MartinT

Hmm

My search turned up that the headlight switch bulb is meant to be 0.3W (confirmed by PET), but these bulbs look like they may be 1.2W

Not sure how much of a bad thing it is.

Martin

Yabo

jeezeee i thought it was just a crappy light also.. makes you wonder if youll ever find alll the problems with your car.

major

Clock bulb in my 1987 944S is larger than the bulbs in the gages. Just ordered one from a dealer and got burned for $9. Bulb and plastic socket come as one piece.

triscadek

I had mine for 2 years before I knew there was supposed to a light in the headlight switch.

MartinT

Anyone got a pic of the back of the clock.

On mine there's a 4 pin connector, and then a black protrusion (sticky-out thing) next that look like it has contacts, but hasn't got any wires to it.

It says OSRAM so I am fairly confident it holds the bulb. Any clues.

If this is the right thing...how does it come out.....


Thanks

Martin

MaxNu944

That would be the bulb holder twist it until the holder aligns with the interal tabs and it will come out.

MartinT

Thanks MaxNu, I now have a working light in the clock.

Twisted the bulb holder out, pried the bulb and contacts out, and carefully replaced the bulb so that legs poked out of the holder. Slid the two metal contacts back in the holder, bending the legs back against the contact.

Job done.

Thanks for your help everyone. Now to put it back together, but I'll probably have to take the glove box off in the process to put the internal temp sensor tubing back on.

Thanks again. (Now to tackle the light behind the headlight switch - though I may not bother as I know where it is and from my driving position is hidden enough anyway)

Martin

Zero10

Hmm, light in the headlight switch? I had no idea, I guess that means mine is burnt out, along with about 15 other bulbs in the car, my clock light is odd, it only seems to work when I don't need it, every time I look at it, the light is out, but whenever my GF looks at it, it's on! Stupid clock is playing favorites!