getz odometer bulb replacement

filcord · 4th June 2009, 10:23

The tiny bulb for the digital odometer of the Getz has gone off. The bulbs in the speedo and fuel indicator etc. are fine. Hyundai tells me the entire assembly has to be replaced, costing 5000 - odd rupees.

I can live without a light in the odo, but am curious if anyone has tried to replace this bulb or knows the procedure?

greenhorn · 4th June 2009, 10:32

The digital tacho is probably an LCD display, and the backlight is usually an integrated LED/OEL/Fluorescent, and cant be replaced seperately

aka_iitd · 4th June 2009, 10:39

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Originally Posted by filcord

The tiny bulb for the digital odometer of the Getz has gone off. The bulbs in the speedo and fuel indicator etc. are fine. Hyundai tells me the entire assembly has to be replaced, costing 5000 - odd rupees.

I can live without a light in the odo, but am curious if anyone has tried to replace this bulb or knows the procedure?

Is it not under warranty. If yes I think it would be replaced free of cost

filcord · 4th June 2009, 11:05

warranty over unfortunately.

gpa · 4th June 2009, 11:45

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Originally Posted by greenhorn

the backlight is usually an integrated LED/OEL/

Yes, the light for the ODO is integrated into the LCD. You will have to get the whole LCD changed.

ilangop · 4th June 2009, 15:19

No worries, you can find a similar bulb from any electronics shop. As it is, if the warranty has expired you can post-mortem the odo and easily de-solder the old bulb and solder it up with a new one.
The LCD screen and the illumination system are never integral with each other, be it an audio player, digital watch or odo.
It should work.

filcord · 4th June 2009, 17:49

integrated or not, what Hyundai want is that i change the entire instrument panel, speedo, fuel indicator, odo, etc. Hence the cost!Anyone has ever opened up their panel?

malgudi · 4th June 2009, 18:28

Filcord, The entire instrument panel, speedo, fuel indicator, odo, etc. comes as a single unit and hence they are saying the same.
Got my console replaced recently under waranty as the temperature gauge was not working perfectly & the entire console (Single unit) was changed.

As ilangop said, try opening the console & see what what kind of illumination is there for LCD. if it is a small led bulb, take the console to a good electronics shop who can desolder the old bulb & solder a new one.

ghpk · 5th June 2009, 05:09

You should certainly get it opened and checked, if there was a bulb, there should be a way to replace it.

Hyundai dealers are mostly interested in changing the entire thing, what would happen when someone engine needs repairs, some day they'll start saying REPLACE the engine.

I've done a few post-mortem of odo console of my santro, and think its very fixable for lights, I've Blue LED's in them.
check http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/modifi...ml#post1293504

filcord · 5th June 2009, 17:16

Thanks, BTW the blue LEDs are cute!

WasavaTyres · 5th June 2009, 19:54

filcord don't waste your time opening it just to check. I have opened the cluster of my getz to pop in those famcy blue lights, only to find the backlighting LED's soldered onto the main board. If you want to still save on cost I suggest you take out the cluster and show it to some guy who does computer motherboard repairs. Maybe if you can source the LED's he'll do the job for you.

ramie2400 · 5th June 2009, 20:00

The getz cluster has 8 LED bulbs inside,the Odometer is also powered by them,the stock bulbs cost Rs.15/- without the holder,once you open it make sure you dont loose the bulb holder cap,incase you want to change the light colour just put a giliten paper over the bulb done!!!

Ramie

4th June 2009, 10:23	#1
filcord BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: goa Posts: 996 Thanked: 67 Times	getz odometer bulb replacement The tiny bulb for the digital odometer of the Getz has gone off. The bulbs in the speedo and fuel indicator etc. are fine. Hyundai tells me the entire assembly has to be replaced, costing 5000 - odd rupees. I can live without a light in the odo, but am curious if anyone has tried to replace this bulb or knows the procedure? Last edited by filcord : 4th June 2009 at 10:25.
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4th June 2009, 10:32	#2
greenhorn Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: KL-01 Posts: 7,745 Thanked: 4,397 Times View My Garage	The digital tacho is probably an LCD display, and the backlight is usually an integrated LED/OEL/Fluorescent, and cant be replaced seperately
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4th June 2009, 11:05	#4
filcord BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: goa Posts: 996 Thanked: 67 Times	warranty over unfortunately.
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4th June 2009, 15:19	#6
ilangop BHPian Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Chennai Posts: 992 Thanked: 903 Times View My Garage	No worries, you can find a similar bulb from any electronics shop. As it is, if the warranty has expired you can post-mortem the odo and easily de-solder the old bulb and solder it up with a new one. The LCD screen and the illumination system are never integral with each other, be it an audio player, digital watch or odo. It should work.
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4th June 2009, 17:49	#7
filcord BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: goa Posts: 996 Thanked: 67 Times	integrated or not, what Hyundai want is that i change the entire instrument panel, speedo, fuel indicator, odo, etc. Hence the cost!Anyone has ever opened up their panel?
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4th June 2009, 18:28	#8
malgudi BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 355 Thanked: 183 Times View My Garage	Filcord, The entire instrument panel, speedo, fuel indicator, odo, etc. comes as a single unit and hence they are saying the same. Got my console replaced recently under waranty as the temperature gauge was not working perfectly & the entire console (Single unit) was changed. As ilangop said, try opening the console & see what what kind of illumination is there for LCD. if it is a small led bulb, take the console to a good electronics shop who can desolder the old bulb & solder a new one.
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5th June 2009, 05:09	#9
ghpk BHPian Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Ghaziabad Posts: 870 Thanked: 211 Times	You should certainly get it opened and checked, if there was a bulb, there should be a way to replace it. Hyundai dealers are mostly interested in changing the entire thing, what would happen when someone engine needs repairs, some day they'll start saying REPLACE the engine. I've done a few post-mortem of odo console of my santro, and think its very fixable for lights, I've Blue LED's in them. check http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/modifi...ml#post1293504
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5th June 2009, 17:16	#10
filcord BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: goa Posts: 996 Thanked: 67 Times	Thanks, BTW the blue LEDs are cute!
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5th June 2009, 19:54	#11
WasavaTyres BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Indore Posts: 816 Thanked: 449 Times View My Garage	filcord don't waste your time opening it just to check. I have opened the cluster of my getz to pop in those famcy blue lights, only to find the backlighting LED's soldered onto the main board. If you want to still save on cost I suggest you take out the cluster and show it to some guy who does computer motherboard repairs. Maybe if you can source the LED's he'll do the job for you.
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5th June 2009, 20:00	#12
ramie2400 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,903 Thanked: 66 Times View My Garage	The getz cluster has 8 LED bulbs inside,the Odometer is also powered by them,the stock bulbs cost Rs.15/- without the holder,once you open it make sure you dont loose the bulb holder cap,incase you want to change the light colour just put a giliten paper over the bulb done!!! Ramie
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