Mk 1 Heater control light bulb change?

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Mk 1 Heater control light bulb change?

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How do you go about changing the heater control light bulbs in a Mk. 1? Is it easier than the Mk. 2? It looks more accessible but I imagine I'm just suffering from some misplaced festive wishful thinking.
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A lot easier! Pull the heater knobs off, remove the ash tray and look for any hidden screws. There's also one above the controls which shines down..,,
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I thought that the shining down one was the only one! Good thing you mentioned that Tim.

I'll replace the lot then!
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As Tim said, the numbers etc are also back lit. I think that there should be another light shining down into the ashtray too.
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Just checked through my Timex blog, and there's some usefull pics on page 9
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