Part 1 Ford Mondeo MK3 How To Change The Dash Lights And Removing The Clocks 

After watching this video several times I decided to replace the blown bulbs in my 2004 Mondeo dashboard as it had black spots. I'm a novice and found it easy to do, the whole job took 1hr 15mins from start to finish. now I have a lovely well lit dashboard again. Thanks for the brilliant video.

Love the proper Britishness of you! Video was exquisite and informative. Thank you a million! Cheers

Jimmy there is a brightness adjuster for your dash lights it is on the left of your lights switch,you probably have got yours on low just turn the dial up

Just used this video to help change the 3 bulbs that was gone on the dash. Thanks so much for the detailed video. I wouldn't have had a clue otherwise.

Absolutely brilliant , step by step video, mate. I am about to change my faulty cluster and thought to do the same as you. You saved me a lot of hassle. Thank you very much.

I know I might be a little bit late to the party, but I just have to say, brilliant video, it was extremely helpful plus I just adore the British accent! Really helped me out, I'll be replacing my own bulbs tomorrow morning but I'm glad it's nothing too hard to do!

Just followed these instructions and all my lights are now working again. Great tip about LED bulbs only going in one way. I only got 1 out of 6 right first time...

A couple of tips (having just replaced a few bulbs in mine). **Remove the little drawer, fully open it and pull upwards, it'll pop up at the bottom and the bottom will then swing out (no need to force or bend anything) (Not strictly necessary but it does make life easier). Remove the 5 screws and the bottom panel as shown - and the air temperature sensor. **Don't bother with the torx screws on the steering column - the top will easily pop off upwards with a little levering. Remove the four screws holding the cluster trim and steering column cover. Once these are out pull the plastic towards you. It's well clipped on but will pop open. Remove the instrument cluster screws and pull out from the bottom, the cable will inhibit you so don't pull it too hard. Their is a little clip to push in before opening the lever. Make sure the bulb holders are the right way round... I put one of mine in upside down and it didn't work. Great video - some absolutely top advice in it and it made my job a dream.

As always very useful information with simple steps and explanations. Easy to follow with some background tunes that are not distracting or over powering the instructions. Always enjoy watching the videos on this channel they have helped me a lot over time. 👍

Another great vid mate.......you´re making my life easier. I noticed that the 2 small bulbs must be changed - and with your vid it´s considered done.

thanx for instructions. i have to change bulbs either. what type are big bulbs and what type are small bulbs ? i will change them all because i wont disassembly dashboard every year. thanx

Hey Mart.Just used this vid to change my dash bulbs.Same one blew as yours.Changed the lot.Thanks for the vid.Made the job easy!Cheers.

Hey man.Great video.I had to do the job and with guiding me it went smooth and easy.Thanks

I was in the exact same situation as you with my Vectra...I had one bulb blown so decided to replace the lot with blue LED's. Like yours, mine were quite dim so I had to buy some super bright ones to compensate and for a short while, I was happy with them. Then they randomly started to flicker on/off or die completely. They were driving me nuts, I lost count how many times I took the dash apart to fix them. In the end I took them all out and replaced them with a brand new set of standard bulbs and haven't had a single problem since then. Sorry but I thought I should mention it before you end up spending half the winter pulling the dash apart time and time again like I did.

Another fine instructional video, very informative. Sorry the Blue bulbs haven't worked out yet, hope to see better results on the next video. Thanks again Martin.

Excellent, very well explained step by step, have replaced my blown bulbs with no problems. Many thanks!

Excellent video , had to get an odometer correction with new cluster couldn't be done through OBD so garage had to hold it two days , luckily as the video explains a lot replaced the original cluster in 5 mins back 2 days later, labour costs saved , good man keep up the excellent videos

Thanks a million mate. One of the bulbs was blown and this made the work easy to do. I replaced them for LEDs but only one of 4 was working. So probably I will have to do it again soon when I get working LEDs. Next time I check them in the foot-area before taking the dash apart. ;-)

Thank very much ✌️ This channel is really important🌹 I have a mk3 mondeo and i started to make some videos, i like this car💞

I think the problem with changing the bulbs for the blue LED's is the fact that the perspex face of the dials has a green-coloured backing which when normal bulbs are installed gives the green backlighting as normal. What people have done is install some aftermarket white dials, say from Lockwood, and THEN put the blue LED's in and that will then give you a decent blue backlight effect. Hope that helps.

Good video I was looking all over RU-vid on how to do this not the blue bulb but just changing them in general thanks Martin keep the Mondeo videos coming I'm learning a lot about servicing the Mondeo

Cheers for taking the time mate. One of my little bulbs is out and I've been dreading changing it. You've made it a bit easier.

If you're replacing like-with-like, there are 4x 3W 504 Clear bulbs, and 6x 1.2W 286 Clear. I have one 504 blown, but I'll replace the full set with Osrams, Hellas or Bosch, as it's a pain to take so much apart for one bulb.

Thanks for filming this mate. I was thinking about doing this to my Jeep. I think I'll hold off now. Take care, Jay

The green is most likely transparent green ink printed on the back of the plastic. Sometimes it can be removed with mentholated spirt .if this doesn't work your only option would be scrap it away, I know this because I'm a printer buy traded and have printed hundreds for BMW, Mercedes ,ect but not on fords I must admit but I would guess it's a smiler process. Hope this helps bud

usefull video. thx. greetings from eastern eu.

Hello mate , that bigger bulb is T10 and that smaller is T5 ? Thanks for the answer :)

What the hell? I had a coin under the dashboard screw as well! On the same spot! Is this a thing? Also, I forgot to bring pliers to remove the bulbs and found out you can use 14mm socket to remove them, 8mm for the smaller bulbs

Thanks. That's very helpful!

hola Yo probé también cambiar las luces azules pero no se ve nada así que puse otra vez las blancas para cambiar de color tienes que cambiar la pantalla

looking forward to part 2 Martin

I had to the on my Jeep Martin , And on several Honda cars ! Many will be helped out with this vid .. I put LED in my jeep , But most of my customers just want stock bulbs ! I like the LED's better my self ..

Have you tried the dimmer switch

THANK YOU!! 😅

hey, i have a problem with my mk3 mondeo. the dash and center console light have a false contact i think because they light up and just stop randomly stop. When its day its ok but a night ... Do you have an indea from where its from ? thx ! (the exterior light and switch light and warning lights work fine)

Great video Martin, did not look very bright through the camera but was probably brighter from your view of the dash. looking forward to the next vid and how you resolve the problem. keep the vids coming Martin.

Hi, i have a mondeo mk3 1.8 benzin 125 horse power and I have verry big issues. When I drive the car and I need to slow down I pres clutch and I put the gear in 0 and I pres the break and the motor is died. What can be the problem. I changed the air valve control, I reset the ECU but still the same problem.

Good work! I'll try to do this on my model 2004 Thaks for sharing

Crickey, I was expecting him to find the lost ark in there.

Good and much usefull video. You saved me a many of money in service. Thank you mister.

Brilliant video. Very helpful. Well done.

You should've put the stock type bulbs back in instead of after market crap, l enjoyed your video though very educational 👍😀

Great video. Part of my dash has recently gone black. Which bulbs are they? Halfords bulbs look different when I put in my reg. I have a Mondeo 1.8 LX 2001

well u have to figer that one out martin cos that looked if u could not see anything and glad ur feeling better

THANK YOU!!! You saved me a lot of money with your wonderful tutorial. But when I removed my dashboard there wasn´t any coins LOL

Thanks for this video made it so much easier to change my bulbs 👍🏻

Please can you do a vid of you welding the scrolls back on your gates ?.thanks

You'll have to split the binnacle apart to see what's going on as it varies depending upon the manufacturer, etc. Often there's a coloured filter plastic that you will probably have to remove, I really can't remember if I've had one of those apart or not. BTW - just a quick and daft question, did you try making sure the dash dimmer/brightness control was turned up?

Hi Martin, great video as always! just wondering If you could get the pinouts for the multi connector that plugs into the binnacle, maybe you could run the binnacle off a power supply in the kitchen to test the colours etc rather than having to keep plugging it back in the car?

Great vid mate can you do a wiper arm and wiper motor replacement front and rear on a mondeo plus a remote key reprogramming one?

AMIGO KE GUSTO SABER KE TRABAJAS CON LOS MONDEOS, ESPERO ME PUEDAS AYUDAR, CUENTO CON UN MONDEO CORE 2001 AMERICANO ( ESTOY EN mEXICO) Y TENGO DETALLE CON LOS SEGUROS DE LAS PUERTAS...INTRODUZCO LA LLAVE ( NO TENGO MANDO CONTROL) GIRO Y ABRE PUERTA DE CONDUCTOR, PERO LAS OTRAS PUERTAS NO ACTIVA EL SEGURO...SOLO CUANDO METO LA LLAVE Y GIRO EN 2 OCACIONES ES QUE SE CIERRAN LOS SEGUROS, Y SOLO CUANDO HACE MUCHO CALOR Y EL CARRO ESTA CALIENTE POR DENTRO POR LA EXPOSICION AL SOL ES QUE LOS SEGUROS ABREN.... QUE TENGO QUE REVISAR PARA CORREGIR ESE DETALLE.... EN VERDAD ESPERO ME PUEDAS AYUDAR

Are the bigger bulbs W5W and the 2 smaller W3W? I'm just going to replace with normal bulbs. And thanks for the Video, it helps to know what I'm getting into.

Hi Martin, watched this a dozen times, still not sure which bulb holder controls the EML and the petrol warning lights....Could it be one of the 4 small ones in the middle? Bearing in mind the EML and petrol warning lights are way over on the right. Thanks Steve

Your vids are brilliant 😎 Is there a dimmer switch for clocks as Leds are far too bright,I fit them in a golf and they blinded me but can be dimmed but don't have dimmer on my 2002 tddi

Brilliant vid, many thanks, however I was taking my cluster out to replace it as I thought it was knackered, half way through removing all the screws and cowlings, I thought I'd better park the car drivers side into the kerb as my arse (literally) was in the road. Went to start the car up and the cluster's bloody working again lol ohh well.. at least I know how to remove it again if I need to.

What have you done to your gear stick buddy, have you lowered the gaitor? Great guide I'll be using this video to help me.

love your videos can you do a video on how to change?remove the retractable cup holder please

Why can't things just work the way they say it does? Any other vids about that on YT? Anxously waiting for Part 2, maybe Part 3 too?

Is there no Main Beam indicator lamp on this Dashboard?

Great video. I will be using this as a step by step guide once my bulbs arrive. Do you have a link for the bulbs you purchased?

Thanks man That really help me to get my problems fixed 🖒

aren't there more bulbs inside the dashboard? for low/high beam, indicators etc. how to change those

Martin how did you get those bulbs off the sun visors. my bulbs turned out blue in the sense white Blue.ordered with out checking the description.i might aswell change the others like you did done the map lights and footwells just can't get those sun visor ones.how did you remove them mate?

Great video mate. Very useful. Thanks a lot!

Againg , Nice and clear video review .. Nice One Thank you Mate

And we have a christmas tree :) Yelow, green, blue, red and orange.

Brilliant video - going to do it!

good video ... have good videos on the Mondeo ... cheers !!!

Thank you so much for your video. It's great!

hi again, ive got two questions for you, the overhead lights for driver and passenger side, is there a set way to take off the housing to get to the bulbs. Also, im certain my car has the footwell lights but where are they located precisely, im going to be doing this when the parts arrive. Thanks

Great video, thanks for the adwice

Thanks 😊

Useful video. Thanks for making

Great vid mate helped no end

This is helpful. Good job !

Martin done everything but while testing the leds with the connector on had a burning smell and slight smoke.and ended up with less bulbs on.what could have happened and any danger??

Thank you!

I turn the lights but somedays , not all (!) they go out totally. If I turno off and on again they come back but only for some seconds to black out again . But somedays works fine. This includes also the lights from the air conditioning . what should be the problem? fuse ?

definitely can't be arsed after seeing this video, knowing me it would never fit back together properly

I have car Ford mondeo 2009 not startet and engine mulfanction light on dashboard what the problem ?

T.Y.❤❤

Thanks for your vidéo...😊

and there is more growling from the dashboard now when I turn the ignition on

Martin how did you remove those reading lights where you used the blue ones to replace??I managed to get the plastic out do you pull those bulbs straight-out ???

Hahaha had to laugh mate.. After all that work.. Coulndnt see a thing lol.. Wife cracked up too

Where you got these led's from?

bulbs are 501 and 509 smaller can get 509t which gives you the holder Aswell as bulb :)

Love you channel👍

this looks like a fiddly ballache

I only wanted to look at video, but gave up due to extensive ads

🤗👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

Sorry Martin called you jimmy

Hi good video, i to do similer videos on my channel. Good work 😁

I saw many videos from you in 2 days...Thank you for that, i got mk3 too. But PLEASE, stop test driving with dirty hands from oil...put your wrench kit on seats etc...Its no-no thing...

LEDs? Why? LED is really annoying to eyes.

you dont have to do all that things that you have done, ^^

The green is most likely transparent green ink printed on the back of the plastic. Sometimes it can be removed with mentholated spirt .if this doesn't work your only option would be scrap it away, I know this because I'm a printer buy traded and have printed hundreds for BMW, Mercedes ,ect but not on fords I must admit but I would guess it's a smiler process. Hope this helps bud

Very useful, thank you!

Thank you!