I've got a '90 S2. Clock bulb was burned out and dark at night (I don't think anything can help the daytime dimness). When I pulled the clock unit out (by the way, dealers get $295 for that unit), I found that a previous owner had removed and lost the bulb and the plastic bayonet style holder into the clock case. This was bad news as dealers do not sell the holder by itself. After a few choice words, I studied the situation and found by happenstance the cigarette lighter has a light bulb for night time illumination. Since I don't smoke, no biggie to transfer that light to the clock. Here's the real beauty: it's already light switch activated, and, the lighter is close enough to the clock that it didn't even need to be re-wired...just pull the bulb out of the lighter bracket and plug it into the clock with the wires attached. You only need a standard rubber grommit to fit into the vacated clock opening to hold the bulb tight in position. I turned my lights on after installing and it works prefect...very bright at night too. If all of this is unnecessary and all you want to do is replace the clock bulb, there have been some posting a month or so ago on this BBS advising how to do this.
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Originally posted by threesticks:
Does anybody know why the digital clock in the dash of my '86 951 runs about an hour slow per day? The numbers are kind of dim too. During the day I can hardly read the display and at night they all but disappear.
Thanks, Threesticks.
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