i took everything apart i now have just the climat control unit in my hands and i cant get to the bulbs anyone have any info which can help me - please

 

Take out all the buttons on the front, including the fan speed.
Remove the whole fan speed selector switch.
Remove two screws near the circuit boards.
Unplug the small connector from the bottom board.
Disconnect the first board from the three plastic clips holding it down.
Remove the first board, then remove the second board.
Honestly be patient and you'll have to unclip the boards from several spots. Pushing in where the buttons used to be will help a lot.
Take your time, good luck.

 

ps The bulbs just rotate out

 

thank you it was a pain in the **** but i got it

 

Sheesh, i'm glad I have the auto climate control. It was way eaiser since you have direct access to the bulbs from the back.

 

Yeah i was wondering why mine was different. I forgot about the manual ones.

 

whats the best place to buy these bulbs? My whole console is out and the dealership wants a grip for them. thanks

 

No problem...and yeah, the first time I took it apart it was really frustrating
Just out of curiosity, are you putting some LED's in or just replacing burnt out bulbs?

 

just replacing

 

really how much does ur dealer want for them i got them from my dealer and they were 6 bucks each and there are 3 of them 3X6 = 18

$18 bucks aint that bad

 

what the heck man, my dealer was talking $10 or $11 each, i forgot the exact price since I was definately not paying that much for them.

 

how many orgers here have had their climate control bulbs burn out??

just wondering if im the only one - still waiting on the new bulbs to come in - wondering if it may be somthing else - or if this is a common problem - i have a 1995 gxe with manual climate control

 

how would i go about changing them all to red led's??

 

mine have.....but i still have no replace dthem, i am doing them blue leds' though

 

mine r burned out i have manual climate also

 

I have auto climate control and mine burnt years ago, just replaced them last month, it was cake.

 

The bulbs at all the dealers here in UT were 4 bucks. so 4 bulbs at 4 bucks each = 16 bucks. Not to bad for dealer pricing.

 

I have automatic climate control and have taken apart the dash twice to replace differnt set of blubs, its not hard just dont loose any screws in the back...they are impossible to find and they will rattle when you drive like a ****! hahahaha...

 

Mine are still burned out.. I need to fix it but do not feel like tearing it all apart.. URG

LATER
LR

 

i dont know if this is a dumb question but where can you buy leds in bulk for cheaper to use for this stuff i know radio shack has them but they are like 3 bucks for 2 leds

 

www.superbrightleds.com

 

Radio shack has them ...Im talking about miniature light bulbs ,not Leds ...They are $1.79 for two of them...Also, the 4 way flasher and rear window defogger light bulbs are availale at radio shack. They are smaller than the ones in the ac/heating section. The ones in the buttons are removable ,and have some kind of rubbery base...All you need to do for them is remove the bad bulbs and install the new ones (attention to detail needed). I ve done it myself and works perfect. I was thinking about Led s ,but the LED has the light in one spot ,instead having the light dispersed...Let me know if more details are needed...

 

what size are they? i want regular red if they have them (not led's)

 

what size are the bulbs for automatic climate control?

 

MANUALMAX IS SO FREAKIN HOT.. heh.. i lov eur interior... super sweet.. but yea.. anyway.. hmm my light behind the defog and hazard went out.. im gonna put in red led .. but i think it happens to alot of people.. just random bulbs blow out.. interior.. mine went out the one near the sunroof switch .. im gonna put in a led board there.. but yea.. then again im jsut looking for reasons to put leds in places...

 

i have 96 auto climate

 

I am so glad I looked this up...just got the car, and was wondering why the auto cc buttons didn't light up, real pain at night trying t figure it out, especially when I am not used to the controls/car yet as I just got it...THANX RadioShack here I come!

 

Good luck finding those bulbs.

Did you giving the unit a good knock? Worked for me. I tapped on the spot where i was dim and it lit back up. Now if you're not lazy you can take it apart and take the bulbs out and put them back in, now my whole unit stays lit, who knows what made it come loose after 11 years.

 

I did a search on this topic, and saw in other posts that RadioShack carries them....as per other members. If not, someone on the web has to sell them. I don't want to go the LED route, looks cool but way too much work at this point, I have no lights, so stock will do just fine! I will follow up with details once I get to it.

 

The LED route, I just bought bulbs and it was plug and play. It's not too much work.

 

What size bulbs are plug in play?

 

Dealer wants $10.99 per bulb. Are there plug and play LEDs out there? if so where could I find those or replacement miniature bulbs ONLINE. I'm in Canada so no RadioShack here.

 

Wow that's crazy. I bought mine from the dealer for $20 for all 3 bulbs. $11 per bulb is robbery...