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Car Forum / Honda Cars / October 2006'98 Accord EX, Panel Lights
Hi, I've recently lost a light behind the odometer. Can anyone tell me how hard it is to change? It is a LCD display, are they electroluminesent? Al G Al G wrote: > Hi, > > I've recently lost a light behind the odometer. Can anyone tell me how > hard it is to change? It is a LCD display, are they electroluminesent? > > Al G ---------------------------------------- www.slhondaparts.com has the exploded view diagrams. You should be able to get some help there. The instrument cluster may not have to come out. On some Hondas you can reach WAY up there and just steal one that you don't depend on temporarily. Be sure to remove jewlery if you try that. :-) 'Curly' So weird, I just went out to Google to post a few messages, one being this exact issue on my 98 Accord EX - and BAM - there is the post - the exact one first in the list. How common is that? Anyway, if you figure this out, please post you experiences here. > Hi, > > I've recently lost a light behind the odometer. Can anyone tell me how > hard it is to change? It is a LCD display, are they electroluminesent? > > Al G Will do. Al G > So weird, I just went out to Google to post a few messages, one being > this exact issue on my 98 Accord EX - and BAM - there is the post - the [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >> >> Al G This is VERY COMMON. I've replaced mine at least twice (98 EX V6). Clock backlight is another bad one to fail sooner than others. It's pretty easy to do though. Here ya go: 1) Stubby phillips. Remove two screws up high in bezel/trim ring. Hard to see until you lower your line-of-sight. Now, here's the part where I break something (twice now!). That bezel has 2 plastic protrusions near the lower corners more or less along the lower horizontal surface. Each one of these has one of those slip-on spring-loaded clips on it that holds it in. PULL STRAIGHT OUT (horizontal) to free the corners/clips. Don't worry if you break or crack one of the plastic pieces that is out-of sight...try not to, but...it's nothing some plastic epoxy can't fix...twice :-) Now there are 2 or 4 screws that hold the cluster to the dash. Easy enough. Now it's free. Slide the whole thing out a hair and tip the top towards you. There are three wiring harness plugs that plug in at the top left, right, and center. Release those and you are good to go. Might have to finesse the cluster out around from behind the wheel. Take it out from one side or another, not the top. Adjust the tilt as necessary. Oh, and follow the airbag/positive battery cable procedure if you have any doubts at all. All told it should take 30 minutes even if you've never gone in there before. Hope that helps. Kevin Thanks, I'll try it. I've already been through the clock light, and the heater control panel light. Al G > This is VERY COMMON. I've replaced mine at least twice (98 EX V6). > Clock backlight is another bad one to fail sooner than others. [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > > Kevin What is the the airbag/positive battery cable procedure? Will I take a chance of getting hit with the airbag if I do not follow? Where do I find these instructions for the airbag/positive battery cable procedure? > This is VERY COMMON. I've replaced mine at least twice (98 EX V6). > Clock backlight is another bad one to fail sooner than others. [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > > Kevin Just standard procedure to deactivate the SRS system so that if you bump something behind the dash with the yellow(?) wiring harness the airbag doesn't deploy. I've never done it for this procedure, but when/if in doubt.... Basically, it's remove the POS battery cable and wait...what is it guys?...wait 2 minutes? It's NOT more than 5 miniutes, that much i know for sure I think that is correct. Anyone? KL You forgot to mention that you have to remove the clock and there is a screw holding the console behind the clock. Not doing this will definitely cause some damage. Nick >This is VERY COMMON. I've replaced mine at least twice (98 EX V6). >Clock backlight is another bad one to fail sooner than others. [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > >Kevin Nope. Not on mine. We were talking about replacing the back light for the Odometer. That's a separate bezel around the gauge cluster and unrelated to the one around the clock/vents/AC/etc in the center of the dash...at least on my car it is. 98 Accord EX V-6. KL > You forgot to mention that you have to remove the clock and there is a > screw holding the console behind the clock. Not doing this will > definitely cause some damage. > > Nick My mistake, I thought you were referring to the center console. Nick >Nope. Not on mine. We were talking about replacing the back light for >the Odometer. That's a separate bezel around the gauge cluster and [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >> >> Nick You guys talk about the clock light being a problem, mine just went. I can get the clock subassembly out but where is the bulb and what do I have to do to order a new one? Thanks  Signaturedp5010 http://www.automotiveforums.com > You guys talk about the clock light being a problem, mine just went. I > can get the clock subassembly out but where is the bulb and what do I > have to do to order a new one? > > Thanks -------------------------------------------- http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/tsb/accord/x01-097e.pdf 'Curly'
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