Sorry about the loud music, was still new to editing at the time. This is a process that anybody can do. Just don't be heavy handed with the solder or soldering iron and you'll be fine. Good luck and thanks for watching
Is not a bad project to tackle yourself. Dim display is free if you know anybody with a soldering iron. If you don't have prior experience soldering, just don't be heavy handed and you won't mess anything up. If you decide to do it yourself, feel free to message me on IG if you need any help. Thanks for watching.
Hi Dave, thank you for the video. I ordered the bulbs and soldering gun and have never done any soldering. I was a little nervous, but I went through the video and followed along and now everything works perfectly. I bought a 2004 C5 new in 2005. This display hasn't been readable for about 12 years. Now I can ready everything. Thanks for helping out this 62 year old accountant!
I'm glad the video gave you enough confidence to tackle this on your own. As you know first hand, it really isn't that hard to do. Sucks that you were stuck for 12 years, but you should be good for many years to come. Thanks for the kind words and enjoy the climate control on the vette.
I just bought a 98 today but before I did I stumbled across this video and another one of yours for checking the cowl drains for debris. Not only was did I fix the HVAC control head as soon as I got home but I also prevented a possible wet floor as my drains were all plugged. THANKS A MILLION for these 2 videos!
Bought my 01 coupe less than a week ago and this was one of the stated issues with the my car in the ad. I believe the previous owner sold this car to me for less money because of this. He probably priced it out at a dealer and decided to live with it. This was super easy to fix with your very precise video. Appreciate your efforts to save everyone with this problem time and money.
New HVAC control unit isn't cheap. As you saw and experienced, this only takes a few minutes and you don't have to be an expert to fix it. I'm glad the video helped you and thank you for the comment. Appreciate the support 👍
It worked!!! Soldered the 8 resistors and bingo - we have light! Unfortunately, I had to have the Chevy dealer removed the center plastic console piece after 2 of my failed attempts. But I did learn the secret. The painted emblematic plastic piece in between & behind the 2 seats has to be loosened first and then removed while holding the convertible top erect inside the trunk. Thanks for your insight. It was great to learn new things about our 2004 Vette named "Lola" and save a bunch of $$ as well. Frank
Thought it only be fair to give positive credit for this one. Thanks for the great details and instructions here. I was able to fix the non working display issue and will be doing the bulb replacement next. Thumbs up to this one. Thank you!!
Glad it helped you out. A lot of people are scared, but you saw there's nothing hard about it at all. Thanks for watching and the comment 👍. I have other vids that may help you out in the future, so take a look.
It's not bad at all. A lot of people are intimidated and scared of messing things up. As long as you take your time and don't add too much heat, you'll be ok. Thanks for watching and the comment.
Thanks for taking the time to post this! Exactly what was wrong! Three resistors were not soldered. For some victims out there, may I add this?.. On mine, heating the solder tab did not succeed. That is because the circuit board solder point was not tinned. I just let them fall off when heating the good side, then tinned the board solder point, then sweated the resistors back on.
Thank you YellowVette04, this was a great video. I purchased material you have in the link and my husband was able to repair our c5 vette. Saved us $$$! Precious C5 Vette
I'm glad the video helped you solve a common issue with these great cars. Now you can enjoy it and be able to read the display day and night. Thanks for the positive feedback 👍
I soldered the 8 pieces this morning. Wow what a difference. Thanks for the video! While it was apart, I cleaned out all the coffee that splashed inside over the years with CRC electric contact cleaner.
Glad the video helped and good luck with the project. Sorry about the music lol. I was still learning how to edit videos and have since learned the dial back the music volume. Thanks for commenting.
Thank you for this info. I performed this repair when I installed my shifter. Took a couple of minutes and worked great. The dim display has bugged me for two years. Now that it works it feels like a new car.
I have a 05 yukon with the same problem with my auto climate control wonder if it's the same on my truck the one in the video looks slightly updated from mine
Not too difficult to pull it apart and see if there's the same 8 resistors or not. I know this unit was out of the GM parts bin as many other vehicles had it, so it could be the same fix.
Not difficult at all. If you never tried soldering before, just don't get heavy handed with the soldering iron or use too much solder and you'll be OK 👌
Had my 2002 convertible apart to fix emergency brake handle not clicking and holding. I was lucky that mine failed due to moisture / corrosion. Not caused by problems i have seen on youtube. PB Blaster was able to free up my internal parts. So , i came across your video and said to myself., while every thing apart why not try the fix my HVAC lights.. i have a solder iron , so thanks to you , i knew what bulbs to order, the size solder, and what type of solder sucker to buy. Yesterday i removed the 14 bulbs , today the bulbs , which were last to arrive , came, and i did it without destroying the functionality of the HVAC. Just came in from the dark to check it out. and had 100% success. All 14 bulbs are working. And it hadn't rained wednesday or thursday and i was able to install new rotors and ceramic pads . Flushed the brake lines and the clutch . I don;t drive my car hard at all. New brakes weren't needed. i just turned 74,000. But since the grass hasn't started growing ,it is a good time to do some maintenance. I bought BRAKE MOTIVE for all 4 corners. i don't race , i wouldn't think of comparing them to $2000 sets, but for zinc coated , slotted and drilled, and less than $150.00 ,free shipping in two days, no sales tax. they will work for my driving habits. NOTE 21mm bolts have locktite red and at 125 foot pounds - have a 4 pound hammer. And i could re-tighten only to 80 lbs. I work outside on the yard. with floor jack. very limited clearance to use cheater bar. THANKS FOR A GREAT VIDEO, TIM
Sounds like a very productive day 👍. Glad the vid helped you out and now all the lights work. I've heard about those rotors and they seem like a great deal, especially for that price. Thanks for watching and commenting
Hey man. Just did this fix using your video as a reference. Worked awesome 👍🤙. Side note: I found that leaving the old solder there and simply heating it up to push the new bulbs through was quick and dirty and worked beautifully. Thanks again for making this though!
Glad the vid helped out. Every once in awhile there's a really stubborn SOB that doesn't wanna come out, but you're right that works almost all the time. Congrats on closing in on 1k 👍
Glad the vid helped you out. It's a common issue and not hard to do on your own to save some money, so glad you got it working again. Thanks for the comment 👍
YellowVette04 didn’t help that I was listening on closed back monitor headphones ran through an amp. I’m a youtuber as well man I get it, made the same mistakes myself. Just pulling your leg, glad you’ve got a sense of humor.
@@TroaBarton I knew you were pulling my chain. Even if you weren't, you still would gave gotten the same response. Life is too short to take things serious, especially with how ruthless people can be on TH-cam at times.
Well, I'll be damned.... This worked like a charm. Today I pulled the unit out of my '03 Z06 and floated the solder (didn't have to apply any additional; just heated the exisiting solder til it flowed) and now I have normal illumination. Thank you ever so much. Gotta love a zero cost fix. I'm not bothering with the LED replacement bulbs. I've found that replacing the factory bulbs with LEDs creates a lot iof bloom...to the point adjacent indicators are illuminated due to the "bleed over." The car was designed with the factory in candescent bulbs, not LEDs. The factory bulbs last for years and years...Why bother replacing them... The current draw is negligeable, so not worth the bother, IMHO.
@@YellowVette04 Thanks again for very helpful vid. I was dreading what would be involved with getting the illumination back before I did the YT search and found this vid. Two thumbs up, my friend!
No problem. That's exactly why I'm going this route instead. Fyi this is what I'm getting www.discountcarstereo.com/AUX-GM2.html Hope to have a video up next weekend, so you can check that out.
Had my husbands 2003 C5 in the dealership for maintenance after he passed in November of 2022. While there this display stopped working. It cost me seven hundred dollars for them to fix it. Wish I’d found you earlier 🤦🏻♀️
@@bryce031 that's crazy. There's a guy on the forums that'll do it for a decent price, but I don't mind get the soldering iron out and smelling my skin burn from accidental contact lol.
Hi Dave, finished the soldering for the HVAC unit. Waiting for the bulbs to replace those. The fan toggle wasn't working before I removed the unit. Any knowledge or thoughts on that? BTW, you provide great instructions in your videos. Very easy to follow along and get things done!
I haven't had the hvac unit apart since this video so I forget what the buttons are like. I would check just to make sure the button pads are hitting the right spot on the board. Sometimes those buttons wear out. If that doesn't work, check the forums to see if someone else had the same issue. Thanks for the positive feedback and I'm glad this helped you.
Looking for video on how to change red gear indicator on 99 c5 , the part the red indicator rides on snaps open for access to replace part, I don’t want to break it playing F around and Find out with that 23 year old plastic . Thanks your video on removing console helped a lot 👍🏼👍🏼
5:35 as soon as you heat that metal up enough, you make a connection and if you did it right, rock music should start playing. Seriously though thanks for the video, same issue here, and I'm gonna try it.
This was great instruction. I am ordering the soldering kit and bulbs right after I type this. I had one question, though. Is there a reason you didn't replace those 5 smaller bulbs (are they orange?) at the same time that you replaced the other 14?
Correct, they are orange and already LED. I haven't seen these burnt out in the few that I did and other examples I've seen. Thanks for watching and message me on IG if you have any questions. Just don't be heavy handed with the soldering iron or the solder.
Good video. I just resoldered mine and still need to do the lights. Doing my radio and everything in led blue. Happen to know how big of a resistor I will need for the lights? And do you know if there is weak solder on the radio resistor also. My hvac display is now fairly noticeably brighter than the clock/radio.
I haven't had an issue with the clock/radio and haven't come across anything to make that brighter. I found an article, forget if it was on the forums or another website, that had the resistor sizes for each LED color choice, but I can't seem to find it right now.
Thanks for the awesome video. My 2000 kept getting dimmer and dimmer and now it is completely black so I am going to give this a fix a try. Arghhh.. i have had every single "common problem" with mine including the stripped headlight gears (that will be my next project after this one) and the bad "emergency flasher switch". It is kind of annoying as the car only has 26000 miles on it. 😞😤
I'm glad the video helped you. If you have any issues, just reach out and I'll see if I can help. Some cars don't have issues and others have a lot. It is a 20yo GM vehicle, so it's inevitable. Hopefully once you get all the topical issues sorted, it'll be ready to enjoy for years.
Great video ! I have some bulbs out in my unit. My hands are not as steady as they used to be due to age lol...Is there a place that I can send my unit to ? Thanks my friend.
There are places to send it too. I heard ABS Fixer is good and fast. I changed my bulbs to stock bulbs, but many change them to LED. There's some people that do it on eBay as well. Good luck
Soldering seems to fix a lot of problems on the C5 ... I've had to solder my EBCM, my key fob and I'll be doing this in the next few months. Makes you wonder who was in charge of the solder department during the late 90s. Lol.
Lol I know. Not sure why the soldering joints go bad except that the solder was either not good or not enough was used. For these, I think the solder was just too thin and over time the joints would crack. Nonetheless, it's still a stupid issue that could have been avoided. If you have any issues with it, just let me know but you seem like you'll be good to go.
@@YellowVette04 Ty for the reply. I just became a subscriber. Just bought my first Corvette, C5, and working my way through your videos as I have pretty much every knows issue. I'll let you know how the reheat method works out
I appreciate it. Mine has been solid so far, but the Corvette Forum is loaded with good stuff for common issues. Hopefully you get it all sorted. Good luck with it.
@@YellowVette04 So just as an update, I soldered the 8 resistors and everything works. However, the layout of the resistors was very different than yours. My idea for simply "re-flowing" the solder, instead of applying addition, didn't work. The quality and quantity of the solder is so poor that simply trying to re-flow lead to the resistors coming of completely. While I had it open, I also re-soldered some of the other components, for good measure. Thanks again for the video
Thanks for the feedback. I was thinking there wouldn't be enough solder there to reflow, but I wasn't 100% sure. Glad it worked out for you in the end.
Thanks for the video. Could have lived without the loud head banger music while you went through the repair but to each his own. Any way to put a aux jack in the front of the unit that you might be aware of while you have the unit out? Thanks! Old grumpy guy :-)
Sorry about the music, but you want an Aux jack?? Lol kidding. I've seen guys put writeups on the forums and I think there's a video on TH-cam of a guy that puts the jack on the face of the stereo. I actually just ordered an adapter that plugs into the cd changer and it adds an Aux jack. Getting it Monday and will have a video up next weekend. Thanks for watching.
Thank you for this video. I have an issue with the temperature control (left side knob) which dials only to 61 degrees instead of 60. It's minimal. I know. But when the AC is turned on, it doesn't shut off once the same knob is pushed in. I'm wondering if one issue is 'connected' to the other. Any thoughts or recommendations? Thank you V
Haha thanks buddy. It's not a song by any band or anything. It's a song that TH-cam allows you to put into your videos and doesn't break copyright rules.
This is going to be my next project. Do you happen to know where to get the center display that shows the temperature? My display is so dim, I can't read it in the daylight any more!
I would like to change the LED's behind the black plastic to blue. I have read that blue led's take a different resistor than white. I have also heard that they do not. Is it possible to swap out with blue LEDs rather than the white using the stock resistors?
I can't seem to find it at the moment but I found an article back when I was deciding between replacing with factory incandescent or LED that explained everything. This particular article indicated different resistors depending on the color of LED. In the end, I decided on incandescent for simplicity and factory lighting during night time driving. The LEDs do look nice, so it's personal preference. I'll reply with a link if I come across it.
I gave up on the bulb replacement after 20 mins of trying to suck the old solder off the back of the bulbs. The previous owner just caked so much on there it’s unreal.
@@YellowVette04 thanks, I really appreciate it! Just got the bulbs you mentioned here, the soldering kit, the LEDs from your other video SL im excited to get back to working on my car. Hoping to have another video or so up soon and I’ll give you a shout out!
Weekend warrior. I learned A LOT from the Corvette forums. If you ever have a problem with the car, 99 times out of 100 the solution will be on the forums. I did take electrical classes in college, so I'm comfortable with circuitry like in this video. I would suggest you clean the udders under the cowl, I have a video on it but I missed the 3rd one on the driver's side so don't miss that one. You don't want those clogging and causing issues. Thanks again and if you have any questions, just let me know. Glad the vids are helping.
That's why I put the videos together. I always wanted this car growing up and I love the car. I know I'm not the only one that feels that way, so just sharing my owner experience.
My display lights are very bright. Don't got the leds but my issue is power. The unit will be on and all controls will work great heat and ac. Then after a while the unit loses power. And hitting the on and off button does nothing. But even hitting off button the display should display the temp inside the car. So it's a power issue. It will pop back on when it wants to. Then off again. Could be minutes or hours. Any ideas? For me.
Never heard of this, but I would have to agree with you. The only way to truly know is to meet someone near you and switch units for a little while. Obviously someone you trust. If the unit still goes out, then there's something wrong with the unit.
I was curious why you didn't change the 5 smaller yellow lights while you had the unit open? I have one that doesn't light up, so do you know what type light I need for the smaller bulb?
I'm not sure what type of bulbs those are. Mine also worked and so did many other units in friend's cars. Seems like those are less likely to burn out, but it sounds like in your case it does happen. I would check corvetteforum.com to see if there's any info on those bulbs. Thanks for watching
I repaired my backlights about 8 years ago, but i need to repair it again. Your video was very informative about replacing the 14 bulbs, so I will change then as well.
Hello sr I have a question. So I follow everything you showed on the video I have showing on the display now and also I have lighting on the controls. Once I put the hvac control panel back, it started troubleshooting, any idea why? It was working fine before I started working on it.
Check your soldering joints and make sure you don't have too much solder bridging across connections causing issues. Don't need much solder to make a good reliable connection
Hey how’s it going I’m back, so I fixed the issue it’s not trouble shooting like it’s not acting up no more, but now what’s going on is that when the car is completely off with no key the whole unit still stays lit on meaning the lights in the HAVC unit are on.
I'm not familiar with that issue. Might be worth looking it up on the forums. Typically others have had the issue before you and hopefully written out the solution. Good luck in your search and hope you find the solution.
There's a guy on eBay and the forums that fixes these for a decent price. It's not hard if you want to try it yourself. Just don't be heavy handed with the solder and you'll be good
Not bc it's hard, but I don't want the liability of shipping or the possibility of something going wrong. These aren't cheap to replace lol. It would be different if you were local to me in Jersey. Not difficult to do by yourself, if you wanna give it a shot.
If you're within an hour of New Jersey, maybe we can work something out. I don't mind helping someone local, but I'd rather not take the liability. A replacement isn't cheap, so thanks for asking but I'm going to decline unless you live close.
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Sorry about the loud music, was still new to editing at the time. This is a process that anybody can do. Just don't be heavy handed with the solder or soldering iron and you'll be fine. Good luck and thanks for watching
Would suggest you fix the music- these videos appeal to a broad audience, the music doesn't-
Great video, what is the part number or exact name of the incandescent bulbs to be be replaced?
Link in the description to everything used.
Am I weird? LOL each time I get startled by the music. Love it
Not at all 🤣. I loved the music too, just didn't realize how much louder it was lol.
That Music!!! We were all seriously watching it intently and about had a heart attack.
Man, this is one of the best tutorials in all of TH-cam. I wish all videos were like this. 👍
I appreciate the comment and glad the vid helped you. Good luck with the fix.
That music scared me more than any horror movie.
Lol my bad. Thanks for watching and subbing 👍
Broooo! Me too, damn 💀
Sorry about that. Early woes of editing.
YellowVette04 haha no worries! Enjoyed the video otherwise. I just bought a C5Z with this issue.
Is not a bad project to tackle yourself. Dim display is free if you know anybody with a soldering iron. If you don't have prior experience soldering, just don't be heavy handed and you won't mess anything up. If you decide to do it yourself, feel free to message me on IG if you need any help. Thanks for watching.
Hi Dave, thank you for the video. I ordered the bulbs and soldering gun and have never done any soldering. I was a little nervous, but I went through the video and followed along and now everything works perfectly. I bought a 2004 C5 new in 2005. This display hasn't been readable for about 12 years. Now I can ready everything. Thanks for helping out this 62 year old accountant!
I'm glad the video gave you enough confidence to tackle this on your own. As you know first hand, it really isn't that hard to do. Sucks that you were stuck for 12 years, but you should be good for many years to come. Thanks for the kind words and enjoy the climate control on the vette.
I just bought a 98 today but before I did I stumbled across this video and another one of yours for checking the cowl drains for debris. Not only was did I fix the HVAC control head as soon as I got home but I also prevented a possible wet floor as my drains were all plugged. THANKS A MILLION for these 2 videos!
That's awesome! Glad this video and my other video helped you out. Good luck with the car and welcome.
Bought my 01 coupe less than a week ago and this was one of the stated issues with the my car in the ad. I believe the previous owner sold this car to me for less money because of this. He probably priced it out at a dealer and decided to live with it. This was super easy to fix with your very precise video. Appreciate your efforts to save everyone with this problem time and money.
New HVAC control unit isn't cheap. As you saw and experienced, this only takes a few minutes and you don't have to be an expert to fix it. I'm glad the video helped you and thank you for the comment. Appreciate the support 👍
It worked!!! Soldered the 8 resistors and bingo - we have light! Unfortunately, I had to have the Chevy dealer removed the center plastic console piece after 2 of my failed attempts. But I did learn the secret. The painted emblematic plastic piece in between & behind the 2 seats has to be loosened first and then removed while holding the convertible top erect inside the trunk.
Thanks for your insight. It was great to learn new things about our 2004 Vette named "Lola" and save a bunch of $$ as well. Frank
Thought it only be fair to give positive credit for this one. Thanks for the great details and instructions here. I was able to fix the non working display issue and will be doing the bulb replacement next. Thumbs up to this one. Thank you!!
We won't always agree on everything, just the way it is. I'm just stupid enough to put my thoughts on TH-cam lol. Thanks for watching the videos.
Thank you Dave!!! I'm from Swden and found this video, thanks to you I managed to fix my broken display. :)
Glad it helped you out. A lot of people are scared, but you saw there's nothing hard about it at all. Thanks for watching and the comment 👍. I have other vids that may help you out in the future, so take a look.
This was an easy fix for the control panel. Did it today and the LED display now functions as designed. Thanks
It's not bad at all. A lot of people are intimidated and scared of messing things up. As long as you take your time and don't add too much heat, you'll be ok. Thanks for watching and the comment.
Thanks for taking the time to post this! Exactly what was wrong! Three resistors were not soldered. For some victims out there, may I add this?.. On mine, heating the solder tab did not succeed. That is because the circuit board solder point was not tinned. I just let them fall off when heating the good side, then tinned the board solder point, then sweated the resistors back on.
Thanks for watching and I'm glad the vid helped. Great tip.
Thank you YellowVette04, this was a great video. I purchased material you have in the link and my husband was able to repair our c5 vette. Saved us $$$! Precious C5 Vette
I'm glad the video helped you solve a common issue with these great cars. Now you can enjoy it and be able to read the display day and night. Thanks for the positive feedback 👍
Thanks for putting together an instructional video the right way, plus, your links to the solder and kit are still live!
Thank you. I fixed the display on my C5 climate control. Easy day with this video
I soldered the 8 pieces this morning. Wow what a difference. Thanks for the video! While it was apart, I cleaned out all the coffee that splashed inside over the years with CRC electric contact cleaner.
Glad the vid helped you out man. Stupid little things cause such a problem, but it's an easy fix.
Great video! Very informative...The music made me jump every time it started.
Glad the video helped and good luck with the project. Sorry about the music lol. I was still learning how to edit videos and have since learned the dial back the music volume. Thanks for commenting.
Thank you for this info. I performed this repair when I installed my shifter. Took a couple of minutes and worked great. The dim display has bugged me for two years. Now that it works it feels like a new car.
Glad it helped 👍. It's an annoying problem, but at least the fix isn't difficult.
I have a 05 yukon with the same problem with my auto climate control wonder if it's the same on my truck the one in the video looks slightly updated from mine
Not too difficult to pull it apart and see if there's the same 8 resistors or not. I know this unit was out of the GM parts bin as many other vehicles had it, so it could be the same fix.
Thank you for showing me that I should send this in and have someone that knows what they’re doing fix this ! All the best !
Lol you edited the music at a great moment at first I thought you shocked yourself 😂
🤣🤣 one of my first attempts at editing.
That’s how you start brotha but good video you made it look easy I just order that kit I’m going to give it a try
Not difficult at all. If you never tried soldering before, just don't get heavy handed with the soldering iron or use too much solder and you'll be OK 👌
Had my 2002 convertible apart to fix emergency brake handle not clicking and holding. I was lucky that mine failed due to moisture / corrosion. Not caused by problems i have seen on youtube. PB Blaster was able to free up my internal parts. So , i came across your video and said to myself., while every thing apart why not try the fix my HVAC lights.. i have a solder iron , so thanks to you , i knew what bulbs to order, the size solder, and what type of solder sucker to buy. Yesterday i removed the 14 bulbs , today the bulbs , which were last to arrive , came, and i did it without destroying the functionality of the HVAC. Just came in from the dark to check it out. and had 100% success. All 14 bulbs are working. And it hadn't rained wednesday or thursday and i was able to install new rotors and ceramic pads . Flushed the brake lines and the clutch . I don;t drive my car hard at all. New brakes weren't needed. i just turned 74,000. But since the grass hasn't started growing ,it is a good time to do some maintenance. I bought BRAKE MOTIVE for all 4 corners. i don't race , i wouldn't think of comparing them to $2000 sets, but for zinc coated , slotted and drilled, and less than $150.00 ,free shipping in two days, no sales tax. they will work for my driving habits. NOTE 21mm bolts have locktite red and at 125 foot pounds - have a 4 pound hammer. And i could re-tighten only to 80 lbs. I work outside on the yard. with floor jack. very limited clearance to use cheater bar.
THANKS FOR A GREAT VIDEO, TIM
Sounds like a very productive day 👍. Glad the vid helped you out and now all the lights work. I've heard about those rotors and they seem like a great deal, especially for that price. Thanks for watching and commenting
PRODUCTIVE SEVERAL DAYS. .AS PARTS AND PIECES ARRIVED I WAS PROGRESSING NICELY. FORTUNATELY NO RAIN, AS I WORK IN THE YARD.@@YellowVette04
Awesome. Thanks for the video! As soon as I get the car back, I am definitely going to fix mine.
American Graffiti 615 good luck with it. If you have any issues, pm me on Instagram.
Gracias Amigo, this a really good video thanks again and God bless you !
Glad the vid helped. Appreciate you watching and commenting 🤘
Awesome video ! i might just do this for the fun of it to make that climate control brighter ...
Hey man. Just did this fix using your video as a reference. Worked awesome 👍🤙. Side note: I found that leaving the old solder there and simply heating it up to push the new bulbs through was quick and dirty and worked beautifully. Thanks again for making this though!
Glad the vid helped out. Every once in awhile there's a really stubborn SOB that doesn't wanna come out, but you're right that works almost all the time. Congrats on closing in on 1k 👍
Great video! I am going to install a double din radio. When I do, I’ll replace all the burned out bulbs in my HVAC controls!
Glad the vid helped. It's not hard, just tedious. Good luck with the double din as well. It's going to look nice.
Thanks bro I do it and it works so good 😍
I'm from kuwait 🇰🇼
Her we don't have parts for old cars and you save me
Glad the vid helped you out. It's a common issue and not hard to do on your own to save some money, so glad you got it working again. Thanks for the comment 👍
good info. thank you and props to not going the easier but brighter route!
Thanks for watching.
This was really helpful *LOUD AS BALLS MUSIC* I really appreciate *MY GOD, MY EARS ARE BLEEDING* you making this video.
Loud car, loud music lol. Was still new to editing at the time, so that's my bad. Glad the vid helped and thanks for watching.
YellowVette04 didn’t help that I was listening on closed back monitor headphones ran through an amp.
I’m a youtuber as well man I get it, made the same mistakes myself.
Just pulling your leg, glad you’ve got a sense of humor.
@@TroaBarton I knew you were pulling my chain. Even if you weren't, you still would gave gotten the same response. Life is too short to take things serious, especially with how ruthless people can be on TH-cam at times.
Well, I'll be damned.... This worked like a charm. Today I pulled the unit out of my '03 Z06 and floated the solder (didn't have to apply any additional; just heated the exisiting solder til it flowed) and now I have normal illumination. Thank you ever so much. Gotta love a zero cost fix. I'm not bothering with the LED replacement bulbs. I've found that replacing the factory bulbs with LEDs creates a lot iof bloom...to the point adjacent indicators are illuminated due to the "bleed over." The car was designed with the factory in candescent bulbs, not LEDs. The factory bulbs last for years and years...Why bother replacing them... The current draw is negligeable, so not worth the bother, IMHO.
Glad the vid helped and glad you got it fixed. I agree about the incandescent bulbs being a better look. I like LEDs, but not for this case.
@@YellowVette04 Thanks again for very helpful vid. I was dreading what would be involved with getting the illumination back before I did the YT search and found this vid. Two thumbs up, my friend!
@@melrobinson6919 greatly appreciate the feedback 🙏
Appreciate the tips. Will look into cd adapter as it seems like the east way to go.
Thanks!
No problem. That's exactly why I'm going this route instead. Fyi this is what I'm getting www.discountcarstereo.com/AUX-GM2.html
Hope to have a video up next weekend, so you can check that out.
Nice job, your corvette is coming along nicely.... Keep up the good work...
Eloy Ruperto thank you for watching and thanks for the support.
first time I ever subscribed, Information was wonderful thank you. Ken
I appreciate the comment and thanks for the sub. If you have any issues with this fix or any other, you can always shoot me a message on Instagram.
Had my husbands 2003 C5 in the dealership for maintenance after he passed in November of 2022. While there this display stopped working. It cost me seven hundred dollars for them to fix it. Wish I’d found you earlier 🤦🏻♀️
What an awesome video man!! This helped me out a lot,. God Bless!
I appreciate the comment. Glad it helped you out.
every time i rewatch this video the rock music gives me a crazy jumpscare hahaha. thank you for the video though brother
Great video, have this issue on my (Yellow) -02.
Just don't be heavy handed stuff the solder or soldering iron and you'll be OK. Any issues, just let me know.
Did mine today in about 10 minutes. Easy fix...
Niiiice!! As you saw, it wasn't difficult at all.
In talking with my Dad today, he told me he spent about $300 to have the dealer fix his on his 04 a few years ago. Lol
@@bryce031 that's crazy. There's a guy on the forums that'll do it for a decent price, but I don't mind get the soldering iron out and smelling my skin burn from accidental contact lol.
Hi Dave, finished the soldering for the HVAC unit. Waiting for the bulbs to replace those. The fan toggle wasn't working before I removed the unit. Any knowledge or thoughts on that?
BTW, you provide great instructions in your videos. Very easy to follow along and get things done!
I haven't had the hvac unit apart since this video so I forget what the buttons are like. I would check just to make sure the button pads are hitting the right spot on the board. Sometimes those buttons wear out. If that doesn't work, check the forums to see if someone else had the same issue. Thanks for the positive feedback and I'm glad this helped you.
What size were the bulbs please. I did not see the link
Thank you. Great video.
Looking for video on how to change red gear indicator on 99 c5 , the part the red indicator rides on snaps open for access to replace part, I don’t want to break it playing F around and Find out with that 23 year old plastic . Thanks your video on removing console helped a lot 👍🏼👍🏼
Dude. You rock!!
Glad it helped 🤘
5:35 as soon as you heat that metal up enough, you make a connection and if you did it right, rock music should start playing. Seriously though thanks for the video, same issue here, and I'm gonna try it.
This was one of my first videos so I was still learning to edit and I'm still not that great at it lol. Glad the vid helped and thanks for watching.
Oh and the gizmo you used to suck of the old solder is called...a solder sucker👍🤠🇺🇸
Haha thanks.
ThankYou
Glad the vid helped. Not hard to do, just don't be heavy handed and good luck 👍
This was great instruction. I am ordering the soldering kit and bulbs right after I type this. I had one question, though. Is there a reason you didn't replace those 5 smaller bulbs (are they orange?) at the same time that you replaced the other 14?
Correct, they are orange and already LED. I haven't seen these burnt out in the few that I did and other examples I've seen. Thanks for watching and message me on IG if you have any questions. Just don't be heavy handed with the soldering iron or the solder.
Good video. I just resoldered mine and still need to do the lights. Doing my radio and everything in led blue. Happen to know how big of a resistor I will need for the lights? And do you know if there is weak solder on the radio resistor also. My hvac display is now fairly noticeably brighter than the clock/radio.
I haven't had an issue with the clock/radio and haven't come across anything to make that brighter. I found an article, forget if it was on the forums or another website, that had the resistor sizes for each LED color choice, but I can't seem to find it right now.
@@YellowVette04 thanks! Ill give it a look to see if I can find anything.
Nice video man!!!
Thanks
Thanks for the awesome video. My 2000 kept getting dimmer and dimmer and now it is completely black so I am going to give this a fix a try. Arghhh.. i have had every single "common problem" with mine including the stripped headlight gears (that will be my next project after this one) and the bad "emergency flasher switch". It is kind of annoying as the car only has 26000 miles on it. 😞😤
I'm glad the video helped you. If you have any issues, just reach out and I'll see if I can help. Some cars don't have issues and others have a lot. It is a 20yo GM vehicle, so it's inevitable. Hopefully once you get all the topical issues sorted, it'll be ready to enjoy for years.
Fixed it today, works like a charm! Thank you again for the excellent videos!
@@joelschlegel9842 that's great 👍. Glad you got it fixed.
Great video ! I have some bulbs out in my unit. My hands are not as steady as they used to be due to age lol...Is there a place that I can send my unit to ? Thanks my friend.
There are places to send it too. I heard ABS Fixer is good and fast. I changed my bulbs to stock bulbs, but many change them to LED. There's some people that do it on eBay as well. Good luck
@@YellowVette04 Thank you my friend. I appreciate it. Keep the Corvette videos coming.
Soldering seems to fix a lot of problems on the C5 ... I've had to solder my EBCM, my key fob and I'll be doing this in the next few months. Makes you wonder who was in charge of the solder department during the late 90s. Lol.
Lol I know. Not sure why the soldering joints go bad except that the solder was either not good or not enough was used. For these, I think the solder was just too thin and over time the joints would crack. Nonetheless, it's still a stupid issue that could have been avoided. If you have any issues with it, just let me know but you seem like you'll be good to go.
Instead of adding new solder, can I just reheat the existing solder to make it flow again?
I would think that would work just fine. I just figured since I was there I would add more for peace of mind. Thanks for watching 👍
@@YellowVette04 Ty for the reply. I just became a subscriber. Just bought my first Corvette, C5, and working my way through your videos as I have pretty much every knows issue. I'll let you know how the reheat method works out
I appreciate it. Mine has been solid so far, but the Corvette Forum is loaded with good stuff for common issues. Hopefully you get it all sorted. Good luck with it.
@@YellowVette04 So just as an update, I soldered the 8 resistors and everything works. However, the layout of the resistors was very different than yours. My idea for simply "re-flowing" the solder, instead of applying addition, didn't work. The quality and quantity of the solder is so poor that simply trying to re-flow lead to the resistors coming of completely. While I had it open, I also re-soldered some of the other components, for good measure. Thanks again for the video
Thanks for the feedback. I was thinking there wouldn't be enough solder there to reflow, but I wasn't 100% sure. Glad it worked out for you in the end.
Thanks for the video. Could have lived without the loud head banger music while you went through the repair but to each his own. Any way to put a aux jack in the front of the unit that you might be aware of while you have the unit out?
Thanks!
Old grumpy guy :-)
Sorry about the music, but you want an Aux jack?? Lol kidding. I've seen guys put writeups on the forums and I think there's a video on TH-cam of a guy that puts the jack on the face of the stereo. I actually just ordered an adapter that plugs into the cd changer and it adds an Aux jack. Getting it Monday and will have a video up next weekend. Thanks for watching.
th-cam.com/video/e46EAA0uFd8/w-d-xo.html
Or th-cam.com/video/fUX2Iq4OfQk/w-d-xo.html
Great video!!!
Thanks for watching and the support 👍
Thank you for this video.
I have an issue with the temperature control (left side knob) which dials only to 61 degrees instead of 60. It's minimal. I know. But when the AC is turned on, it doesn't shut off once the same knob is pushed in. I'm wondering if one issue is 'connected' to the other.
Any thoughts or recommendations?
Thank you
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The knob only controls temp and just turns. It won't push in. You have to hit the AC button to turn it on and off.
Hey Dave how bright are your hvac lights on a sunny day when using ac
The display is bright and clear, just like the radio. Before doing the resolder it was very dim and unreadable.
Great job on the video bud. But what a bunch of babies, the music wasn't that loud. Which brings me to the point of my comment, what song was that?
Haha thanks buddy. It's not a song by any band or anything. It's a song that TH-cam allows you to put into your videos and doesn't break copyright rules.
I can't see the product listing for the incandescent bulbs to locate the to buy them
In the description of this video there's a link to the bulbs. Good luck and thanks for watching
This is going to be my next project. Do you happen to know where to get the center display that shows the temperature? My display is so dim, I can't read it in the daylight any more!
Those 8 resistors that I soldered first will correct the dim display. Those soldering joints crack over time, so touching those up will fix it.
It's a common issue with C5s. If you have any issue with it, just let me know.
I would like to change the LED's behind the black plastic to blue. I have read that blue led's take a different resistor than white. I have also heard that they do not. Is it possible to swap out with blue LEDs rather than the white using the stock resistors?
I can't seem to find it at the moment but I found an article back when I was deciding between replacing with factory incandescent or LED that explained everything. This particular article indicated different resistors depending on the color of LED. In the end, I decided on incandescent for simplicity and factory lighting during night time driving. The LEDs do look nice, so it's personal preference. I'll reply with a link if I come across it.
I gave up on the bulb replacement after 20 mins of trying to suck the old solder off the back of the bulbs. The previous owner just caked so much on there it’s unreal.
Good video… it would have been better if your camera actually focused when showing close-ups. Otherwise, informative and helpful!
One of my early videos so not the greatest for sure. Appreciate the feedback and glad the vid helped.
Hi! Thanks for the video. What tool did you use for those small hex screws to take the climate control box out there?
It was a really small socket, I don't remember the size. Should be in a standard 1/4" drive set.
@@YellowVette04 thanks! I need to get me a set. Hoping to do some of this work soon!
Any questions or issues, just let me know 👍. Don't be heavy handed with the solder or the soldering gun and you'll be ok.
@@YellowVette04 thanks, I really appreciate it! Just got the bulbs you mentioned here, the soldering kit, the LEDs from your other video SL im excited to get back to working on my car. Hoping to have another video or so up soon and I’ll give you a shout out!
Great video once again. I'm learning a lot from your videos. Just recently purchased a 1999 C5 Corvette. Are you a car mechanic by trade?
Weekend warrior. I learned A LOT from the Corvette forums. If you ever have a problem with the car, 99 times out of 100 the solution will be on the forums. I did take electrical classes in college, so I'm comfortable with circuitry like in this video. I would suggest you clean the udders under the cowl, I have a video on it but I missed the 3rd one on the driver's side so don't miss that one. You don't want those clogging and causing issues. Thanks again and if you have any questions, just let me know. Glad the vids are helping.
@@YellowVette04 . Ok. Will definitely clean out the udders. And I know I sound like a broken record. But I'm really appreciative for the information.
That's why I put the videos together. I always wanted this car growing up and I love the car. I know I'm not the only one that feels that way, so just sharing my owner experience.
@@YellowVette04. 👍🏾👍🏾
My display lights are very bright. Don't got the leds but my issue is power. The unit will be on and all controls will work great heat and ac. Then after a while the unit loses power. And hitting the on and off button does nothing. But even hitting off button the display should display the temp inside the car. So it's a power issue. It will pop back on when it wants to. Then off again. Could be minutes or hours. Any ideas? For me.
Never heard of this, but I would have to agree with you. The only way to truly know is to meet someone near you and switch units for a little while. Obviously someone you trust. If the unit still goes out, then there's something wrong with the unit.
is 1 pack of 10 bulbs enough? or should i order 2!?
You need 2 to replace all 14.
I was curious why you didn't change the 5 smaller yellow lights while you had the unit open? I have one that doesn't light up, so do you know what type light I need for the smaller bulb?
I'm not sure what type of bulbs those are. Mine also worked and so did many other units in friend's cars. Seems like those are less likely to burn out, but it sounds like in your case it does happen. I would check corvetteforum.com to see if there's any info on those bulbs. Thanks for watching
@YellowVette04 ....
.. actually the one light isn't out completely, it's very dim though.
I repaired my backlights about 8 years ago, but i need to repair it again. Your video was very informative about replacing the 14 bulbs, so I will change then as well.
Hello sr I have a question. So I follow everything you showed on the video I have showing on the display now and also I have lighting on the controls. Once I put the hvac control panel back, it started troubleshooting, any idea why?
It was working fine before I started working on it.
Check your soldering joints and make sure you don't have too much solder bridging across connections causing issues. Don't need much solder to make a good reliable connection
@@YellowVette04 oh okay in that case I would need to unsolder again and basically do it again but with less solder?
You don't have to undo it all. Look how the factory solder is and if you have any really built up areas of solder then redo those and try again.
Hey how’s it going I’m back, so I fixed the issue it’s not trouble shooting like it’s not acting up no more, but now what’s going on is that when the car is completely off with no key the whole unit still stays lit on meaning the lights in the HAVC unit are on.
Is there a way to fix my AC and heat control on driver side. It stays on heat all the time. Can I fix it myself.
I'm not familiar with that issue. Might be worth looking it up on the forums. Typically others have had the issue before you and hopefully written out the solution. Good luck in your search and hope you find the solution.
NEVER SEEN SOOOOOO MANY FREAKIN ADS IN A SIMPLE VID B4!!!!
Would you start a job fixing these ?
There's a guy on eBay and the forums that fixes these for a decent price. It's not hard if you want to try it yourself. Just don't be heavy handed with the solder and you'll be good
Would you accept mines ? If so how much for your troubles
Not bc it's hard, but I don't want the liability of shipping or the possibility of something going wrong. These aren't cheap to replace lol. It would be different if you were local to me in Jersey. Not difficult to do by yourself, if you wanna give it a shot.
Hello there ...can I send it off for you too repair and pay you plus can u replace with LED's instead if not that's cool ..thank you
If you're within an hour of New Jersey, maybe we can work something out. I don't mind helping someone local, but I'd rather not take the liability. A replacement isn't cheap, so thanks for asking but I'm going to decline unless you live close.
The same these bulbs they sale it now with color no resistor needed...
Nice, I didn't know that. Do you have a link?
Love the video he did an excellent job however, the music sucked
Can I just send mines to you?
good video. Commentary is monotone, then the BLAST of music. You need to fix that to make this a great video.
Yea definitely wasn't my best edit. Live and learn. If I get a chance to fix another unit, I'll make a different video. Thanks for the feedback.
THAT wasn't music!
Sorry you don't like heavy music
Why even add that music yo? Other than that the video was informative.
Thanks for watching and glad the vid helped
What would you charge to do this? lol
Haha I have no clue. If you're serious about it, DM me on Instagram, @yellowvette04 and we'll work something out.
Why that stupid annoying music!!!! Why!!!!!!!!
Lol sorry about that.