Overhead console

Interesting but remember guys, this is in Classifieds and so will be deleted eventually. A new thread in a relevant section might be more advantageous for members? ;)

Btw, DG is a 2001 C2 and has the 5 lights console :)
 
My V6 Cougar, MV51 has the 5-lamp console, earlier cars have the 7-lamp with additionally brake wear and bulbs out lamps.
I would guess Ford chose to keep symmetry and remove a lamp from each end (you can feel the missing lamp positions on the 5-lamp console) for whatever reason they had to chose two to delete.
 
Pid_16V said:
Interesting but remember guys, this is in Classifieds and so will be deleted eventually. A new thread in a relevant section might be more advantageous for members? ;)

Btw, DG is a 2001 C2 and has the 5 lights console :)
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This is what DG has ;)
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Catamount said:
Whoa! You have a clock! I only have 5 lamps on both my Cougars - W682 XJN and MV51 RUC
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I spotted that, not Ford (why would they - there's one in the instruments), must be "by Al". Though that's in idea, location for some other switch/lamp/display.
 
F7OUD said:
AH I see what you have done there Alan, very clever indeed. You have taken a 7 lamp version and dremeled out the centre between No's 6-7 to make a bigger stock looking hole. I like it !!!
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And positioned a 5-lamp pcb behind the first five holes...

I'm thinking microphone for hands-free one end, maybe call/answer button the other?
 
Thanks for the comments. I did this mod though a few years back and transferred it over from S97. I have a red display to replace the blue as blue can be invisible in bright light, red is more vivid. I'll probably see to it when i fit the 2din stereo.
 
dandamano said:
Point to add to this one is that the reg plate bulbs dont register the 'bulb blown' warning light
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It doesn't register blown foglights, reverse lights or wing repeater indicators either.

It seems that the system relies on a separate circuit that runs an extremely low voltage (1.5v) through piggy-backed wiring which is constantly powered as long as the ignition is on.

It also only works on the main brake light circuit - presumably for safety reasons - and that's why the light stays on until you dab the pedal. I've had Tiger so long now that the first thing I do after starting her is tap the brakes and look up to make sure the light goes out.
 
Quicksilver said:
If any of the three bulbs in the third brake lamp fail it will also trip the warning lamp.
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Yes. Steve Morris' car does (did?) this. It was usually fixed with a smart smack to her rump, so I think the actually problem is a bad seal around the 3rd light mask causing corrosion on the bulb contacts.
 
Mako said:
It doesn't register blown foglights, reverse lights or wing repeater indicators either.

It seems that the system relies on a separate circuit that runs an extremely low voltage (1.5v) through piggy-backed wiring which is constantly powered as long as the ignition is on.

It also only works on the main brake light circuit - presumably for safety reasons - and that's why the light stays on until you dab the pedal. I've had Tiger so long now that the first thing I do after starting her is tap the brakes and look up to make sure the light goes out.
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I do the same thing when I get in mine too :)

Didnt know that about the rest of the lights, have to add those onto my visual check now, could have had one of those out for a while as ive been lazy trusting the magic light would tell me ;)
 
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