HELP! speedo clocks wont work?!

[blue estate]

What did i do wrong?

Removed the speedo head to check the ribbon to the mileage window on my 07 Vectra as it illuminates when it feels like it!
Put it all back in the car and now it doesnt operate at all? nothing works? as if its unplugged?!?!

I checked all relevant fuses i could see in the handbook.... nothing

Any ideas please!!

[kman247]

What did i do wrong?

Removed the speedo head to check the ribbon to the mileage window on my 07 Vectra as it illuminates when it feels like it!
Put it all back in the car and now it doesnt operate at all? nothing works? as if its unplugged?!?!

I checked all relevant fuses i could see in the handbook.... nothing

Any ideas please!!

When you plug it back in do you see a few of the leds flash? Can you turn the lights on and the clocks display illuminates?

[blue estate]

Some did flash yes, lights on and it doesnt illuminate at all

[kman247]

Well it doing what i would expect , i would need to look at it to see whats going on , unfortunately i am not about today , made other plans , if you dont sort it by tomorrow , I could meet you by J14 M1 coachway about 1715 tomorrow.

[blue estate]

Thanks for the offer, i dont finish work til 6, then have to get home to get the car

I'll have another mess about... cant make it any worse can i? lol

[Robbie69]

This happened to mine, really push the plug in hard and then push black tab over, should sort it, sounds like it's not seated properly! This is exactly what happened to me, I thought I had broken it. Give it another try,

HTH

Robbie

[blue estate]

Do you think i coud have bent the pins where the plug goes in maybe? Will have another look when the wife gets home with the car.. thanks Robbie

[Robbie69]

No mate, you haven't it just needs to be seated well, I promise this is exactly what happened and I thought the same, you should find if you just push it in the lights will flash on, just undo it fully, push in hard and push black tab over, should solve it.

You MAY have bent something but I doubt it!

Robbie

[kman247]

As Robbie says , you havent bent any pins if the display flashes , really does sound like a seating problem. The offer is still there if for some reason you cant sort it.

[blue estate]

what a tit

As you predicted i hadnt plugged it in properly! *sigh*

There was me thinking id upset this marvelous can bus crap!?! lol

Thanks guys!