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hole in dash on my peugeot 406 ls estate

Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2010 8:48 am
by arnie74
hi, ive just got a peugeot 406 estate and i've noticed that theres a large hole above the heater controls. ive looked at other cars and this seems to be blanked off, any idea whats its for. please have a look at the photo's were you we see what i'm talking about. thanks

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Re: hole in dash on my peugeot 406 ls estate

Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2010 8:57 am
by steve_earwig
Hi there, I can't think of anything that's normally blanked off. I guess it would be better with a pic - I think most of us use photobucket to host them, then put img tags for it on here.

Re: hole in dash on my peugeot 406 ls estate

Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2010 9:12 am
by steve_earwig
Where hole? :?

Re: hole in dash on my peugeot 406 ls estate

Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2010 9:21 am
by arnie74
if you look at the photo's, your see a square hole in one pic and its blanked of in the other above the heater controls and next to the air-con button.

Re: hole in dash on my peugeot 406 ls estate

Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2010 9:28 am
by mandelbug
I am guessing it's the one next to the hazard and heated rear screen switches. I think that is where the external temperature display goes for on a lot of models? I have like a storage slot there on mine though

Re: hole in dash on my peugeot 406 ls estate

Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2010 9:43 am
by steve_earwig
Above the heater direction knob? It looks like the screen's there in the first pic (or is that a blank?) but I can't tell in the second (same car?) It should have the external temperature as Mandelbug said, maybe the bulbs have gone?

Re: hole in dash on my peugeot 406 ls estate

Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2010 9:45 am
by arnie74
i have now added some arrows, its just a hole, the other car is the same model.

Re: hole in dash on my peugeot 406 ls estate

Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2010 9:48 am
by steve_earwig
Aha! All is now clear. Looks like you just have a storage slot like Mandelbug I'm afraid.

Re: hole in dash on my peugeot 406 ls estate

Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2010 10:30 am
by mandelbug
I was half tempted to look into putting the display in there but as the 406 is my daily rather than my toy don't want to be spending a fortune on it with nice things, more keep it running :)

Re: hole in dash on my peugeot 406 ls estate

Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2010 11:52 am
by teamster1975
mandelbug wrote:I was half tempted to look into putting the display in there but as the 406 is my daily rather than my toy don't want to be spending a fortune on it with nice things, more keep it running :)
You can pick a trip computer up for a tenner on ebay; if your car is a petrol and you're handy with a soldering iron you can wire up all the trip functions; a very satisfying job too! :D