306 Heater Control Illumination

[sebanelli]

Can anyone please advise if the heater controls in the centre console of my 306 Mk 2 (V Reg) should be illuminated when the lights are on? At the moment, only the Aircon and Interior Air Re-Circulation buttons light up whilst the three circular controls for heater power, direction and temperature disappear into the blackness at night! Could I have duff bulbs needing replacement behind them? Thanks.

[Danny2009]

It should all light up mate check the bulbs

[gareth7]

as Danny said...check the bulbs....

[Dum-Dum]

Ive had this issue on a couple of 306s, i dont think its the bulbs cos on one of them the lights came back after 6 months and this one they all went at the same time

I think its a wiring issue, loose connection somewhere or something.

[Smiley69]

I've noticed mine aren't working just this morning! Just fixed my clock illumination snag and then noticed the vent controls.
I'm going down the bulb route first. Will let you know the outcome

[Toms306]

Possibly bulbs, I used to have one that only worked if you whacked the side near the glovebox lol, dodgy wire or lose solder I guess!

[Harky]

Mine worked grand until the car got broken into and the radio stolen, now the temp and direction ones mess about, sometimes on, sometimes off, guessing its a wire thats been pulled but finding it is impossible!

Hopefully the OP's is just a bulb!

[Pugmarshall]

Possibly bulbs, I used to have one that only worked if you whacked the side near the glovebox lol, dodgy wire or lose solder I guess!

A mate of mine has that exact same thing, quite comical really!

[sebanelli]

Thanks all - will indeed get the bulbs checked. Since I bought the car in July, only the CD player has worked on the standard fit audio - no radio signal whatsoever. I'm wondering if the previous owner may have had the centre console out at some point and accidentally disconnected the aerial and disturbed the electrics to the heater dials - they are all pretty dam close to each othe, afetr all?

[Smiley69]

Pulled my vent/heater control panel out last night and both lamps were blown!

To compound the issue, the lamps are proving to be difficult to remove from their holders.

On the brightside though, bought 10 replacements from eBay for £3.70 free P&P instead of £2.28 for 2 at the local garage.

[sebanelli]

I'm hopeless at this sort of thing and normally get somebody competent to look at it but just how easy/difficult is it to actually get the console out? Is there a simple way to do this without getting into difficulty (as I probably will!!)? What size/code bulbs will I need?

[Eeyore]

got a link to the ones off ebay? i put leds in mine which then blew the circuit board. So i hardwired some led boards into the interior light. The result was about 100 LEDs behind my heater controls... pretty blinding and awesome until they started flickering!

[Smiley69]

I've now removed my old heater/vent panel from my Ph1 to use the bulbs as I could be bothered to wait for the replacement and found they are different to the ones fitted to my Ph2!
In fact they're different to the ones fitted the centre console clock as well!
When I'm back from doing the school run I'll post a piccie.
Sebanelli hold off on buying those bulbs or double check what you need.

[cully]

wired 9 leds into my heater board
now there a nice green colour

the lamps wont come out the base's as they are captive they arnt like the dash lamps that fit from behind these fit from the front

[Smiley69]

wired 9 leds into my heater board
now there a nice green colour

the lamps wont come out the base's as they are captive they arnt like the dash lamps that fit from behind these fit from the front

Went to the Peugeot dealership in Portsmouth yesterday and he tried to give me the 286 lamps (used in various areas inc behind your LCD clock) but told him they were the wrong ones.

Cully, you're bang on, these lamps are hard wired in and fitted from the front, unlike my Ph1 which were fitted from the back and had replaceable lamps. However the Pug E-Catalogue used at the dealership doesn't show the lights I have fitted.

A small compromise had to be made as they've changed the design slightly. I have had to buy a bulb holder that fits on to the PCB. These holders will take the 12v 1.2w 286 lamps so can now be changed a little easier in the future should the need arise. Bad news is that they were £10.45 (FOR A PLASTIC BULB HOLDER!! ) for a pair and that was with my mate's garage discount.

the hardest part of the job was disconnecting the operating cables which direct the vent to your screen/feet/side vents.

Give me a shout if you need any help or photos as mine is still in bits waiting for the parts to arrive on Weds.

[cully]

Cully, you're bang on, these lamps are hard wired in and fitted from the front,

I know i was cause ive been modding the panels and switch's by puting coloured LED's in them

[Smiley69]

Pug part No. For the bulb holder is P0000611254 @ £4.68 each + vat

[Smiley69]

Pug part No. For the bulb holder is P0000611254 @ £4.68 each + vat

Holders delivered last night.

They are identical to the original ones fitted, ie captive lamp in the holder as mentioned earlier.

All in and illuminating!

Good luck with your panel Sebanelli