Dashboard lights in '89 Honda Civic
06-20-2005, 01:26 PM
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Dashboard lights in '89 Honda Civic
How many individual lamps are there in the dashboard and console of a
'89 Civic DX sedan?
Last week I asked a local Honda dealer to change all dashboard an
console lamps as the original backlights are burning a bit dim afte
all these years. The console lights -where the heater, fan and A/
controls are- are now as bright and shiny as I wanted and expected, ye
the instrument cluster remains as dim as before.
The service guys claim they did change all lamps, and that th
difference may be due to the natural aging/yellowing of the clea
plastic. But as my bill shows that only two lamps were changed an
charged, I suspect that for some reason they simply did not change al
lamps.
If I can find out for sure how many lamps were supposed to have bee
changed I could go back to the dealer and demand a proper job.
Thanks in advance
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06-20-2005, 06:19 PM
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Re: Dashboard lights in '89 Honda Civic
Civilian <Civilian.1qy17c@no-mx.forums.yourdomain.com.au> wrote in
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>
> How many individual lamps are there in the dashboard and console of an
> '89 Civic DX sedan?
>
> Last week I asked a local Honda dealer to change all dashboard and
> console lamps as the original backlights are burning a bit dim after
> all these years. The console lights -where the heater, fan and A/C
> controls are- are now as bright and shiny as I wanted and expected, yet
> the instrument cluster remains as dim as before.
>
> The service guys claim they did change all lamps, and that the
> difference may be due to the natural aging/yellowing of the clear
> plastic. But as my bill shows that only two lamps were changed and
> charged, I suspect that for some reason they simply did not change all
> lamps.
>
> If I can find out for sure how many lamps were supposed to have been
> changed I could go back to the dealer and demand a proper job.
>
It's probably more likely the rheostat has some corrosion/dirt/carbon on it
afer all these years.
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news:Civilian.1qy17c@no-mx.forums.yourdomain.com.au:
>
> How many individual lamps are there in the dashboard and console of an
> '89 Civic DX sedan?
>
> Last week I asked a local Honda dealer to change all dashboard and
> console lamps as the original backlights are burning a bit dim after
> all these years. The console lights -where the heater, fan and A/C
> controls are- are now as bright and shiny as I wanted and expected, yet
> the instrument cluster remains as dim as before.
>
> The service guys claim they did change all lamps, and that the
> difference may be due to the natural aging/yellowing of the clear
> plastic. But as my bill shows that only two lamps were changed and
> charged, I suspect that for some reason they simply did not change all
> lamps.
>
> If I can find out for sure how many lamps were supposed to have been
> changed I could go back to the dealer and demand a proper job.
>
It's probably more likely the rheostat has some corrosion/dirt/carbon on it
afer all these years.
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06-20-2005, 06:19 PM
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Re: Dashboard lights in '89 Honda Civic
Civilian <Civilian.1qy17c@no-mx.forums.yourdomain.com.au> wrote in
news:Civilian.1qy17c@no-mx.forums.yourdomain.com.au:
>
> How many individual lamps are there in the dashboard and console of an
> '89 Civic DX sedan?
>
> Last week I asked a local Honda dealer to change all dashboard and
> console lamps as the original backlights are burning a bit dim after
> all these years. The console lights -where the heater, fan and A/C
> controls are- are now as bright and shiny as I wanted and expected, yet
> the instrument cluster remains as dim as before.
>
> The service guys claim they did change all lamps, and that the
> difference may be due to the natural aging/yellowing of the clear
> plastic. But as my bill shows that only two lamps were changed and
> charged, I suspect that for some reason they simply did not change all
> lamps.
>
> If I can find out for sure how many lamps were supposed to have been
> changed I could go back to the dealer and demand a proper job.
>
It's probably more likely the rheostat has some corrosion/dirt/carbon on it
afer all these years.
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news:Civilian.1qy17c@no-mx.forums.yourdomain.com.au:
>
> How many individual lamps are there in the dashboard and console of an
> '89 Civic DX sedan?
>
> Last week I asked a local Honda dealer to change all dashboard and
> console lamps as the original backlights are burning a bit dim after
> all these years. The console lights -where the heater, fan and A/C
> controls are- are now as bright and shiny as I wanted and expected, yet
> the instrument cluster remains as dim as before.
>
> The service guys claim they did change all lamps, and that the
> difference may be due to the natural aging/yellowing of the clear
> plastic. But as my bill shows that only two lamps were changed and
> charged, I suspect that for some reason they simply did not change all
> lamps.
>
> If I can find out for sure how many lamps were supposed to have been
> changed I could go back to the dealer and demand a proper job.
>
It's probably more likely the rheostat has some corrosion/dirt/carbon on it
afer all these years.
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06-21-2005, 01:03 AM
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Re: Dashboard lights in '89 Honda Civic
Thanks for your reply.
Are you then suggesting that I should have the rheosta
checked/replaced instead? Would you happen to know where exactly thi
rheostat is located, or perhaps point me to a PDF, diagram or othe
reference?
Thanks in advance
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06-21-2005, 01:03 AM
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Re: Dashboard lights in '89 Honda Civic
Thanks for your reply.
Are you then suggesting that I should have the rheosta
checked/replaced instead? Would you happen to know where exactly thi
rheostat is located, or perhaps point me to a PDF, diagram or othe
reference?
Thanks in advance
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06-22-2005, 07:06 AM
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Re: Dashboard lights in '89 Honda Civic
Civilian wrote:
>
> Thanks for your reply.
>
> Are you then suggesting that I should have the rheostat
> checked/replaced instead? Would you happen to know where exactly this
> rheostat is located, or perhaps point me to a PDF, diagram or other
> reference?
>
The rheostat is the dimmer switch. However, you should take a look at my
other post.
Eric
>
> Thanks for your reply.
>
> Are you then suggesting that I should have the rheostat
> checked/replaced instead? Would you happen to know where exactly this
> rheostat is located, or perhaps point me to a PDF, diagram or other
> reference?
>
The rheostat is the dimmer switch. However, you should take a look at my
other post.
Eric
06-22-2005, 07:06 AM
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Re: Dashboard lights in '89 Honda Civic
Civilian wrote:
>
> Thanks for your reply.
>
> Are you then suggesting that I should have the rheostat
> checked/replaced instead? Would you happen to know where exactly this
> rheostat is located, or perhaps point me to a PDF, diagram or other
> reference?
>
The rheostat is the dimmer switch. However, you should take a look at my
other post.
Eric
>
> Thanks for your reply.
>
> Are you then suggesting that I should have the rheostat
> checked/replaced instead? Would you happen to know where exactly this
> rheostat is located, or perhaps point me to a PDF, diagram or other
> reference?
>
The rheostat is the dimmer switch. However, you should take a look at my
other post.
Eric
06-22-2005, 07:12 AM
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Re: Dashboard lights in '89 Honda Civic
Civilian wrote:
>
> How many individual lamps are there in the dashboard and console of an
> '89 Civic DX sedan?
>
> Last week I asked a local Honda dealer to change all dashboard and
> console lamps as the original backlights are burning a bit dim after
> all these years. The console lights -where the heater, fan and A/C
> controls are- are now as bright and shiny as I wanted and expected, yet
> the instrument cluster remains as dim as before.
>
> The service guys claim they did change all lamps, and that the
> difference may be due to the natural aging/yellowing of the clear
> plastic. But as my bill shows that only two lamps were changed and
> charged, I suspect that for some reason they simply did not change all
> lamps.
>
> If I can find out for sure how many lamps were supposed to have been
> changed I could go back to the dealer and demand a proper job.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
There are 2 lamps in the center console by the heater control levers.
The number of bulbs in the speedometer assembly varies with the
manufacturer. If it's a Nippon Seiki type then there are 8 bulbs. However,
if it's a Nippon Denso type then there are 6 bulbs. This data is from the
Helm factory service manual pages 23-94 and 23-95.
Eric
>
> How many individual lamps are there in the dashboard and console of an
> '89 Civic DX sedan?
>
> Last week I asked a local Honda dealer to change all dashboard and
> console lamps as the original backlights are burning a bit dim after
> all these years. The console lights -where the heater, fan and A/C
> controls are- are now as bright and shiny as I wanted and expected, yet
> the instrument cluster remains as dim as before.
>
> The service guys claim they did change all lamps, and that the
> difference may be due to the natural aging/yellowing of the clear
> plastic. But as my bill shows that only two lamps were changed and
> charged, I suspect that for some reason they simply did not change all
> lamps.
>
> If I can find out for sure how many lamps were supposed to have been
> changed I could go back to the dealer and demand a proper job.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
There are 2 lamps in the center console by the heater control levers.
The number of bulbs in the speedometer assembly varies with the
manufacturer. If it's a Nippon Seiki type then there are 8 bulbs. However,
if it's a Nippon Denso type then there are 6 bulbs. This data is from the
Helm factory service manual pages 23-94 and 23-95.
Eric
06-22-2005, 07:12 AM
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Re: Dashboard lights in '89 Honda Civic
Civilian wrote:
>
> How many individual lamps are there in the dashboard and console of an
> '89 Civic DX sedan?
>
> Last week I asked a local Honda dealer to change all dashboard and
> console lamps as the original backlights are burning a bit dim after
> all these years. The console lights -where the heater, fan and A/C
> controls are- are now as bright and shiny as I wanted and expected, yet
> the instrument cluster remains as dim as before.
>
> The service guys claim they did change all lamps, and that the
> difference may be due to the natural aging/yellowing of the clear
> plastic. But as my bill shows that only two lamps were changed and
> charged, I suspect that for some reason they simply did not change all
> lamps.
>
> If I can find out for sure how many lamps were supposed to have been
> changed I could go back to the dealer and demand a proper job.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
There are 2 lamps in the center console by the heater control levers.
The number of bulbs in the speedometer assembly varies with the
manufacturer. If it's a Nippon Seiki type then there are 8 bulbs. However,
if it's a Nippon Denso type then there are 6 bulbs. This data is from the
Helm factory service manual pages 23-94 and 23-95.
Eric
>
> How many individual lamps are there in the dashboard and console of an
> '89 Civic DX sedan?
>
> Last week I asked a local Honda dealer to change all dashboard and
> console lamps as the original backlights are burning a bit dim after
> all these years. The console lights -where the heater, fan and A/C
> controls are- are now as bright and shiny as I wanted and expected, yet
> the instrument cluster remains as dim as before.
>
> The service guys claim they did change all lamps, and that the
> difference may be due to the natural aging/yellowing of the clear
> plastic. But as my bill shows that only two lamps were changed and
> charged, I suspect that for some reason they simply did not change all
> lamps.
>
> If I can find out for sure how many lamps were supposed to have been
> changed I could go back to the dealer and demand a proper job.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
There are 2 lamps in the center console by the heater control levers.
The number of bulbs in the speedometer assembly varies with the
manufacturer. If it's a Nippon Seiki type then there are 8 bulbs. However,
if it's a Nippon Denso type then there are 6 bulbs. This data is from the
Helm factory service manual pages 23-94 and 23-95.
Eric
06-23-2005, 11:42 AM
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Eric,
That's exactly what I needed to know. My speedometer assembly read
"NS" in tiny script next to the trip odometer reset, so it must be a
8-bulb Nippon Seiki.
I really appreciate your taking the time to look this up
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06-23-2005, 11:42 AM
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Eric,
That's exactly what I needed to know. My speedometer assembly read
"NS" in tiny script next to the trip odometer reset, so it must be a
8-bulb Nippon Seiki.
I really appreciate your taking the time to look this up
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06-24-2005, 11:12 AM
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Indeed, the dimmer still works quite well. By now it's quite obvious t
me that they simply didn't change the bulbs as I asked them to and tha
their line about new bulbs not burning bright due to aging of the clea
plastic is just that, a line.
Now I'm trying to get the service manager to return my calls. They ca
smell trouble when a customer insists on talking to the manager. :
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06-24-2005, 11:12 AM
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Indeed, the dimmer still works quite well. By now it's quite obvious t
me that they simply didn't change the bulbs as I asked them to and tha
their line about new bulbs not burning bright due to aging of the clea
plastic is just that, a line.
Now I'm trying to get the service manager to return my calls. They ca
smell trouble when a customer insists on talking to the manager. :
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