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Just bought a 2000 Accord SE today, on the drive home I noticed that the digital clock isn't illuminated. Do I have a burned out bulb or does it not illuminate? Thanks in advance Brian Drake Charlotte, NC - USA Pull the whole clock and change the little bulb (circular). cost: $4.50. alain > Pull the whole clock and change the little bulb (circular). cost: $4.50. > > alain Alain, Are you sure about this? I own a 2000 Accord LX 4-Dr, bought it new and the clock was *never* illuminated right from day one. It bugs the h*ll out of me that they would design a car like this and I always switch on the map light at night to see the time. Most accessory clocks I saw in stores that said "back-light" also required a button press for light so I never saw the point of getting one of those. Recently I same across a post in some forum saying that a lot of Accords have a defective clock bulb, so I called a friend who owns a 2000 Accord LX (same as mine) and he said his never illuminated either. And he always thought it is supposed to be like that (just like me). And when I tried to investigate it DIY style, I could not pry the clock out with a flat head screw driver. There is no "clip" under the hazard light button as written in the manuals. I have looked with a flashlight. If I try to slide a business card under the clock, it goes in maybe 1/4 inch and then hits the solid plastic after that. Believe me I have spent alot of time and energy on it this weekend but I cannot for the life of me figure out how to get the d*mn clock out so I could see if there is a bulb. I have looked at several set of directions (for stereo removal -- they begin by removing the clock) and all of them say just in one sentence to remove the clock by prying it from bottom with a flathead screw driver. One post in this NG mentioned a clip under the hazard light button and another on the other side. But there ARE no clips whatsoever in my car. It looks like, and I know it sounds crazy, that it is fixed. My only option seems to be to pay a Honda technician $40 to fix that bulb. Any help is appreciated. Thanks. BC Drive into the Dealer Service door, and ask them to get it off for you. A good service writer would be happy to help you. bob > > Pull the whole clock and change the little bulb (circular). cost: $4.50. > > [quoted text clipped - 36 lines] > Thanks. > BC > > Pull the whole clock and change the little bulb (circular). cost: $4.50. > > [quoted text clipped - 36 lines] > Thanks. > BC I have one and the clock is illuminated the moment you fire up the car. Randy Thanks for the post Bryan... I spoke to my sales guy today and he admitted that he didn't know if it was supposed to illuminate ! (he's new so I'll cut him some slack).... I am going to call the service dept and see what they say, if I get anything decent from them, Ill post. thanks again bd > > Pull the whole clock and change the little bulb (circular). cost: $4.50. > > [quoted text clipped - 36 lines] > Thanks. > BC > Thanks for the post Bryan... I spoke to my sales guy today and he admitted > that he didn't know if it was supposed to illuminate ! (he's new so I'll [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > bd You are welcome! Meanwhile.. the battle continues. I know I have an oil change appointment for this Saturday and I am gonna get help from the pros but I tried to pry out the clock again today. Of course, The Clock won! <Sigh> I used the small screwdriver in an eye-glasses repair kit to pry it from the sides. The screwdriver goes in the place where the clock meets the dash but lifting it gives me the feeling that the plastic face is going to break or chip (of course there is the overriding concern of getting the dashboard scratched too) so I cannot use a lot of force. But I am getting frustrated. If Saturday does not come soon enough I am afraid I might break something. SOMEBODY PLEASE STOP ME! I have never been defeated at this game before!! :-) On 10/30/03 2:32 PM, in article 614be1fb.0310301232.2a21fb4c@posting.google.com, "Bryan Canter" <bcnewsgroups@yahoo.com> wrote: >> Thanks for the post Bryan... I spoke to my sales guy today and he admitted >> that he didn't know if it was supposed to illuminate ! (he's new so I'll [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > :-) The screwdriver from an eyeglass repair kit is way too small. You need something bigger. Get the biggest one you have that still has a thin enough blade to slip into the crack. Wrap your screwdriver in a piece of old t-shirt to keep it from scratching anything. The best way is to take out the center trim piece. there are a couple of phillips screws on the bottom. Then it should come out pretty easy > On 10/30/03 2:32 PM, in article > 614be1fb.0310301232.2a21fb4c@posting.google.com, "Bryan Canter" [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > blade to slip into the crack. Wrap your screwdriver in a piece of old > t-shirt to keep it from scratching anything. > The best way is to take out the center trim piece. there are a couple of > phillips screws on the bottom. Then it should come out pretty easy No, it's not. In fact, you CANNOT take the center trim piece out WITHOUT taking the clock out first! Just put a thin screwdriver underneat the bottom of the clock, and pry gently. voila. (Once the clock is out, there's a screw behind it. If you unscrew that screw, and take out the two vertical screws at the bottom of the trim piece, you can then yank that trim piece off. This is how you get access to the radio.) I replaed my clocks bulb an I had the sameproblem tring to pry it out..AT FIRST. Then Ifigured it out, do not try to pry out the surounding bezel just the clock from insided the the outside. >> Thanks for the post Bryan... I spoke to my sales guy today and he admitted >> that he didn't know if it was supposed to illuminate ! (he's new so I'll [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > >:-) fyi Bryan, I called the service guys and they walked me through it, the clock popped right out of the dash... I just gently placed a flat head in the seam between the bottom of the clock and the dash, then twisted gently, I then finished it off by doing the same at the seam closest to either air vent.... it took like 10 seconds.... bd > > Pull the whole clock and change the little bulb (circular). cost: $4.50. > > [quoted text clipped - 36 lines] > Thanks. > BC Thanks but a couple of questions: 1. What size screw driver did you use? I have tried 1/4 and (IIRC) 3/8 bits but they seem too big to me. 2. Did you place it (first) directly in the middle of the clock? 3. When you twisted, did it move out a little? Thanks, gonna try it again in a few minutes :-) bc > fyi Bryan, I called the service guys and they walked me through it, the > clock popped right out of the dash... I just gently placed a flat head in [quoted text clipped - 45 lines] > > Thanks. > > BC Thanks but a couple of questions: 1. What size screw driver did you use? I have tried 1/4 and (IIRC) 3/8 bits but they seem too big to me. No idea, sorry but bigger than the eyeglass repair tool 2. Did you place it (first) directly in the middle of the clock? yes, directly below 3. When you twisted, did it move out a little? yeah, but the trick is getting it to pull 'out' towards you, not 'up' (or it will break / mar the unit). When you start twisting (gently), start pulling the screwdriver towards you, using the pressure of the twisting motion to in effect 'pull' the clock towards you..... let me know what happens bdrake1@carolina.rr.com It's a good idea not to pry out plastic things in your car if it is cold - the plastic is much more brittle. If it's cold outside, run the car a bit or go for a drive to warm up the interior before you try to pry the clock out. > Thanks but a couple of questions: > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > bdrake1@carolina.rr.com "Brian Drake" <nospambdrake1@carolina.rr.com> wrote in message > Thanks but a couple of questions: > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > bdrake1@carolina.rr.com Thanks again, Brian. But mine is probably stuck. I tried exactly as you said -- however, I might add that I did not use too much force. So it could just be me. Since a Honda service person knows how it comes out, he may go all out and pop it out in a second. But I could not do it. When I try to pull the screw driver towards me, it seems to lift the clock up and looks like it might damage the dash but the clock stays put right where it was. I have so many little marks on the dash now that I am kicking myself in the back for being so obsessed with it. And yes, I did use a business card to protect the dash. The marks are despite that. I am going for an oil change tomorrow so I will ask for help. Thanks and take care. bc IT WORKED FINALLY! For the record, I was using the wrong type of screwdriver. I was using those round changeable-bits type with a flat head (of course) 1/4" bit, but that was causing more damage to the dash than it was doing anything for the clock. Of course prying on the sides with the eyeglasses screwdriver didn't help either. Finally, I stopped at a Target and picked up a really flat 4" long with a 1/4" head for a dollar. About 3 minutes with that puppy did the job. The clock bulb was about $2.50 at the local Honda dealer and changing it was real easy. The clock lights up really beautifully -- can't believe I used the car without the clock light for more than 3 years. Thanks everyone. bc. ok > fyi Bryan, I called the service guys and they walked me through it, the > clock popped right out of the dash... I just gently placed a flat head in [quoted text clipped - 45 lines] > > Thanks. > > BC > > Pull the whole clock and change the little bulb (circular). cost: $4.50. > > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Are you sure about this? Absolutely 100% positive. Pry the clock out from the bottom with a small straight blade screwdriver. Disconnect the two connectors. Pull the tiny light out from the back. Replace with a new one ($2 at my dealer). Reverse the procedure. Done. Yes, the clock light is supposed to be on all the time when the ignition is on. The truth about it is, is that for some reason, and maybe it is because of cheap bulbs or something, or like too much exposure to heat to the bulbs but, almost all Accords 1998 to 2002 are affected . And I should know, as I am a service advisor here at a local Honda service center. Should Honda do something about it? Maybe. Will they? Probably not. Funny thing about it though, all the ones that come into our shop with that problem with the bulb burned out were built in America! Hmmmmmm? > > > Pull the whole clock and change the little bulb (circular). cost: $4.50. > > > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > Yes, the clock light is supposed to be on all the time when the ignition > is on. > The truth about it is, is that for some reason, and maybe it is because of > cheap bulbs or something, or like too much exposure to heat to the bulbs [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Funny thing about it though, all the ones that come into our shop with that > problem with the bulb burned out were built in America! Hmmmmmm? Thanks for sharing that. A few searches in the newsgroups told me pretty much the same story (as far as problems are concerned). My friend who bought the same Accord I did (and on the same day) also had the same problem. That basically said to me that it was a very common problem. However, rather than being mad at Honda engineers, I feel good that at least they neglected only a small light bulb and not some crucial expensive part. IOW, I forgive them ;-) The service teams OTOH, could have been alot nicer about this. Since it is a common and easy to fix problem, they should not be asking for $25 to fix it. bc > Just bought a 2000 Accord SE today, on the drive home I noticed that the > digital clock isn't illuminated. Do I have a burned out bulb or does it not [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Brian Drake > Charlotte, NC - USA The clock on my 98 accord LX used to be illuminated and then it stopped. A few weeks ago it lit up again(for a few hours) after having been off for months. Go figure... |
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