem.
Great video. Part of my dash has recently gone black. Which bulbs are they? Halfords bulbs look different when I put in my reg. I have a Mondeo 1.8 LX 2001
Great vid mate can you do a wiper arm and wiper motor replacement front and rear on a mondeo plus a remote key reprogramming one?
I did remove the wiper arm and motor in my tailgate vid.
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Martin
Hi Martin, great video as always! just wondering If you could get the pinouts for the multi connector that plugs into the binnacle, maybe you could run the binnacle off a power supply in the kitchen to test the colours etc rather than having to keep plugging it back in the car?
+Twistededgemedia Cheers bud. I got your other message now.
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Martin
Your vids are brilliant 😎
Is there a dimmer switch for clocks as Leds are far too bright,I fit them in a golf and they blinded me but can be dimmed but don't have dimmer on my 2002 tddi
What the hell? I had a coin under the dashboard screw as well! On the same spot! Is this a thing?
Also, I forgot to bring pliers to remove the bulbs and found out you can use 14mm socket to remove them, 8mm for the smaller bulbs
definitely can't be arsed after seeing this video, knowing me it would never fit back together properly
AMIGO KE GUSTO SABER KE TRABAJAS CON LOS MONDEOS, ESPERO ME PUEDAS AYUDAR, CUENTO CON UN MONDEO CORE 2001 AMERICANO ( ESTOY EN mEXICO) Y TENGO DETALLE CON LOS SEGUROS DE LAS PUERTAS...INTRODUZCO LA LLAVE ( NO TENGO MANDO CONTROL) GIRO Y ABRE PUERTA DE CONDUCTOR, PERO LAS OTRAS PUERTAS NO ACTIVA EL SEGURO...SOLO CUANDO METO LA LLAVE Y GIRO EN 2 OCACIONES ES QUE SE CIERRAN LOS SEGUROS, Y SOLO CUANDO HACE MUCHO CALOR Y EL CARRO ESTA CALIENTE POR DENTRO POR LA EXPOSICION AL SOL ES QUE LOS SEGUROS ABREN.... QUE TENGO QUE REVISAR PARA CORREGIR ESE DETALLE.... EN VERDAD ESPERO ME PUEDAS AYUDAR
Hola, mira mi video de bloqueo de puerta en czcams.com/video/nULp--6vBiI/video.html
You'll have to split the binnacle apart to see what's going on as it varies depending upon the manufacturer, etc. Often there's a coloured filter plastic that you will probably have to remove, I really can't remember if I've had one of those apart or not.
BTW - just a quick and daft question, did you try making sure the dash dimmer/brightness control was turned up?
+mrman17 Yes, i'm thinking the same but your not told this when people are selling these coloured led's so it's a learning curve. Yes, the dimmer was fully turned up.
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Martin
Brilliant ! Many thanks for loading and the clarity of the instruction. All done, dusted and working in a relatively good time. A certain x2 screws were a pain in the hind quarters, but patience prevailed. Thanks again !
Nice one Alan, Well done for sorting it bud.
Hi Martin, watched this a dozen times, still not sure which bulb holder controls the EML and the petrol warning lights....Could it be one of the 4 small ones in the middle? Bearing in mind the EML and petrol warning lights are way over on the right.
Thanks
Steve
Some of the warning lights like the EML are leds built into the dash and not bulbs that you can change.
Are the bigger bulbs W5W and the 2 smaller W3W? I'm just going to replace with normal bulbs. And thanks for the Video, it helps to know what I'm getting into.
+Mark Groessler The large ones are T10 capless wedge bulbs and the small ones are 286 wedge /T5 bulbs
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+retrorestore lights worked out perfectly, I didn't even know there was floor lights on the car until a few days ago, looked under the passenger/driver side dash and seen empty bulb sockets, now it looks good, glad I watch your video. You should make a video for changing out out back shocks and replacing Auxiliary belt, I would, but I have a face for radio.
Mark Groessler
Nice one bud. If I ever need shocks changing, i'll do a vid on it.
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Martin
Hahaha had to laugh mate.. After all that work.. Coulndnt see a thing lol.. Wife cracked up too
Great video. I will be using this as a step by step guide once my bulbs arrive. Do you have a link for the bulbs you purchased?
Sorry, it was a while ago.
@@retrorestore oh no, that's a shame, it looks great !!
What have you done to your gear stick buddy, have you lowered the gaitor? Great guide I'll be using this video to help me.
Why can't things just work the way they say it does? Any other vids about that on YT? Anxously waiting for Part 2, maybe Part 3 too?
+Brian Percival The other vids are not very good so that's one of the reasons for mine Bri., gotta get it better than it is so i'll be playing with it again soon.
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Martin
bulbs are 501 and 509 smaller can get 509t which gives you the holder Aswell as bulb :)
nice one. Cheers
Martin
+retrorestore no bother thanks.for the video. now know how to take it out :)
turns out bulbs are 501 and t286.Are you sure the 509 fit too mate??
+ajaycrao dont know if its different cause I have the ST? but 509s fitted mine buddy
thanks buddy opening the dash tomorrow. they r not blown at the moment it's just the 2 501s. so will have the option of putting them back atleast
aren't there more bulbs inside the dashboard? for low/high beam, indicators etc. how to change those
Yes there are but these are the bulbs that illuminate the console.
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Martin
+retrorestore ah, thanks. i have one that doesnt show the parkinglight indicator.
Martin how did you get those bulbs off the sun visors. my bulbs turned out blue in the sense white Blue.ordered with out checking the description.i might aswell change the others like you did done the map lights and footwells just can't get those sun visor ones.how did you remove them mate?
Mine I just leavered them out.
Is there no Main Beam indicator lamp on this Dashboard?
Yes bud
@@retrorestore That's pretty odd and disturbing.
I've owned a MK3 since 2011 and never known there to be one.
Now after all of these years a MOT guy tells me it should be there and of course working. Nobody ever raised this as a problem in the past, so I guess I just got lucky and now the luck ran out.
Thanks for the info'.. 👍
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hi again, ive got two questions for you, the overhead lights for driver and passenger side, is there a set way to take off the housing to get to the bulbs. Also, im certain my car has the footwell lights but where are they located precisely, im going to be doing this when the parts arrive. Thanks
+Tool2142 I just pulled them out. The footwell lights are in the centre of the footwell bar. it's just a flush bulb holder.
Cheers
Martin
+retrorestore I'll give it a go, just don't want to break things by being heavy handed lol. thanks mate, I'll keep you posted. :)
+retrorestore got the bulbs and fitted them, they're not too bright so like you I've requested to return them for a full refund, I've ordered the bright LED bulbs all for the same price, fitting them was a two minute job, thanks again for all your help.
Tool2142
Cheers bud.
Martin
I turn the lights but somedays , not all (!) they go out totally. If I turno off and on again they come back but only for some seconds to black out again . But somedays works fine. This includes also the lights from the air conditioning . what should be the problem? fuse ?
Sounds like you may have a loose connector bud.
can you give me a clue where to find that and how to tighten it?
It could be anywhere, Maybe behind the radio or clocks.
Martin done everything but while testing the leds with the connector on had a burning smell and slight smoke.and ended up with less bulbs on.what could have happened and any danger??
You might have accidently shorted something out. Hard to say without being there i'm afraid. Check the fuses.
retrorestore which fuse Martin.now two bulbs the far right obes speedo and fuel level come on but the left 2 which are revs and heater level don't come on
the bulb holders are a bit temperamental, they might just need a slight twist to make the bulbs come on.
retrorestore tried fuses bulbs and they r not coming on.might have shorted something like you said.
now the problem I have is the clip which levers or pushes the multi pin connector out is not pushing it out a nd the connector is struck in there solid.😱
They are not easy, you must push the correct bit in or it will not come out.
and there is more growling from the dashboard now when I turn the ignition on
Not sure what you mean by growling bud
I have car Ford mondeo 2009 not startet and engine mulfanction light on dashboard what the problem ?
+Mamdouh Abu Sakran You need to plug in a tester to read the fault codes. The socket is under the drivers dashboard. www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ford-Mondeo-Car-Diagnostic-PRO-Scanner-Code-Reader-Fault-Tool-OBD-OBD2-CANBUS-/161383170320?hash=item25932fc110:g:jpIAAOxyIv5TkFPT
Cheers
Martin
Martin how did you remove those reading lights where you used the blue ones to replace??I managed to get the plastic out do you pull those bulbs straight-out ???
Yes, they pull straight out.
I have tried Martin! do you need any tool to pull those bulbs.the space is too tight around those bulbs
ajaycrao
you might try and lever them out with a small screwdriver
thanks mate.will give it a go tomorrow. much appreciated
Hi good video, i to do similer videos on my channel. Good work 😁
this looks like a fiddly ballache
I saw many videos from you in 2 days...Thank you for that, i got mk3 too. But PLEASE, stop test driving with dirty hands from oil...put your wrench kit on seats etc...Its no-no thing...
Don't you worry about that bud. Just enjoy the vids.
Cheers
Martin
Where you got these led's from?
Ebay bud.
Sorry Martin called you jimmy
I only wanted to look at video, but gave up due to extensive ads
That's youtube for ya.
you dont have to do all that things that you have done, ^^
Yes you do.
Im changing mine today, left side don't work, annoying, brilliant video
Gary
Good luck bud.
LEDs? Why? LED is really annoying to eyes.
The green is most likely transparent green ink printed on the back of the plastic. Sometimes it can be removed with mentholated spirt .if this doesn't work your only option would be scrap it away, I know this because I'm a printer buy traded and have printed hundreds for BMW, Mercedes ,ect but not on fords I must admit but I would guess it's a smiler process.
Hope this helps bud
+TheDbooth81 Thanks bud, yes, i'm putting the standard bulbs back in.
Cheers
Martin
Thank you!