my climate control lights blew today, so now the right half is dim while the left side only lights up... its the manual climate control (2k1)

is it hard to change the bulbs or are they LEDs that need to be sodered(sp?)

what sucks the most is my car still has under 30k miles and the lights blow so fast

 

Why don't you just get it fixed under warranty? I believe these bulbs are hard to find, which means replacing them will be just as difficult.

 

i bet there going to say something like... your gauges prolly shorted something, last time they blamed my HID's for an electrical problem, when i got the car back i fixed it in like 2 seconds when i found the problem (which was a bent metal thing in one of the sockets for my hazard button)

 

find a new dealer..

 

call Dave B. They are like $3 each.. You may want to get a few extras.. when one went, they others went within a few weeks, as did the ones in our pathfinder.. I mean, right at 3 years, they all started going

Anyway, easy to fix, just be careful in there.. You have to separate the Auto Climate Control Box. again, just clear yourself of static. When you get the ACC apart, you'll see the back side of the display. The bulbs half-turn in to the back of the board and they will be facing you, ie you cant see the actual bulb at this point. You'll only see the blue + to screw them out.. I thought they were surface mount rheostats when I first saw them :/ But they just come right out


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Mine were under warranty.. After 3 trips to the dealer and hours of my time lost, they told me I needed a new ACC box.. (which is 300-400 for anyone unfortunate enough to need a $3 bulb replaced out of warranty). I told them I knew the bulbs were replaceable (as per Dave).. they magically found this info. and promptly ordered the wrong bulb. They then got in my dash and replaced *something*, not sure what.. I suspect it was the light that illuminates the coin tray. They insisted that lit the buttons on the ACC. After leaving the bay and seeing half of the buttons STILL out, I said screw it, ordered from Dave and had my own shizzle fixed in 25 mins.