960 Glove Box Bulb Replacement

[APS]

The bulb has died in the glovebox of my 1996 960 SE estate. Can the bulb be changed easily or do I need to remove the glovebox to get access??


Adrian

[CTCNetwork]

Hi,

From the FAQ

Replacing Glove Box Lamp, scrolldown the page:
Linky....
[Inquiry] I've been trying to replace the bulb in my glove compartment for quite some time now and have been unsuccessful. I've tried opening up the little plasic casing. How do I do this?

[Response: Dick Riess] You need to remove teh glove box. There are 2 screws and a couple of nuts holding the entire box in. Once you remove it the light is easily accessible.

Des. . .

[PeakUnder]

Originally Posted by CTCNetwork

Hi,

From the FAQ



Des. . .

Des, should my V90 CD have a glove compartment that lights up, because it never has?
Cheers,
Jeff.

[niloc]

Originally Posted by PeakUnder

Des, should my V90 CD have a glove compartment that lights up, because it never has?
Cheers,
Jeff.

If you can see a switch that the glovebox door closes on to, then yes. Otherwise, eat more carrots....

[CTCNetwork]

Hi,

Originally Posted by niloc

If you can see a switch that the glovebox door closes on to, then yes. Otherwise, eat more carrots....

Carrots won't help!
I am sure that there is a light in the glove box for all the 960's...
This was the top-of-the-range car remember..
You have lights on the vanity mirrors on the backs of the sun visors? Then you should deffo have a light in the glove box..

Des. . .

[APS]

Thanks for the info. I managed to get the glovebox out but the fixings were a little bit different on the 1996 960 compared to my old (91) 940. The 1996 960 Glovebox is held in with 4 screws and you also need to loosen the trim panel underneath to slide the glove box out. Once the glovebox is out of the way it was fairly easy to remove the clip and lamp assembly and change the bulb.



Adrian