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I have a bulb gone in the Temp gauge of my 156 and can't find an easy way of
replacing it, any ideas?

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On 28/03/2011 15:51, simon bothwell wrote:
> I have a bulb gone in the Temp gauge of my 156 and can't find an easy way of
> replacing it, any ideas?
>
>

ISTR there is no easy way. Not 100% positive though :(

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On Mon, 28 Mar 2011 15:51:31 +0100, "simon bothwell"
> wrote:

>I have a bulb gone in the Temp gauge of my 156 and can't find an easy way of
>replacing it, any ideas?

I think that requires a 'disassembly' of the centre console. Sure I
saw a detailed description on the web a while
back...Google....yes..here it is (for a pre-facelift car):

http://www.alfa156.net/tech/bulbs/fr...solebulbs.html

Read it and weep. I like the last pic. But what were the 'designers'
thinking?? Lack of access for maintenance (leading to high repair
costs) was a disadvantage of the 156.

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On Mon, 28 Mar 2011 22:33:33 +0100, Zathras
> wrote:

>http://www.alfa156.net/tech/bulbs/fr...solebulbs.html

That's for the temp control lamp but I suspect you need to go though
much of the same to get near the dials.

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On 28/03/2011 22:33, Zathras wrote:
> On Mon, 28 Mar 2011 15:51:31 +0100, "simon bothwell"
> > wrote:
>
>> I have a bulb gone in the Temp gauge of my 156 and can't find an easy way of
>> replacing it, any ideas?
>
> I think that requires a 'disassembly' of the centre console. Sure I
> saw a detailed description on the web a while
> back...Google....yes..here it is (for a pre-facelift car):
>
> http://www.alfa156.net/tech/bulbs/fr...solebulbs.html
>
> Read it and weep. I like the last pic. But what were the 'designers'
> thinking?? Lack of access for maintenance (leading to high repair
> costs) was a disadvantage of the 156.
>

Ease of construction leading to cheap(er) purchase price....

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"Zathras" > wrote in message
...
> On Mon, 28 Mar 2011 15:51:31 +0100, "simon bothwell"
> > wrote:
>
>>I have a bulb gone in the Temp gauge of my 156 and can't find an easy way
>>of
>>replacing it, any ideas?
>
> I think that requires a 'disassembly' of the centre console. Sure I
> saw a detailed description on the web a while
> back...Google....yes..here it is (for a pre-facelift car):
>
> http://www.alfa156.net/tech/bulbs/fr...solebulbs.html
>
> Read it and weep. I like the last pic. But what were the 'designers'
> thinking?? Lack of access for maintenance (leading to high repair
> costs) was a disadvantage of the 156.
>
> --
> Z
> Scotland
> Alfa Romeo 156 2.4JTD Veloce Leather (sold)
> 'Oil' be seeing you..
> (Email must have the word 'Alfa' in the
> subject line to get through auto-filtering)

Just out of curiousity (spelling ?) I had a look at the link.... when it got
to step 5 "remove stereo" I lost the will to live !! Seriously though, I
then read through the rest of the instructions .... I reckon that by the
end, the temp gauge light might work, but nothing else !! For what it's
worth, I would live with the dead bulb (just like I've lived with the
dreaded "dashboard rattle" for 12 years).

Dave S..... :>)) 156 2.0 SP2 '98, still on a diet for the Giulietta
(don't ask).

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On 29/03/2011 10:15, Dave Savage wrote:

<snip>
> Dave S..... :>)) 156 2.0 SP2 '98, still on a diet for the Giulietta
> (don't ask).
>
>
Sponsored weight loss to save fuel? ;)


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On Tue, 29 Mar 2011 10:10:42 +0100, Catman
> wrote:

>Ease of construction leading to cheap(er) purchase price....

Wishful thinking there, I suspect. Hard to build but use cheaper parts
(except for the exhaust) to compensate might be closer to folks
experience.

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Scotland
Alfa Romeo 156 2.4JTD Veloce Leather (sold)
'Oil' be seeing you..
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"Zathras" > wrote in message
...
> On Tue, 29 Mar 2011 10:10:42 +0100, Catman
> > wrote:
>
>>Ease of construction leading to cheap(er) purchase price....
>
> Wishful thinking there, I suspect. Hard to build but use cheaper parts
> (except for the exhaust) to compensate might be closer to folks
> experience.
>
> --
> Z
> Scotland
> Alfa Romeo 156 2.4JTD Veloce Leather (sold)
> 'Oil' be seeing you..
> (Email must have the word 'Alfa' in the
> subject line to get through auto-filtering)

Re exhaust - agreed - my 156, registered August 1998, is still on the
original exhaust ..... another Alfa "quirk" !

Dave S... :>)) (having said that, I bet the exhaust goes tomorrow !).

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On Tue, 29 Mar 2011 17:13:34 +0100, "Dave Savage"
> wrote:

>Re exhaust - agreed - my 156, registered August 1998, is still on the
>original exhaust ..... another Alfa "quirk" !
>
>Dave S... :>)) (having said that, I bet the exhaust goes tomorrow !).

Who (apart from a main dealer) is going to stock exhausts for a car
that only needs one every 13+ years?

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Alfa Romeo 156 2.4JTD Veloce Leather (sold)
'Oil' be seeing you..
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