Thread: "Carefully prise..."

Your fingers should do it as long as some one hasnt already broken the clips and has glued it to stop the vibration.

Grab it with the tips of your fingers at the front and pull upwards, worked on mine.

I wasnt too gentle with mine and I didnt break the tags so you should be Ok..

Good luck

Sam, is that a Discovery 1 or 2?

I replaced them last week in my Disco 1 (there are two, one each side). When you do, I recommend using 3 watt bulbs (Narva 47504). The 5 watt bulbs had melted the plastic around the area of the gear selector where they clip in so I had to remove the quadrant and repair it. (Which means removing the gear knob, etc.)

I can't remember any problems prising the finisher away. Prise from the front. The rear edge goes under a lip.


Ron

Yep, just use your fingers, it should lift off without too much resistence.

Originally Posted by p38arover

Sam, is that a Discovery 1 or 2?

I replaced them last week in my Disco 1 (there are two, one each side). When you do, I recommend using 3 watt bulbs (Narva 47504). The 5 watt bulbs had melted the plastic around the area of the gear selector where they clip in so I had to remove the quadrant and repair it. (Which means removing the gear knob, etc.)

I can't remember any problems prising the finisher away.

Ron

It's a Disco 1. Both bulbs need replacing cos I do get a bit stuck at the moment: I'm not familiar with automatics - I've only ever driven manual so I keep having to look at where the gear lever is when reversing etc and that is difficult when I do that at night.

If it is like mine then it has 2 catch bits one at the front and one at the rear. Like the others have advised just gently pull it off.

Originally Posted by George130

If it is like mine then it has 2 catch bits one at the front and one at the rear. Like the others have advised just gently pull it off.

I'll give it a try in a bit.

I'm just wary cos last time I had my own car and I had to "carefully prise" something off it was easier said that done.

Originally Posted by sam_d

I'll give it a try in a bit.

I'm just wary cos last time I had my own car and I had to "carefully prise" something off it was easier said that done.

Mine has had a crack from when I got it and it still holds and stays put.

Originally Posted by sam_d

I keep having to look at where the gear lever is when reversing etc and that is difficult when I do that at night.

You'll become used to it.

My wife and I call it a PRINDLE (PRNDL - Park, Neutral, Reverse, Drive, Low) as that describes the positions of the gearshift.

Modern cars have PRND2L or more - but we learned on the old stuff.

If you get the PRND bit in your mind, you can pull the lever back the right number of notches without thinking about it.

Ron