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Hardly a desperate problem but I'm trying to get all the little bits working and one is the red LED in the air distribution (climate control) doesn't work on the setting I use most (face + feet). Does anyone know how to get at it please?
 
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Hardly a desperate problem but I'm trying to get all the little bits working and one is the red LED in the air distribution (climate control) doesn't work on the setting I use most (face + feet). Does anyone know how to get at it please?
Steve,

It's centre console out to get to the climate pack bulbs:

Manual air LED-05-console-radio-removed.jpg

Do you need the details or have you been there before?

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Basicly it's this... Replacing the Climate Control Bulbs on a Jaguar XK8 - YouTube You'll just have to get the correct bulbs from your local Jag dealer and then dig around it the climate controller until you find the right burned out bulb.
 
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Are we talking night illumination, or the little red on/off led? If that's out, it's soldered to the pcb, a very small cube led.
 
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Are we talking night illumination, or the little red on/off led? If that's out, it's soldered to the pcb, a very small cube led.
Thanks to you all, a fantastic resource this website. It's just the red indicator LED but it annoys me!
 
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There is another source for the incandescent bulbs, provided you're good with a soldering gun. Radio Shack 272-1092 bulbs can be soldered onto the original base. About $2/2 bulbs vs. $13/each at the dealer. Plus the Radio Shack bulbs have a 90 day warranty, whereas most dealers will probably laugh at you after day #1.
 
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Yup, the LED is soldered on. WhiteXKR may be able to give you a source for a new red LED, he ordered and replaced a few on the auxiliary row of buttons...same type as the climate control. If you're good at soldering/desoldering, finding the correct LED should be the hardest part.
 
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This should be a pretty good match: Digi-Key - 516-1299-ND (Manufacturer - HLMP-1340)

I would recommend changing all the red ones if you do one to match the brightness.
 
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Thanks to all.
Are they standard wire ended LEDs as WhiteXKR suggests or a surface mount component as Sean B's 'little cube' suggests? I can get either type for peanuts from RS Components (a sort of Europe wide trade-only RadioShack).
SMC are a pig to work with particularly as my watchmaking days are, sadly, long gone.
 
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They are standard round 3mm LEDs (Known as the T-1 package) with leads. For best results (less fading) in bright sun, you should get high efficiency, low current types with a 'water clear' lens like the originals) although the more common ones with a red plastic diffuse body will certainly work. I think the larger 5mm type (T-1 3/4) wil be too large to fit in the housing.
 

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They are standard round 3mm LEDs (Known as the T-1 package) with leads. For best results (less fading) in bright sun, you should get high efficiency, low current types with a 'water clear' lens like the originals) although the more common ones with a red plastic diffuse body will certainly work. I think the larger 5mm type (T-1 3/4) wil be too large to fit in the housing.
Excellent, thanks. I've already got a packet of them.
 
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