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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: REvil71 on 26 July 2009, 11:06:45

Title: Dashboard Lights.
Post by: REvil71 on 26 July 2009, 11:06:45

Hi
Do you have to remove the steering wheel to gain access to the bulbs behind the dashboard.
Also is replacing all the lamps of the dashboard a big job, are there any shortcuts.
Thanks. :)

Title: Re: Dashboard Lights.
Post by: RichardH on 26 July 2009, 11:17:08

Here you go.  It's a very straightforward procedure.

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1192573381

Title: Re: Dashboard Lights.
Post by: REvil71 on 26 July 2009, 11:23:10

Lovely. thanks.
Are the bulbs standard from say halfords or vauxhall.

Title: Re: Dashboard Lights.
Post by: RobG on 26 July 2009, 11:42:38

Quote

Lovely. thanks.
Are the bulbs standard from say halfords or vauxhall.

Yep

Title: Re: Dashboard Lights.
Post by: I_want_an_Omega on 29 July 2009, 17:57:03

I've just taken mine out for the first time - very easy thanks to the guide.

 :)

Title: Re: Dashboard Lights.
Post by: Ludvig on 29 July 2009, 23:28:25

I did this job yesterday on my 2003 Omega. It is an easy job, following the guides on the forum.

I'd only want to add a suggestion. It is a lot easier to get the dashboard out if you remove the upper cover of the top sterring rod assembly. This is easily done by following these steps:

1. Remove the two screws holding the upper and lower covers together.

2. Turn the steering wheel to the 3 O'clock and 9 O'clock positions respectively. Remove the small covers over the scews. Remove screws.

3. Remove upper cover.

4. With only the narrow cover strip being in the way of the lowers screw holding the dashboard, it should be easy to unscrew.

 8-)