I have a 03 coupe. When I bought it both lights were out in the clock. Keeps time fine though.

A friend of mine works at a dealership and got me the OEM bulbs cheap.

I put them in and it worked fine for 5 days or so (although dimmer then I thought it would be) and now pitch black again.


Is this common?

 

Check your fuses...

 

wait...so the clock is SUPPOSED to light up!?!??!?!

 

yes the clock lights up, if you installed new bulbs you should also install a new fuse just to be safe.

 

Check the fuses as mentioned and yes the clock lights up!

 

can anyone tell me a # spot for the fuse? My car didnt come with a manual

 

can it be a fuse even though everything else works except the clock lights? I replaced my bulbs and less than a month later both stopped working... im too cheap to keep replacing it so at night i can't see what time it is.

 

I just bought my car from Carmax 2 weeks ago..an 03' coupe...i just thought the clock didnt light up...you're tellin me it's a fuse problem, when everything else works just fine??

 

The lights are always dimmer than the dash lights however I'm not aware of a common problem with them going out.

I doubt the clock light has a separate fuse. Is it possible to trace the wire back to the fuse panel/harness to make sure it is good?

 

Bulbs most likely went out again.

 

the bulbs suck, they always go out easily. your lucky you're friend got em for you for cheap, cause they tried to charge me $20 for each, and I needed 2. So $40 for my clock to light up for a few months and blow again? I said f-that and retrofitted some LED's. Easy if you know basic wiring.

 

you can get leds the replace the oem bulb...someone posted a site that has them a few months ago, you should be able to search here to find it

 

ok thanks guys

 

grrr...i dont wanna take apart my dash to replace lightsd in my clock...

 

crybaby?