Honda Car Forum

Just bought a 2000 Accord SE today, on the drive home I noticed that the
digital clock isn't illuminated. Do I have a burned out bulb or does it not
illuminate?

Thanks in advance

Brian Drake
Charlotte, NC - USA

Pull the whole clock and change the little bulb (circular). cost: $4.50.

alain

"Alain" <bald775@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<k_Gmb.10685$7t3.493306@news20.bellglobal.com >...
> Pull the whole clock and change the little bulb (circular). cost: $4.50.
>
> alain

Alain,

Are you sure about this? I own a 2000 Accord LX 4-Dr, bought it new
and the clock was *never* illuminated right from day one. It bugs the
h*ll out of me that they would design a car like this and I always
switch on the map light at night to see the time. Most accessory
clocks I saw in stores that said "back-light" also required a button
press for light so I never saw the point of getting one of those.

Recently I same across a post in some forum saying that a lot of
Accords have a defective clock bulb, so I called a friend who owns a
2000 Accord LX (same as mine) and he said his never illuminated
either. And he always thought it is supposed to be like that (just
like me).

And when I tried to investigate it DIY style, I could not pry the
clock out with a flat head screw driver. There is no "clip" under the
hazard light button as written in the manuals. I have looked with a
flashlight. If I try to slide a business card under the clock, it goes
in maybe 1/4 inch and then hits the solid plastic after that.

Believe me I have spent alot of time and energy on it this weekend but
I cannot for the life of me figure out how to get the d*mn clock out
so I could see if there is a bulb. I have looked at several set of
directions (for stereo removal -- they begin by removing the clock)
and all of them say just in one sentence to remove the clock by prying
it from bottom with a flathead screw driver. One post in this NG
mentioned a clip under the hazard light button and another on the
other side. But there ARE no clips whatsoever in my car. It looks
like, and I know it sounds crazy, that it is fixed. My only option
seems to be to pay a Honda technician $40 to fix that bulb.

Any help is appreciated.

Thanks.
BC

Drive into the Dealer Service door, and ask them to get it off for you.
A good service writer would be happy to help you. bob

Bryan Canter wrote:
>
> "Alain" <bald775@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<k_Gmb.10685$7t3.493306@news20.bellglobal.com >...
> > Pull the whole clock and change the little bulb (circular). cost: $4.50.
> >
> > alain
>
> Alain,
>
> Are you sure about this? I own a 2000 Accord LX 4-Dr, bought it new
> and the clock was *never* illuminated right from day one. It bugs the
> h*ll out of me that they would design a car like this and I always
> switch on the map light at night to see the time. Most accessory
> clocks I saw in stores that said "back-light" also required a button
> press for light so I never saw the point of getting one of those.
>
> Recently I same across a post in some forum saying that a lot of
> Accords have a defective clock bulb, so I called a friend who owns a
> 2000 Accord LX (same as mine) and he said his never illuminated
> either. And he always thought it is supposed to be like that (just
> like me).
>
> And when I tried to investigate it DIY style, I could not pry the
> clock out with a flat head screw driver. There is no "clip" under the
> hazard light button as written in the manuals. I have looked with a
> flashlight. If I try to slide a business card under the clock, it goes
> in maybe 1/4 inch and then hits the solid plastic after that.
>
> Believe me I have spent alot of time and energy on it this weekend but
> I cannot for the life of me figure out how to get the d*mn clock out
> so I could see if there is a bulb. I have looked at several set of
> directions (for stereo removal -- they begin by removing the clock)
> and all of them say just in one sentence to remove the clock by prying
> it from bottom with a flathead screw driver. One post in this NG
> mentioned a clip under the hazard light button and another on the
> other side. But there ARE no clips whatsoever in my car. It looks
> like, and I know it sounds crazy, that it is fixed. My only option
> seems to be to pay a Honda technician $40 to fix that bulb.
>
> Any help is appreciated.
>
> Thanks.
> BC

In article <614be1fb.0310270819.673c15bd@posting.google.com >,
bcnewsgroups@yahoo.com says...
> "Alain" <bald775@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<k_Gmb.10685$7t3.493306@news20.bellglobal.com >...
> > Pull the whole clock and change the little bulb (circular). cost: $4.50.
> >
> > alain
>
> Alain,
>
> Are you sure about this? I own a 2000 Accord LX 4-Dr, bought it new
> and the clock was *never* illuminated right from day one. It bugs the
> h*ll out of me that they would design a car like this and I always
> switch on the map light at night to see the time. Most accessory
> clocks I saw in stores that said "back-light" also required a button
> press for light so I never saw the point of getting one of those.
>
> Recently I same across a post in some forum saying that a lot of
> Accords have a defective clock bulb, so I called a friend who owns a
> 2000 Accord LX (same as mine) and he said his never illuminated
> either. And he always thought it is supposed to be like that (just
> like me).
>
> And when I tried to investigate it DIY style, I could not pry the
> clock out with a flat head screw driver. There is no "clip" under the
> hazard light button as written in the manuals. I have looked with a
> flashlight. If I try to slide a business card under the clock, it goes
> in maybe 1/4 inch and then hits the solid plastic after that.
>
> Believe me I have spent alot of time and energy on it this weekend but
> I cannot for the life of me figure out how to get the d*mn clock out
> so I could see if there is a bulb. I have looked at several set of
> directions (for stereo removal -- they begin by removing the clock)
> and all of them say just in one sentence to remove the clock by prying
> it from bottom with a flathead screw driver. One post in this NG
> mentioned a clip under the hazard light button and another on the
> other side. But there ARE no clips whatsoever in my car. It looks
> like, and I know it sounds crazy, that it is fixed. My only option
> seems to be to pay a Honda technician $40 to fix that bulb.
>
> Any help is appreciated.
>
> Thanks.
> BC
>
I have one and the clock is illuminated the moment you fire up the car.

Randy

Thanks for the post Bryan... I spoke to my sales guy today and he admitted
that he didn't know if it was supposed to illuminate ! (he's new so I'll
cut him some slack).... I am going to call the service dept and see what
they say, if I get anything decent from them, Ill post.

thanks again

bd
"Bryan Canter" <bcnewsgroups@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:614be1fb.0310270819.673c15bd@posting.google.c om...
> "Alain" <bald775@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:<k_Gmb.10685$7t3.493306@news20.bellglobal.com >...
> > Pull the whole clock and change the little bulb (circular). cost: $4.50.
> >
> > alain
>
> Alain,
>
> Are you sure about this? I own a 2000 Accord LX 4-Dr, bought it new
> and the clock was *never* illuminated right from day one. It bugs the
> h*ll out of me that they would design a car like this and I always
> switch on the map light at night to see the time. Most accessory
> clocks I saw in stores that said "back-light" also required a button
> press for light so I never saw the point of getting one of those.
>
> Recently I same across a post in some forum saying that a lot of
> Accords have a defective clock bulb, so I called a friend who owns a
> 2000 Accord LX (same as mine) and he said his never illuminated
> either. And he always thought it is supposed to be like that (just
> like me).
>
> And when I tried to investigate it DIY style, I could not pry the
> clock out with a flat head screw driver. There is no "clip" under the
> hazard light button as written in the manuals. I have looked with a
> flashlight. If I try to slide a business card under the clock, it goes
> in maybe 1/4 inch and then hits the solid plastic after that.
>
> Believe me I have spent alot of time and energy on it this weekend but
> I cannot for the life of me figure out how to get the d*mn clock out
> so I could see if there is a bulb. I have looked at several set of
> directions (for stereo removal -- they begin by removing the clock)
> and all of them say just in one sentence to remove the clock by prying
> it from bottom with a flathead screw driver. One post in this NG
> mentioned a clip under the hazard light button and another on the
> other side. But there ARE no clips whatsoever in my car. It looks
> like, and I know it sounds crazy, that it is fixed. My only option
> seems to be to pay a Honda technician $40 to fix that bulb.
>
> Any help is appreciated.
>
> Thanks.
> BC

fyi Bryan, I called the service guys and they walked me through it, the
clock popped right out of the dash... I just gently placed a flat head in
the seam between the bottom of the clock and the dash, then twisted gently,
I then finished it off by doing the same at the seam closest to either air
vent.... it took like 10 seconds....

bd
"Bryan Canter" <bcnewsgroups@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:614be1fb.0310270819.673c15bd@posting.google.c om...
> "Alain" <bald775@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:<k_Gmb.10685$7t3.493306@news20.bellglobal.com >...
> > Pull the whole clock and change the little bulb (circular). cost: $4.50.
> >
> > alain
>
> Alain,
>
> Are you sure about this? I own a 2000 Accord LX 4-Dr, bought it new
> and the clock was *never* illuminated right from day one. It bugs the
> h*ll out of me that they would design a car like this and I always
> switch on the map light at night to see the time. Most accessory
> clocks I saw in stores that said "back-light" also required a button
> press for light so I never saw the point of getting one of those.
>
> Recently I same across a post in some forum saying that a lot of
> Accords have a defective clock bulb, so I called a friend who owns a
> 2000 Accord LX (same as mine) and he said his never illuminated
> either. And he always thought it is supposed to be like that (just
> like me).
>
> And when I tried to investigate it DIY style, I could not pry the
> clock out with a flat head screw driver. There is no "clip" under the
> hazard light button as written in the manuals. I have looked with a
> flashlight. If I try to slide a business card under the clock, it goes
> in maybe 1/4 inch and then hits the solid plastic after that.
>
> Believe me I have spent alot of time and energy on it this weekend but
> I cannot for the life of me figure out how to get the d*mn clock out
> so I could see if there is a bulb. I have looked at several set of
> directions (for stereo removal -- they begin by removing the clock)
> and all of them say just in one sentence to remove the clock by prying
> it from bottom with a flathead screw driver. One post in this NG
> mentioned a clip under the hazard light button and another on the
> other side. But there ARE no clips whatsoever in my car. It looks
> like, and I know it sounds crazy, that it is fixed. My only option
> seems to be to pay a Honda technician $40 to fix that bulb.
>
> Any help is appreciated.
>
> Thanks.
> BC

In article <614be1fb.0310270819.673c15bd@posting.google.com >,
bcnewsgroups@yahoo.com (Bryan Canter) wrote:

> "Alain" <bald775@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:<k_Gmb.10685$7t3.493306@news20.bellglobal.com >...
> > Pull the whole clock and change the little bulb (circular). cost: $4.50.
> >
> > alain
>
> Alain,
>
> Are you sure about this?


Absolutely 100% positive. Pry the clock out from the bottom with a
small straight blade screwdriver. Disconnect the two connectors. Pull
the tiny light out from the back. Replace with a new one ($2 at my
dealer). Reverse the procedure. Done.

Yes, the clock light is supposed to be on all the time when the ignition
is on.

"Brian Drake" <nospambdrake1@carolina.rr.com> wrote in message news:<nZEmb.6718$v82.599284@twister.southeast.rr.c om>...
> Just bought a 2000 Accord SE today, on the drive home I noticed that the
> digital clock isn't illuminated. Do I have a burned out bulb or does it not
> illuminate?
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Brian Drake
> Charlotte, NC - USA

The clock on my 98 accord LX used to be illuminated and then it
stopped. A few weeks ago it lit up again(for a few hours) after
having been off for months. Go figure...

"Brian Drake" <nospambdrake1@carolina.rr.com> wrote in message news:<kTVnb.28227$fl1.1302973@twister.southeast.rr .com>...
> Thanks for the post Bryan... I spoke to my sales guy today and he admitted
> that he didn't know if it was supposed to illuminate ! (he's new so I'll
> cut him some slack).... I am going to call the service dept and see what
> they say, if I get anything decent from them, Ill post.
>
> thanks again
>
> bd


You are welcome!

Meanwhile.. the battle continues. I know I have an oil change
appointment for this Saturday and I am gonna get help from the pros
but I tried to pry out the clock again today. Of course, The Clock
won! <Sigh>

I used the small screwdriver in an eye-glasses repair kit to pry it
from the sides. The screwdriver goes in the place where the clock
meets the dash but lifting it gives me the feeling that the plastic
face is going to break or chip (of course there is the overriding
concern of getting the dashboard scratched too) so I cannot use a lot
of force. But I am getting frustrated. If Saturday does not come soon
enough I am afraid I might break something. SOMEBODY PLEASE STOP ME! I
have never been defeated at this game before!!

:-)