Well I guess bulbs don't last forever and that's a fact of life so I shouldn't be surprised at the dash lighting for the hazard switch burning out after three and a bit years. Still a bit of a bummer though.
Previous Jazz cars I've had and the Volkswagens before them have never had a failed switch bulb but perhaps it's because since the United Kingdom's adoption of EU daytime driving lamps I've started using dipped headlights during daylight hours. That, in turn, means I've at least doubled the length of time the dash lighting is on.
Looks like it's a garage thing to change it - no obvious way to extract the button from the dash. I do miss its red glow at night so I'll need to find out the cost of replacement to determine whether it's beyond economic repair or not.
I might leave it for a while to see if other dash lamps fail and therefore see if the economies of scale kick in and make it easier to justify wholesale replacements.
Update:
A chat with my friendly dealer revealed that the Honda estimated repair time for replacing the bulb in the hazard switch is 0.5, I.e. half an hour. Involves partially dismantling the fascia containing the radio, etc.
The bulb is approximately £4 and estimated labour is £30. So it'd cost about £40 to illuminate Shifty's hazard button.
Decided to wait until other more annoying bulbs fail before getting it done.
