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How much does a instrument bulb replacement cost for Smart cars?
Car model | Fixter price range |
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Instrument bulb replacement for Smart City Coupe | £85 - £133 |
Instrument bulb replacement for Smart Forfour | £120 - £189 |
Instrument bulb replacement for Smart Fourtwo | £106 - £167 |
Instrument bulb replacement for Smart Roadster | £120 - £189 |
Instrument bulb replacement for Smart Roadster Coupe | £106 - £167 |
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What does an instrument panel bulb do?
A car’s instrument panel bulb is responsible for lighting the instrument panel, or dashboard. This panel is located directly in front of the driver, behind the steering wheel and displays important information about the performance of your car.
What are the symptoms of a broken instrument panel bulb?
Below are the top three symptoms that could indicate you need to replace your instrument panel bulb:
Your car dashboard isn’t lit
Dashboard warning lights are flickering or not displaying
Your indicator dashboard lights aren't flashing
What happens when we do an instrument panel bulb replacement on your car?
Our certified mechanics will:
Remove the instrument panel front
Check all fuses and bulbs connected to the instrument panel
Replace any faulty fuses or bulbs
Refit the instrument panel front and test the lights are working
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What does an instrument panel bulb do?
A car’s instrument panel, or dashboard, is usually located directly in front of the driver, behind the steering wheel. It displays important information about the performance of your car, such as the speedometer, fuel gauge, warning lights and your indicator lights. The instrument panel is usually backlit so requires a bulb to be fitted behind it.
It is essential that this instrument panel is working properly at all times as it provides important information to the driver about the performance and operation of the car. The bulb must be working properly to ensure the driver can view this information at night.
Smart
Smart is a German automotive brand, established 25 years ago in 1994.
The company is a division of the automotive corporation Daimler AG and operated under the ownership of Mercedes-Benz.
How popular is Smart in the United Kingdom?
Smart isnt’ the most popular brand in the UK, most likely due to appealing primarily to parking-challenged city-dwellers; there are only 96k of their vehicles on the roads of the UK today.
Showing steady growth, however, since their introduction to the UK market in 2003, the trend would suggest that we’re likely to see more of these eccentric looking tiny cars as time goes by.
Smart: Quirky little microcars and subcompacts
Owned by Mercedes-Benz, Smart cars fit into the market you’d expect on first glance. They’re a fun and funky little city car; they’re solid, middle of the road machines, designed to be as versatile as they look.
A Smart car will never fool anyone that it’s a hi-end, luxury vehicle. There’s plenty of glossy plastic and groovy fabrics, yet in the cockpit, you’ll find up-to-the-minute touchscreen media options at the controls. They do come at an inflated price for the small city car market, but by nature of their unique design—there’s nothing quite like them.
Smart cars are cheap to run—but not so cheap to buy
Your Smart ForFour will be more expensive by comparison than its rivals: the Fiat 500, Skoda Citigo, Kia Picanto or Hyundai i10—yet it’s rather hard to pitch the Fortwo against anything because there isn’t anything on the market quite so small. Only the Renault Twizy comes to mind, and that’s barely a car at all.
Once you’ve got one though, your Smart car will cost next to nothing to run with their tiny wheels and low weight. The electric models perform even better with a fuel equivalent of 87mpg.
How often should an instrument panel bulb need replacing?
Vehicle dashboard lights help monitor the various gauges in a car. Broken instrument panel lights can leave you clueless as to whether your car is experiencing engine problems, such as running low on fuel, overheating or ABS failure, often until it is too late. Having these lights working is especially vital when driving at night. Therefore it’s important that all bulbs are in full working order so you can stay aware and safe on the roads.
The law, vehicle regulations and your MOT
During an MOT, the mechanic will check that the instruments on your vehicle’s dashboard are illuminated sufficiently. If these components, such as the fuel gauge and speedometer, are not sufficiently illuminated that will lead to a minor, however if the instruments are not illuminated at all this will most likely lead to your car failing the MOT.
What happens when we do an instrument panel bulb replacement on your car?
Our certified mechanics will:
Remove the instrument panel front
Check all fuses and bulbs connected to the instrument panel
Replace any faulty fuses or bulbs
Refit the instrument panel front and test the lights are working
What causes an instrument panel bulb to break?
Like many other car parts over time faults can occur, and occasionally the instrument panel bulbs can break or blow. Additionally, bulbs can stop working due to electrical faults or if a fuse has blown. Because the instrument panel displays important information about the running of your vehicle it’s important to fix any bulbs when they stop working.
What are the signs of a bad instrument panel bulb?
Usually, there a few signs you can look for:
Your car dashboard isn’t lit
Dashboard warning lights are flickering or not displaying
Your indicator dashboard lights aren't flashing
How often should you replace your instrument panel bulb?
Instrument panel bulbs shouldn’t need to be replaced regularly, however like most car parts they can become faulty over time. Broken or faulty bulbs will make it very difficult to observe aspects of your car’s performance as you’re driving and may prevent dashboard warning lights from displaying. This could mean that serious (and potentially dangerous) faults could go undetected, leading to costly repairs down the line.
What happens during an instrument panel bulb replacement?
During the repair our certified mechanics will:
Remove the instrument panel front
Check all fuses and bulbs connected to the instrument panel
Replace any faulty fuses or bulbs
Refit the instrument panel front and test the lights are working
Can you drive with a broken instrument panel bulb?
Vehicle dashboard lights help monitor the various gauges in a car. Broken instrument panel lights can leave you clueless as to whether your car is experiencing engine problems, such as running low on fuel, overheating or ABS failure, often until it is too late. Having these lights working is especially vital when driving at night. Therefore it’s important that all bulbs are in full working order so you can stay aware and safe on the roads.
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