Hi All
Just a quick hello this is my first 406 and just getting to grips with it but like it so far it dose have one or two faults on it which i could do with some help with ie
milage display dim with lights off
have no radio so if anyone has the standard 4050 radio for sale that would be great
Also the some times the speedo fails cheaked for loose wire behind dash all ok ?
Simon
1996 406 glx dt (blue)
Hi All
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Re: Hi All
Welcome to the [s]loony bin[/s]friendly place!simtec wrote:milage display dim with lights off
Do you mean dims with lights on? That's the intended operation and the brightness can be controlled with the dimmer that should be by your right knee (presuming a right-hand drive model). Is it just the odometer that it happens on, or things like the centre console display and clock too?
ebayhave no radio so if anyone has the standard 4050 radio for sale that would be great
Could me one of may things: a physically sticking gauge, dry solder joints on the instrument cluster PCB (think someone else on here had that problem), bad connection at the connector, breaking wire in the loom, etc... How exactly does it fail? Does it suddenly drop to 0 then pick back up again? Does it stick? Does it happen going over bumps or just first thing in the morning, etc?Also the some times the speedo fails cheaked for loose wire behind dash all ok ?
<steve_earwig> I think this forum is more about keeping our cars going with minimal outlay than giving our cars more reason to go bang
Re: Hi All
Many thanks for all the hellosmjb wrote:Welcome to the [s]loony bin[/s]friendly place!simtec wrote:milage display dim with lights off
Do you mean dims with lights on? That's the intended operation and the brightness can be controlled with the dimmer that should be by your right knee (presuming a right-hand drive model). Is it just the odometer that it happens on, or things like the centre console display and clock too?
ebayhave no radio so if anyone has the standard 4050 radio for sale that would be great
Could me one of may things: a physically sticking gauge, dry solder joints on the instrument cluster PCB (think someone else on here had that problem), bad connection at the connector, breaking wire in the loom, etc... How exactly does it fail? Does it suddenly drop to 0 then pick back up again? Does it stick? Does it happen going over bumps or just first thing in the morning, etc?Also the some times the speedo fails cheaked for loose wire behind dash all ok ?
the milage is dull all the time the only way to see it is turn on the lights and the speedo just drops to 0 and then will come back up when it feels like it
Many thanks
Simon
AgreedBlue406 wrote:I diagnose a blown bulb behind your ODO.
3 torx screws (You'll really want to buy a set of torx drivers/bits if you own a 406!) under the top of the instrument cluster surround. Undo them, adjust the steering wheel down and out, then the surround will come out easily enough. Then 2 torx screws at the top and 2 at the bottom of the cluster and it's out. Either get a new bulb in a holder from the dealers for £1.80 each or a pack of bulbs from Maplins, see this thread for part number: viewtopic.php?t=1707
It's well worth buying a few spares!
<steve_earwig> I think this forum is more about keeping our cars going with minimal outlay than giving our cars more reason to go bang
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