Re: '00 Accord SE Clock
 

"rlago" <nakedskier@comcast.net> wrote in message news:<CJWdnQ9TKYWUoTqiRVn-ug@comcast.com>...
> The truth about it is, is that for some reason, and maybe it is because of
> cheap bulbs or something, or like too much exposure to heat to the bulbs
> but, almost all Accords 1998 to 2002 are affected .
> And I should know, as I am a service advisor here at a local Honda service
> center. Should Honda do something about it? Maybe. Will they? Probably not.
> Funny thing about it though, all the ones that come into our shop with that
> problem with the bulb burned out were built in America! Hmmmmmm?

Thanks for sharing that. A few searches in the newsgroups told me
pretty much the same story (as far as problems are concerned). My
friend who bought the same Accord I did (and on the same day) also had
the same problem. That basically said to me that it was a very common
problem. However, rather than being mad at Honda engineers, I feel
good that at least they neglected only a small light bulb and not some
crucial expensive part.

IOW, I forgive them ;-)

The service teams OTOH, could have been alot nicer about this. Since
it is a common and easy to fix problem, they should not be asking for
$25 to fix it.

bc

Re: '00 Accord SE Clock
 

"rlago" <nakedskier@comcast.net> wrote in message news:<CJWdnQ9TKYWUoTqiRVn-ug@comcast.com>...
> The truth about it is, is that for some reason, and maybe it is because of
> cheap bulbs or something, or like too much exposure to heat to the bulbs
> but, almost all Accords 1998 to 2002 are affected .
> And I should know, as I am a service advisor here at a local Honda service
> center. Should Honda do something about it? Maybe. Will they? Probably not.
> Funny thing about it though, all the ones that come into our shop with that
> problem with the bulb burned out were built in America! Hmmmmmm?

Thanks for sharing that. A few searches in the newsgroups told me
pretty much the same story (as far as problems are concerned). My
friend who bought the same Accord I did (and on the same day) also had
the same problem. That basically said to me that it was a very common
problem. However, rather than being mad at Honda engineers, I feel
good that at least they neglected only a small light bulb and not some
crucial expensive part.

IOW, I forgive them ;-)

The service teams OTOH, could have been alot nicer about this. Since
it is a common and easy to fix problem, they should not be asking for
$25 to fix it.

bc

Re: It works
 

ok


"Brian Drake" <nospambdrake1@carolina.rr.com> wrote in message
news:nkWnb.28228$fl1.1306104@twister.southeast.rr. com...
> fyi Bryan, I called the service guys and they walked me through it, the
> clock popped right out of the dash... I just gently placed a flat head in
> the seam between the bottom of the clock and the dash, then twisted
gently,
> I then finished it off by doing the same at the seam closest to either air
> vent.... it took like 10 seconds....
>
> bd
> "Bryan Canter" <bcnewsgroups@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:614be1fb.0310270819.673c15bd@posting.google.c om...
> > "Alain" <bald775@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:<k_Gmb.10685$7t3.493306@news20.bellglobal.com >...
> > > Pull the whole clock and change the little bulb (circular). cost:
$4.50.
> > >
> > > alain
> >
> > Alain,
> >
> > Are you sure about this? I own a 2000 Accord LX 4-Dr, bought it new
> > and the clock was *never* illuminated right from day one. It bugs the
> > h*ll out of me that they would design a car like this and I always
> > switch on the map light at night to see the time. Most accessory
> > clocks I saw in stores that said "back-light" also required a button
> > press for light so I never saw the point of getting one of those.
> >
> > Recently I same across a post in some forum saying that a lot of
> > Accords have a defective clock bulb, so I called a friend who owns a
> > 2000 Accord LX (same as mine) and he said his never illuminated
> > either. And he always thought it is supposed to be like that (just
> > like me).
> >
> > And when I tried to investigate it DIY style, I could not pry the
> > clock out with a flat head screw driver. There is no "clip" under the
> > hazard light button as written in the manuals. I have looked with a
> > flashlight. If I try to slide a business card under the clock, it goes
> > in maybe 1/4 inch and then hits the solid plastic after that.
> >
> > Believe me I have spent alot of time and energy on it this weekend but
> > I cannot for the life of me figure out how to get the d*mn clock out
> > so I could see if there is a bulb. I have looked at several set of
> > directions (for stereo removal -- they begin by removing the clock)
> > and all of them say just in one sentence to remove the clock by prying
> > it from bottom with a flathead screw driver. One post in this NG
> > mentioned a clip under the hazard light button and another on the
> > other side. But there ARE no clips whatsoever in my car. It looks
> > like, and I know it sounds crazy, that it is fixed. My only option
> > seems to be to pay a Honda technician $40 to fix that bulb.
> >
> > Any help is appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks.
> > BC
>
>

Re: It works
 

ok


"Brian Drake" <nospambdrake1@carolina.rr.com> wrote in message
news:nkWnb.28228$fl1.1306104@twister.southeast.rr. com...
> fyi Bryan, I called the service guys and they walked me through it, the
> clock popped right out of the dash... I just gently placed a flat head in
> the seam between the bottom of the clock and the dash, then twisted
gently,
> I then finished it off by doing the same at the seam closest to either air
> vent.... it took like 10 seconds....
>
> bd
> "Bryan Canter" <bcnewsgroups@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:614be1fb.0310270819.673c15bd@posting.google.c om...
> > "Alain" <bald775@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:<k_Gmb.10685$7t3.493306@news20.bellglobal.com >...
> > > Pull the whole clock and change the little bulb (circular). cost:
$4.50.
> > >
> > > alain
> >
> > Alain,
> >
> > Are you sure about this? I own a 2000 Accord LX 4-Dr, bought it new
> > and the clock was *never* illuminated right from day one. It bugs the
> > h*ll out of me that they would design a car like this and I always
> > switch on the map light at night to see the time. Most accessory
> > clocks I saw in stores that said "back-light" also required a button
> > press for light so I never saw the point of getting one of those.
> >
> > Recently I same across a post in some forum saying that a lot of
> > Accords have a defective clock bulb, so I called a friend who owns a
> > 2000 Accord LX (same as mine) and he said his never illuminated
> > either. And he always thought it is supposed to be like that (just
> > like me).
> >
> > And when I tried to investigate it DIY style, I could not pry the
> > clock out with a flat head screw driver. There is no "clip" under the
> > hazard light button as written in the manuals. I have looked with a
> > flashlight. If I try to slide a business card under the clock, it goes
> > in maybe 1/4 inch and then hits the solid plastic after that.
> >
> > Believe me I have spent alot of time and energy on it this weekend but
> > I cannot for the life of me figure out how to get the d*mn clock out
> > so I could see if there is a bulb. I have looked at several set of
> > directions (for stereo removal -- they begin by removing the clock)
> > and all of them say just in one sentence to remove the clock by prying
> > it from bottom with a flathead screw driver. One post in this NG
> > mentioned a clip under the hazard light button and another on the
> > other side. But there ARE no clips whatsoever in my car. It looks
> > like, and I know it sounds crazy, that it is fixed. My only option
> > seems to be to pay a Honda technician $40 to fix that bulb.
> >
> > Any help is appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks.
> > BC
>
>

Re: It works
 

ok


"Brian Drake" <nospambdrake1@carolina.rr.com> wrote in message
news:nkWnb.28228$fl1.1306104@twister.southeast.rr. com...
> fyi Bryan, I called the service guys and they walked me through it, the
> clock popped right out of the dash... I just gently placed a flat head in
> the seam between the bottom of the clock and the dash, then twisted
gently,
> I then finished it off by doing the same at the seam closest to either air
> vent.... it took like 10 seconds....
>
> bd
> "Bryan Canter" <bcnewsgroups@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:614be1fb.0310270819.673c15bd@posting.google.c om...
> > "Alain" <bald775@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:<k_Gmb.10685$7t3.493306@news20.bellglobal.com >...
> > > Pull the whole clock and change the little bulb (circular). cost:
$4.50.
> > >
> > > alain
> >
> > Alain,
> >
> > Are you sure about this? I own a 2000 Accord LX 4-Dr, bought it new
> > and the clock was *never* illuminated right from day one. It bugs the
> > h*ll out of me that they would design a car like this and I always
> > switch on the map light at night to see the time. Most accessory
> > clocks I saw in stores that said "back-light" also required a button
> > press for light so I never saw the point of getting one of those.
> >
> > Recently I same across a post in some forum saying that a lot of
> > Accords have a defective clock bulb, so I called a friend who owns a
> > 2000 Accord LX (same as mine) and he said his never illuminated
> > either. And he always thought it is supposed to be like that (just
> > like me).
> >
> > And when I tried to investigate it DIY style, I could not pry the
> > clock out with a flat head screw driver. There is no "clip" under the
> > hazard light button as written in the manuals. I have looked with a
> > flashlight. If I try to slide a business card under the clock, it goes
> > in maybe 1/4 inch and then hits the solid plastic after that.
> >
> > Believe me I have spent alot of time and energy on it this weekend but
> > I cannot for the life of me figure out how to get the d*mn clock out
> > so I could see if there is a bulb. I have looked at several set of
> > directions (for stereo removal -- they begin by removing the clock)
> > and all of them say just in one sentence to remove the clock by prying
> > it from bottom with a flathead screw driver. One post in this NG
> > mentioned a clip under the hazard light button and another on the
> > other side. But there ARE no clips whatsoever in my car. It looks
> > like, and I know it sounds crazy, that it is fixed. My only option
> > seems to be to pay a Honda technician $40 to fix that bulb.
> >
> > Any help is appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks.
> > BC
>
>

Re: It works
 

ok


"Brian Drake" <nospambdrake1@carolina.rr.com> wrote in message
news:nkWnb.28228$fl1.1306104@twister.southeast.rr. com...
> fyi Bryan, I called the service guys and they walked me through it, the
> clock popped right out of the dash... I just gently placed a flat head in
> the seam between the bottom of the clock and the dash, then twisted
gently,
> I then finished it off by doing the same at the seam closest to either air
> vent.... it took like 10 seconds....
>
> bd
> "Bryan Canter" <bcnewsgroups@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:614be1fb.0310270819.673c15bd@posting.google.c om...
> > "Alain" <bald775@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:<k_Gmb.10685$7t3.493306@news20.bellglobal.com >...
> > > Pull the whole clock and change the little bulb (circular). cost:
$4.50.
> > >
> > > alain
> >
> > Alain,
> >
> > Are you sure about this? I own a 2000 Accord LX 4-Dr, bought it new
> > and the clock was *never* illuminated right from day one. It bugs the
> > h*ll out of me that they would design a car like this and I always
> > switch on the map light at night to see the time. Most accessory
> > clocks I saw in stores that said "back-light" also required a button
> > press for light so I never saw the point of getting one of those.
> >
> > Recently I same across a post in some forum saying that a lot of
> > Accords have a defective clock bulb, so I called a friend who owns a
> > 2000 Accord LX (same as mine) and he said his never illuminated
> > either. And he always thought it is supposed to be like that (just
> > like me).
> >
> > And when I tried to investigate it DIY style, I could not pry the
> > clock out with a flat head screw driver. There is no "clip" under the
> > hazard light button as written in the manuals. I have looked with a
> > flashlight. If I try to slide a business card under the clock, it goes
> > in maybe 1/4 inch and then hits the solid plastic after that.
> >
> > Believe me I have spent alot of time and energy on it this weekend but
> > I cannot for the life of me figure out how to get the d*mn clock out
> > so I could see if there is a bulb. I have looked at several set of
> > directions (for stereo removal -- they begin by removing the clock)
> > and all of them say just in one sentence to remove the clock by prying
> > it from bottom with a flathead screw driver. One post in this NG
> > mentioned a clip under the hazard light button and another on the
> > other side. But there ARE no clips whatsoever in my car. It looks
> > like, and I know it sounds crazy, that it is fixed. My only option
> > seems to be to pay a Honda technician $40 to fix that bulb.
> >
> > Any help is appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks.
> > BC
>
>

Re: '00 Accord SE Clock
 

I replaed my clocks bulb an I had the sameproblem tring to pry it
out..AT FIRST.
Then Ifigured it out, do not try to pry out the surounding bezel just
the clock from insided the the outside.




On 30 Oct 2003 12:32:21 -0800, bcnewsgroups@yahoo.com (Bryan Canter)
wrote:

>"Brian Drake" <nospambdrake1@carolina.rr.com> wrote in message news:<kTVnb.28227$fl1.1302973@twister.southeast.rr .com>...
>> Thanks for the post Bryan... I spoke to my sales guy today and he admitted
>> that he didn't know if it was supposed to illuminate ! (he's new so I'll
>> cut him some slack).... I am going to call the service dept and see what
>> they say, if I get anything decent from them, Ill post.
>>
>> thanks again
>>
>> bd
>
>
>You are welcome!
>
>Meanwhile.. the battle continues. I know I have an oil change
>appointment for this Saturday and I am gonna get help from the pros
>but I tried to pry out the clock again today. Of course, The Clock
>won! <Sigh>
>
>I used the small screwdriver in an eye-glasses repair kit to pry it
>from the sides. The screwdriver goes in the place where the clock
>meets the dash but lifting it gives me the feeling that the plastic
>face is going to break or chip (of course there is the overriding
>concern of getting the dashboard scratched too) so I cannot use a lot
>of force. But I am getting frustrated. If Saturday does not come soon
>enough I am afraid I might break something. SOMEBODY PLEASE STOP ME! I
>have never been defeated at this game before!!
>
>:-)

Re: '00 Accord SE Clock
 

I replaed my clocks bulb an I had the sameproblem tring to pry it
out..AT FIRST.
Then Ifigured it out, do not try to pry out the surounding bezel just
the clock from insided the the outside.




On 30 Oct 2003 12:32:21 -0800, bcnewsgroups@yahoo.com (Bryan Canter)
wrote:

>"Brian Drake" <nospambdrake1@carolina.rr.com> wrote in message news:<kTVnb.28227$fl1.1302973@twister.southeast.rr .com>...
>> Thanks for the post Bryan... I spoke to my sales guy today and he admitted
>> that he didn't know if it was supposed to illuminate ! (he's new so I'll
>> cut him some slack).... I am going to call the service dept and see what
>> they say, if I get anything decent from them, Ill post.
>>
>> thanks again
>>
>> bd
>
>
>You are welcome!
>
>Meanwhile.. the battle continues. I know I have an oil change
>appointment for this Saturday and I am gonna get help from the pros
>but I tried to pry out the clock again today. Of course, The Clock
>won! <Sigh>
>
>I used the small screwdriver in an eye-glasses repair kit to pry it
>from the sides. The screwdriver goes in the place where the clock
>meets the dash but lifting it gives me the feeling that the plastic
>face is going to break or chip (of course there is the overriding
>concern of getting the dashboard scratched too) so I cannot use a lot
>of force. But I am getting frustrated. If Saturday does not come soon
>enough I am afraid I might break something. SOMEBODY PLEASE STOP ME! I
>have never been defeated at this game before!!
>
>:-)