How To Replace The Light Bulbs In Your Climate Control
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- How to replace the light bulb in your climate controls.
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In this video I will show you how to replace the burned out light bulbs in you climate control switch and how to get the right replacement parts.
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*****Here is a tip on how to keep from breaking the slide switch. Take an allen wrench that will fit through the slot. Put the short end in and turn it so that it goes across the switch. Make sure you are at the top or bottom of the slot. Then push down just enough to hold the switch down while you pry up on the knob with a flat head screw driver. I use a pair of pliers to pull them off. But, before I do any of that, I heat them up with my heat gun or hair dryer and then pull on them. .***** - แนวปฏิบัติและการใช้ชีวิต
******Here is a tip on how to keep from breaking the slide switch. Take an allen wrench that will fit through the slot. Put the short end in and turn it so that it goes across the switch. Make sure you are at the top or bottom of the slot. Then push down just enough to hold the switch down while you pry up on the knob with a flat head screw driver. I use a pair of pliers to pull them off. But, before I do any of that, I heat them up with my heat gun or hair dryer and then pull on them. .******
Yep. I just ruined the slide resistors trying to get the knobs off. Why I'm here. Ordered a replacement that doesn't have the defrost button. Hoping I can get the knobs off the replacement and discover whether it has the switch and light for the defrost - if so, swap face plates. Replacing the bulbs with 5-15v LEDs (internal drop resistors). Getting the knobs off - the key is heating them up with a heat gun? The old ones were really on there.
Can you buy a new slide switch like just the part you broke not the whole board?
@@Chevy-fh2sx No not that I am aware of.
@@Car-Radio-Bulbs is there any way to buy a replacement board in case I break it? im hoping a heat gun will do the trick but only one light is out on mine. i just replaced all the servos and lights on the cluster with great success but old plastic parts and board prying scare me. Think doing your technique with the allen wrench and alot of added heat will do the trick?
@@alex4alexn No, you will have to buy a whole new unit if you break it or get one from a junk yard.
After watching your video I decided to give it a whirl. I had no lights working on my climate control panel. The slide knobs came off easy with a heat gun (didn't even have to support the switch). The 6v bulbs in the kit you sent me were taller than the originals but there wasn't any clearance issues so I continued on. This was my first attempt at soldering on a circuit board. After re-installing and checking all the functions everything worked great including the 8 new bulbs. Thanks for the kit and video.
Thanks to AudioXpress and the community for sharing cautions and experiences. I collected all the ideas and also fabricated a slotted heat shield from cereal box cardboard, for heat gun use. I tucked it under the 2 knobs, to protect the facia / front housing. I used a table fork and allen wrench for leverage. For my 03 Monte Carlo unit, I removed the screw holding the PCB to the front facia, which gave more room for the allen wrench to lie across the rheostat tracks for support under the facia slots. After heating a bit, I felt the buttons to see hot hot they were, checking that at least felt warm. The first one popped off. I expect the second was hotter: it slid up slowly. I was concerned I had heated it too much, but seems ok.
To test before and after, I cut the 9V battery lead off an expired smoke detector. I trimmed the small guage wire leads square at the ends. After clipping to a 9V battery, I just pushed the butt ends against the solder joints of a bulb in the back of the PC board to test the bulb circuit.
Thanks again to all for experiences!
Bought your kit, followed your directions, have a beautiful lit panel now. Thanks!😁
Excellent video!!! Thank you very much. You rock man!!!
Fantastic video sir!! Exactly what I was looking for, and you even sell the bulbs!! What a deal
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Thank you for this video. I recently had my instrument cluster rebuilt, and decided that it was time to replace the lights in my heater controls. They have been M.I.A. (missing in action) for a few years now! I also have a dead pin in my fan control( no power to the fan when the knob is set on 5) I will be fixing/ replacing that as well. 🤘
did u get fan speed problem fixed? I had 2 speeds not working and it was something I fixed under dash / passenger side but been so long ago can't remember what it was I replaced right off. I know I found vid here on U-tube to fix it. it was something that got hot and burnt causing fan speeds not to work. was glad I found and fixed as I think could have caught fire and burnt up my truck. hope this helps if u ain't fixed already
Wow!! Thanks! I have been looking for exactly this video for years!! Glad I checked again today.
You sir, are awesome!
PS what would be the LED bulb equivalents for the 6 and 12 volt bulbs?
It would be GREAT to see just how you changed the bulbs. That is the hardest part; soldering or whatever you did to replace them. It would really help to see that.
I serviced one today and in case anyone is still wondering on the left side of the temperature slides the top pad is positive for that light and on the right side of the slides the bottom pad is positive.
That only matters when you install led's this video is for incandescent bulbs it does not matter what is positive and what is negative.
@@Car-Radio-Bulbs yea I put leds it in it and saw some comments asking about it
Cheap solution is using a LED and adding a resistor, I used 3mm for the two in the center and the rest 5mm all with 330 ohm 1/4W resistors, it was a bit annoying, and I do have some bright spots (maybe using the plastic covers would help), but good enough. Thanks for the info and the pinout for testing it. The slider knobs came off easily using your tip.
Well your cheap solution is just that CHEAP junk from China anytime you can buy a hundred led's for under $10 they are junk. If you want a quality led you got to pay a little more like the ones we sell they are made in the USA and they do not require resistors and there are no hot spots or bright spots as you call it. Just perfect even lighting.
Yes; I also wanted to see you remove and install bulbs. My first try at replacing bulbs, I ruined the board. Now I have my replacement and it has four bulbs out. So well give it another try. Thanks for a good video.
where did you get the new board if you dont mind me asking?
@@alex4alexn i purchased new heatet control off Ebay. I also purchased a new solder station that I could control the heat. Good luck.
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Awesome: liked and subscribed Thank-you for your time and effort
Thanks for the sub!
Good info, needs to be soldiered, gonna replace the housing.
I have an 03 trailblazer and it has the same control panel...about ready to repair the instrument cluster due to bad stepper motors....came with LED replacement dash lights. I am assuming that if I replace the originals with LEDs they will probably no longer dim correctly because LEDs don't use the same kind of dimmer as an incandescent bulb....are the original dash bulbs incandescent?
Here is a tip on how to keep from breaking the slide switch. Take an align wrench that will fit through the slot. And put the short end in and turn it so that it goes across the switch. Make sure you are at the top or bottom of the slot. Then push down just enough to hold the switch down while you pry up on the nob with a flat end strew driver.
Clyde Hughes Thanks for the tip, sounds like a good idea.
How did you determine that the 6 bulbs were 6 volt bulbs and the other 2 were 12 volt? I am curious as to why there are 6 volt bulbs in a 12 volt system?
Adlai Brown I used a volt ohm meter to measure the voltage. This is not the first time gm has used 6 volt bulbs in there climate controls.
audioxpress 1 cool thank you. I just wanted to make sure. So I use the correct bulbs.
What voltage to use when using led lights on all these switches? So I can order them? On the fog light, head light, the four wheel switches etc.
I have replaced a number of light bulbs on circuit boads....especially instrument panels and I have found a standard kitchen fork works great for removing the needles on the IP... (IE..... the speedometer needle)........
A fork doesn't work very well on this climate control they are pressed on from the factory. You might get lucky but if you pry to hard you will pull the sliders right off of the board.
@@Car-Radio-Bulbs I realize that my main goal was to give an "idea" to those who view this thread, great for IP.s.
Nice one m8
Would happen to know the polarity of the overhead climate controls for the front ?
Hey is there anyway I can purchase the sheet were it tells you the polarity?
I did the same bought some t5 led 12v from ebay white color all though it shines blue on the dash and on the hvac broke the temperature switch trying to take off the 2 knobs be carefull with them ill heat them up next time and with small needdle nose pliers hold down the metal part and pry carefully the knobs off from what ive seen on other videos
To see polarity what I did was remove the bulbs from the board, carefully connected the board to the wiring harness and turn on the lights and with my probe black lead on on the chasis and red as my finder I tested each hole on the board were I've previously removed a bulb and one hole would give 12v that would mark my positive
Standard lamps are not polarized, only if you use LED's.
How did you find what pins to use? How'd is you find what v for bulb to use??? What did you use as a power supply?
Do use les when you replace the old one? I'm need mind replaced in my 2006 gmc serria crew cab.
If you want leds here is a link to that service. carradiobulbs.com/store-4/2003-to-2007-chevy-manual-climate-control-led-upgrade-service/
where do you get a red & blue graphic to replace one you ruin using a heat gun ????
where did you get the replacement slider knobs at ? ive been searching for 2 hours and cant find any replacement slider knobs .
They have been discontinued, I got mine from a junk yard.
what power supply do u use
audioxpress 1, how did you remove the slider knobs without damaging the circuit board?
I broke the temperature switch trying to take off the 2 knobs be carefull with them ill heat them up next time and with small needdle nose pliers hold down the metal part and pry carefully the knobs off from what ive seen on other videos
B9 and A7 only light up the 2 middle ones, when i plug into truck, 6 light up except top 2
I noticed on the link you offer service for 99-02 instrument clusters. Does this include my 05 Gmc Sierra cluster? It believe they are the same.
We don't offer any repair services for instrument clusters.
@@Car-Radio-Bulbs Oh ok.. Your selling the bulbs for it. Darn I was hoping you did that service as well. I'll be sending my ac/heater control soon. If I upgrade to LED will they dim like the old bulbs?
Where did u get your 3 and 4 mm bulbs
Polarity matters with LED replacements! I just did the 2005 Avalanche climate control, polarity had to be tested before removal as the factory lamps are 3mm incandescent with blue booties on them (polarity does not matter on incandescent)Do you have any info on the oem CD changer? I currently have the board out and the lamps are wired series/parallel in groups of 3 Lamos in a row. Im still scratching my head
Polarity does matter with led's but this video has nothing to do with led bulbs.
what about the itty Bitty bulbs under the defrost button and the other AC and recirculate buttons? Do you offer those ?
Sorry we do not offer those.
where can i get that fancy stand you had holding the circuit board?
Rob Aguiar I can't remember where I bought it.
Well I made a huge mistake and accidentally used the ground wire voltage reader to determine which one is positive and negative on the circuit board which caused a little smoke and the button lights to go out. The ac still works on my 2004 silverado but no button lights. I even tried a unit from a junk yard, same result. Any ideas? Thanks!
I would check all of your fuses.
I have just a quick question. What is positive en the central lights? (The lights that turn on blue and red) top or bottom?
Genaro Picazo I don't understand the question.
Led light has two legs one positive and one negative. In the middle of the ac control that illuminates blue and red. In this section where the positive goes up or down? I hope you understand me and you can help me. Thank you
I understand. I only installed incandescent bulbs not led bulbs in this unit because some of the bulbs are 6 volt and some are 12 volt. So I don't know which one is positive or negative.
Has anyone figured which ones is positive. I am working on upgrade the panel to led and I can't figure what is hot on the panel.
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To see polarity what I did was remove the bulbs from the board, carefully connected the board to the wiring harness and turn on the lights and with my probe black lead on on the chasis and red as my finder I tested each hole on the board were I've previously removed a bulb and one hole would give 12v that would mark my positive
I don't think I saw any resistors... Are they not needed? Could I just use 12v 4.7 mm flat 180 led? Or should it be the bulb type?
Chad Kuhn you didn't see any resistors because resistors are not needed with incandescent light bulbs only with LEDs which is not what I'm using. As for what size or kind of led to use I don't know I don't know. I haven't tried them in this unit .
What’s the name of that tester you used to light up the bulbs to see which ones that needed replacing?
DC Power Supply Adjustable (30V 10A)
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how about changing bulbs in honda civic 2000 climate control switches
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how much do you charge to change all the lights out in climate control 03 silverado, it has slide switches in middle
Here is a link to that service. carradiobulbs.com/store-4/delco-03-06-chevy-gmc-truck-heater-control-panel-illumination-service1/
Just did mines today used Partsam 4.7mm-12v White Mini Bulbs only lights that turn on are the two middle ones the other 6 won’t turn on any help? New to this btw
I would contact whoever sold you the LEDs.
Hey question after I change the led lights the climate control is not working only heat air works no ac don’t know was happening
Recalibrate it look up how to recalibrate it there are videos on how to calibrate it
I got climate leds installed the ones in the middle, my only problem is the other 6 on the knobs. Do i need to apply solder to them in order for them to light up? Just trying to test which way to install before i solder but not getting anything, the lights i bought say they're specifically for the climate control
Who did you buy the led's from?
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what did u use for power slpy. to test bulbs before reinstalling control unit?
sorry if old news just found ur vid and going to get bulb set from u once i can power up bulbs before install unit
thanks great vid and glad u sell products needed as well
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I have this same control unit in my tahoe, if I was to swap it with the digital display unit do you know if it would work?
Brittany Cato I dont know.
audioxpress 1 thanks
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they are not compatible first the wiring harnes is different the automatic climate has more wires going to it
I use a 12 volt power supply that I bought from radio shack.
audioxpress 1 is that the same as a 12v battery?
Hello friend, could you tell me where I can buy those same light bulbs that you are installing since I was looking on EBay and I can't find them, would really appreciate your help
You can find them here carradiobulbs.com/store-4/2003-2004-2005-2006-2007-chevy-climate-controlhvac-bulbs/
where did you purchase replacement circuit board from?
I had to buy a new unit off of eBay and I took the board out of it.
Ever had one with no voltage at the bulbs? like 0v. the left half has no bulb voltage at all. any ideas?
No, Sorry I have not ran into that yet.
what kind of bulb for a 97 corvette? for the same repair hvac control ?
I don't know I have not worked on one yet.
Where can I purchase the slide potentiometers if they are broken?
You can't buy them new. You need a new climate control or take one out of a junk yard climate control. I have had to fix many of these.
Read further down.. Clyde Hughes gives a tip on how to remove the knobs.
Mine come on and off intermittently along with the headlight switch. I just have to tap them, and they come on sometimes, not always. How can I fix it?
Chris Hutchinson I dont know, you might want to see a dealer.
Thannx.. Where sold these bulbs
You can get the bulbs here.....carradiobulbs.com/store-4/2003-2004-2005-2006-2007-chevy-climate-controlhvac-bulbs/
Where can I find a printout of the LED bulb polarity?
All of our LED kits come with directions that show the polarity.
Do you do repairs on this exact panel if I ship it to you?
Yes I do. Here is a link to the service carradiobulbs.com/store-4/delco-03-06-chevy-gmc-truck-heater-control-panel-illumination-service1/
Any help on how to get the slider knobs off without breaking things?
******Here is a tip on how to keep from breaking the slide switch. Take an allen wrench that will fit through the slot. Put the short end in and turn it so that it goes across the switch. Make sure you are at the top or bottom of the slot. Then push down just enough to hold the switch down while you pry up on the knob with a flat head screw driver. I use a pair of pliers to pull them off. But, before I do any of that, I heat them up with my heat gun or hair dryer and then pull on them. .******
@@Car-Radio-Bulbs Ok thanks for the ideas. And I had heard of using some heat to help. This part of the job seems to be the key to me as breaking the slider switches means you are off to a recycler or parts store for a whole new one. What you had likely worked just no lighting and you can go to a non working unit just trying to get some new bulbs in it. I think the manufacturer may very well have made this the hangup aspect to mess us up doing a fairly simple repair otherwise. Typical.
Are you still available to put together a light bulb kit for me? I need the six 6v bulbs and the two 12v bulbs.
Yes, you can find the kit here carradiobulbs.com/store-4/2003-2004-2005-2006-2007-chevy-climate-controlhvac-bulbs/
Do you have the part number for the potentiometer
TexF18 no I do not.
From where can I get this light for GMC Yukon 2006?
Fatma & Hussain Al Khabori See the link in the description below the video.
Are the lights below the video the ones you used
Heath Monroe. Yes they are the same ones.
Can you link where you get these lights please
carradiobulbs.com/store-4/2003-2004-2005-2006-2007-chevy-climate-controlhvac-bulbs/
Do you know when stock will become available? I went to the site and they are sold out...
They are now in stock.
@@Car-Radio-Bulbs OK thank you... one last question I have a 06 gmc truck cluster with the gear selector led not the lcd screen do you know what type of led that might be?
Ha dang it wanted to see the soldering part lol
What size socket you use to remove the back screws
5mm is barely tight enough to hold . If I had something a tad smaller it might fit the hex head even better but the 5mm worked
3/16
I need to order the bulb kit for my 2004 taho climate control unit but having trouble ordering.
Glen A Ferguson Jr. What problem are you having I just checked the site and it is working ok.
Where did you buy the light bulbs because mine went out and want to do what you did???
You can get them here... carradiobulbs.com/store-4/2003-2004-2005-2006-2007-chevy-climate-controlhvac-bulbs/
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What size are the bulbs so I can order led ones online
Here is a link to the complete bulb kit for that climate control.....carradiobulbs.com/store-4/2003-to-2007-chevy-silverado-tahoe-suburban-and-more-manual-climate-control-led-bulbs1/
I need to redo a mine where can I get the bulbs?
Hello Aaron you can get the bulbs here carradiobulbs.com/store-4/2003-2004-2005-2006-2007-chevy-climate-controlhvac-bulbs/
wat bulbs do i use for my 2005 chevy cluster and are they they the same ass climate control?
I don't know. I have not worked on the cluster yet.
Do you still fix these units? I email you a couple of weeks ago, but never heard from anyone.
Yes, we do. I don't see any emails from you. Our email address is sales@carradiobulbs.com
How do i order bulbs for climate control and instroment panel?
Click on the link in the description.
how long will it take to repair mine and send it back?
It will take about a day and we use 2 to 3 day priority mail to return.
Where can the new bulbs be purchased?
You can get the bulbs here carradiobulbs.com/store-4/2003-2004-2005-2006-2007-chevy-climate-controlhvac-bulbs/
Where can I buy a new slider switch??
No where that I know of I'm pretty sure you have to buy a whole new unit.
13/16th!! Holly crap those are some big little screws!! LoL
I miss spoke it is a 3/16 screw
Where Can i get that same light bulb at ?
You can get the light bulbs at..........carradiobulbs.com/store-4/2003-2004-2005-2006-2007-chevy-climate-controlhvac-bulbs/
how did you get the climate control slider nobs off without damage?
Bob Snare I had to cut mine off.
audioxpress 1 cut them off? how did you mount them back on? or were you able to buy replacement nobs?
Bob Snare I had a old unit I took them off of. A lot of people have been able to get them off without damage, but if you try be very careful.
audioxpress 1 ok, thank you for the 411.
Bob Snare what the hell were they thinking, they should've put them in sockets. fucking cheap bastards.
Can you do a service to switch from manual climate controls to automatic climate controls?
I'm not sure if you can remove manual controls and swap it for automatic controls.
Where is the fuse to this?
plz help.
You could’ve showed when replacing the bulbs when soldering which is the positive & which is the negative on the bulbs !
It doesn't matter what is positive and what is negative with incandescent bulbs which is what this video is about.
where can get the lights
You can get the bulbs here carradiobulbs.com/store-4/2003-2004-2005-2006-2007-chevy-climate-controlhvac-bulbs/
How is it that these bulbs burn out, left and right,yet the SOBing BRAKE,ABS,CHECK ENGINE lights NEVER do???
No resistors needed with the bulbs?
You only need resistors with Led bulbs these are not led's this video is showing you how to replace the bulbs with regular incandescent bulbs and just for your information our led's that we sell have the resistors built in so there is nothing else to add.
Try metric sockets instead of standard
Do u sell the led bulbs?
Yes I do you can find them here at my website....carradiobulbs.com/store-4/2003-to-2007-chevy-silverado-tahoe-suburban-and-more-manual-climate-control-led-bulbs1/
Price to do this on mine ?
Here is a link to our service.......carradiobulbs.com/store-4/delco-03-06-chevy-gmc-truck-heater-control-panel-illumination-service1/
Extremely fast delivery
There all 5mm or they are different side
How did you get it out of the truck??
sarai isawsome It was already out of the truck it was one that I repaired for some one.
audioxpress 1 ok, thank you. I figured out how to get it off. It wasn't as hard as I thought it was going to be. Sometimes it's all in the mind lol!
What a nightmare. Think I'll just get the whole works at the junkyard
There is a good chance your going to have the same problem from a junkyard unit.
do you need a special soldier gun to do this?
No you just need a soldering iron.
Well tanks a lot for giving out the part number 😒
There's a link in the description to where you can get bulbs. There is no GM part number because GM says you can not replace the bulbs they want you to replace the whole unit.
Here is a link to the replacement bulbs we sell part number 1830.....audioxpress.org/listing/2003-2007-chevy-silverado-tahoe-suburban-manual-climate-control-bulbs/
You might want to correct the screw size 13/16 is a large socket.
You didnt show how to remove the bulbs? Your video just cuts to the new bulbs being in???
I assume if you are trying this you already know how to unsolder the light bulbs. I guess I should make a update showing how to solder and unsolder .
Honestly, car companies suck making this that complicated
Anyone in Chicago wonna replace mines $$?
I got you I’m in town of Cicero
Just replace the whole piece for $50
13/16 really?
I miss spoke it should be 3/16. I think it is actually 4.5 mm but the 3/16 works.