I recently needed to remove the clock from my Xantia 1.9TD to change the bulb - pre-facelift model, where the clock is situated below the centre ventilation nozzles and sits between the alarm light and the hazard warning switch, but after reading the Haynes manual I thought it might be easier to change the car.
Haynes would have you believe that you need to dismantle half of the dash and facia to access the clock bulb. I found that a thin piece of steel with a slight hook on one end could easily be inserted between the top of the clock and the ventilation nozzle housing, hooked behind the clock and pulled forward popping the clock out. The bulb is then easily replaced.
Has anyone else been led up the garden path by this piece of Haynes misinformation? I can't believe that I have the only Xantia with an easily removable clock.
Xantia clock removal
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