New car

Baxter · 23 Mar 2009 at 12:11

Hi all

Bought myself a 53 plate Ford Mondeo yesterday, it's a LX TDCI 2.0, reasonably tidy outside, nothing a bit of t cut wont fix. Lovely inside too apart from a couple of little bits I was hoping you might be able to help me with.

Firstly only half the dash is lit up when the lights are on, the rev counter and engine temp guage (left side) are not lit up but the speedo and fuel guage are (right side).

Secondly the stereo will not switch on at all, doesn't even get to asking for a code.

Any suggestions? I have checked the fuse for both and i'm going to take the stereo out to see if its loose connections.

Cheers

latercomer2 · 23 Mar 2009 at 12:24

new Bulb for the dashboard lighting

Stereo - take it out and check for voltages at the plug using a multimeter.

Baxter · 23 Mar 2009 at 12:29

Thanks, any advice on getting into the dash?

latercomer2 · 23 Mar 2009 at 12:30

Nope as I dont have one but find yourself a mondeo owners forum and ask and also get a haynes manual.

iaind · 23 Mar 2009 at 12:38

You'll need 4 removal keys, and its a complete bitch to get out! Unless you have 4 hands...

needmorespeed · 23 Mar 2009 at 13:01

iaind said:
You'll need 4 removal keys, and its a complete bitch to get out! Unless you have 4 hands...

or small screw drivers/allen keys normally work just aswell

sorn21 · 23 Mar 2009 at 13:13

needmorespeed said:
or small screw drivers/allen keys normally work just aswell

yeah stick them in the holes at the side and push them outwards, away from the radio and pull.
can be tricky but once you've done it you get the knack.
as for your dash, dead or loose led?

Baxter · 23 Mar 2009 at 14:33

Could anyone point me in the right direction to find the removal keys

sorn21 · 23 Mar 2009 at 14:45

auction site, or local ford dealership. but they will cost a fair amount.
I personally use a small file set. does the job just as well.

Baxter · 23 Mar 2009 at 15:04

Are these the slots above the cd and am/fm buttons and below the fade/bal and pty buttons?

sorn21 · 23 Mar 2009 at 15:06

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSbzR9lv2OM&feature=related

hth

Baxter · 23 Mar 2009 at 15:14

it's a different h/u to the one in the video, its more like this one

sorn21 · 23 Mar 2009 at 15:20

ahh, okay. Not familiar with that model. But it does seem that it requires the flat tools.
I suspect that you may need to get them from a dealer as no doubt they will have hooks etc.
Perhaps if you are lucky, pop down and if they ain't busy they might pull it out for you for free. I got the guy to do that in my old fiesta, so worth a shot?

Baxter · 23 Mar 2009 at 15:24

Yeah was going to do that anyway I think, probably get them to look at the dash light too, thanks for your help

LEK-89 · 23 Mar 2009 at 15:38

^^^ Yeah they require the flat type removal keys, i think they are the same ones that are for the MK6 Fiesta as well (not certain but looking at the radio key hole fitting they look exactly the same, i think the radio might be exactly the same as the one that is in my mums MK6 Fiesta as well). You can pick some up from auction sites for as little as a fiver.

Liam

Sone · 23 Mar 2009 at 15:51

little as a fiver?!?!?!?!?!?!? for a few bits of bent metal its a complete rip off!!!

LEK-89 · 23 Mar 2009 at 16:16

Sone said:
little as a fiver?!?!?!?!?!?!? for a few bits of bent metal its a complete rip off!!!

Yeah i know lol i wouldnt recommend going to a Ford dealer to try and obtain the keys either as they would charge you around £20 for them!

Liam

Baxter · 23 Mar 2009 at 16:21

found some for a fiver so ordered them, been looking around at how to get to the dash, looks like a pita really

latercomer2 · 23 Mar 2009 at 17:07

Getting a dash out is rarely easy but if you take your time its not normally too bad in my experience.

iaind · 23 Mar 2009 at 17:26

Ford dealer's where I got mine, 50p per key, so not a rip off

That was the same HU as mine had, you can see the slots above and below the buttons on each corner. If you try a screwdriver you'll likely damage the trim, so I'd definitely get the correct tool if you plan on keeping the unit in. They're pretty flimsy after abusing thema few times, so make sure it works before pushing it back in all the way! There's a fuse in the back of it BTW...

If you decide to fit an aftermarket unit, get the bosch faceplate that sits a bit proud of the dash, as despite having a huge dash its suprisingly shallow behind there - even my alpine which doesnt have a CD player didnt fit with the cheaper fascias