securing screws have been removed, the
control unit can be pulled forwards sufficiently
for access to the bulbs without disconnecting
the cables.
Models from 1993
9 Disconnect the battery negative lead.
10 Remove the centre console as described
in Chapter 11, Section 29.
11 Unscrew the two screws located at the
bottom of the ashtray housing.
12 Where applicable, remove the radio/
cassette player as described in Section 20.
On models not fitted with a radio/cassette
player, prise out the oddments tray.
13 Remove the two securing screws from the
top of the radio/cassette player/oddments
tray housing, then withdraw the housing from
the facia. Where applicable, disconnect the
wiring plug(s) from the rear of the panel.
14 Prise the blanking plate from the top
corner of the facia centre ventilation nozzle
housing. Remove the now-exposed securing
screw.
15 Remove the four housing securing screws
located under the heater control panel. Two
screws are accessible from the front of the
housing, and two screws from underneath.
16 Carefully prise the switches from below
the centre facia ventilation nozzles to reveal
the remaining housing securing screw.
Remove the screw.
17 Pull the housing forwards, and disconnect
the wiring from the clock, then withdraw the
housing.
18 Carefully pull the knobs from the heater
control levers.
19 Unclip the front panel from the heater
control unit to expose the bulbs (see
illustration).
20 The bulbs are a push-fit in the bulbholders
(see Haynes Hint).
21 Refitting is a reversal of removal.
Clock illumination bulb
22 For access to the clock illumination bulb,
remove the clock as described in Section 11.
Note that on models from 1993, access to the
bulb can be gained once the housing has
been removed from the facia - there is no
need to remove the clock from the housing.
23 To remove the bulbholder, twist it anti-
clockwise (see illustration). The bulb is
integral with the bulbholder.
24 Fit the new bulb using a reversal of the
removal procedure.
Facia switch illumination bulbs
25 The bulbs are integral with the switches,
and cannot be renewed independently.
Instrument panel illumination
and warning light bulbs
26 Remove the instrument panel as
described in Section 9.
27 Twist the relevant bulbholder anti-
clockwise to remove it from the rear of the
panel (see illustration).
28 The bulbs are a push-fit in the
bulbholders.
29 On completion, refit the instrument panel
with reference to Section 9.
7
Exterior light units -
removal and refitting
2
Note: Disconnect the battery negative lead
before removing any light unit, and reconnect
the lead after refitting the unit.
Headlight
Removal
1 Working in the engine compartment,
release the clip securing the cover to the rear
of the headlight unit.
2 Disconnect the wiring plugs from the bulbs
located in the headlight unit.
3 Remove the direction indicator light as
described during the bulb renewal procedure
in Section 5.
4 On models with cable-operated headlight
adjusters, disconnect the adjuster from the
headlight as follows.
a) Tun the adjuster and pull it from the
bracket on the body front panel.
b) Carefully pull the balljoint from the socket
in the rear of the headlight (see
illustration).
5 On models with electrically-operated
headlight adjusters, disconnect the wiring
plug from the adjuster in the rear of the
headlight.
6 Remove the radiator grille panel as
described in Chapter 11.
7 Carefully prise the lower trim plate from the
bottom of the headlight (see illustration).
Body electrical system 12•9
6.23 Removing the clock illumination bulb
- models from 1993
7.7 Removing the trim plate from the
bottom of the headlight
7.4 Removing a cable-operated
headlight adjuster
6.27 Removing an instrument panel
illumination bulb
6.19 Unclip the front panel from
the heater control unit
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A length of rubber tubing can be used
to remove and refit the bulbs