canadiankid

hey guys im not usally on the 8th gen forum. i noticed one night when i was driving in my dads civic that the area around the gearshift in my dads 09 civic automatic was really hot especially by the lights that indicate what gear the car is in "p r n d d3 2 1" on the console I was just wondering if anyone else has noticed this?


thanks,

Jay

MindBomber

I don't have an 8g Civic, but I would attribute the light to the heat created by the little lights.. those little bulbs produce quite a bit of heat

canadiankid

thats what i was wondering because it gets pretty damn hot sometimes, one time i was driving it and i put my hand on there and after about 3 seconds i had to take it off because it was so hot.

gearbox

iTrader: (95)

yeah nothing should be getting that hot except the bulbs. i dont think the newer civics switched to led dash yet but maybe?

canadiankid

im not sure i've never gotten into taking apart my dads 8th gen, i dont think he would like it if i did that lol

gearbox

iTrader: (95)

what color is the backlight and stuff for the dash?

CraigW

iTrader: (1)

There are ducts in the console for the rear heat outlets, some have reported the plastic piping coming disconnected and heating up the console.

canadiankid

up on the dash like in the cluster the tach is blue the digital spedo is blue and the lights for the stereo are white with the screen on the stereo is blue.


is that what you were wondering?

CraigW

iTrader: (1)

There is certainly more heat directly at the PRNDL letters, I checked it last night. Most likely from the illumination bulb.

canadiankid

yea i was just wondering because i wasn't sure if this was abnormal for it to be hot in that area.



cheers,

Jay