C5 Corvette DIM HVAC Control Display Repair/Fix
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 1 ต.ค. 2024
- Have a C5 Corvette with a non lit or dim HVAC conrol display. If you know how to solder, this is a repair that you can handle. I walk through every step in the process from A-Z. Take a look and then repair that broken HVAC control display!!
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This video was a great help and I enjoy all of the Toys 4 Life videos. My issue was a little different as I needed to replace cracked climate control buttons. One thing to note, my C5 is a convertible and I had to remove the waterfall to get the console to slide backwards enough to get the main trim piece out of the way. Thank you Toys 4 Life
Thanks for the support!!
It worked! I had the exact same problem in my C5, and this was the first video a Google search spat out. I was skeptical at first, but soldering those resistors made the display come alive again! Thank you, this saved me a whole bunch of money!
Awesome - thanks for the note!
Thanks for this how-to. Mine was getting dim and with sunglasses on I could barely see it. Just fixed mine this afternoon and it looks new again.
Two tips I'd like to add.
1. The little rectangle things can slide around. So I held them down with a pick while soldering.
2. Since the interior temp grille is off its a good time to use a little electrical contact cleaner and a Q-tip to gently clean it.
Good points sir, glad yours worked out!!
Awesome video! I’ve never done any type of soldering at all and was a bit nervous to do this. But with your video I said why the hell not and now it works like a dream. Keep up the good work 👍🏼
Great to hear!
Thanks for the video. My first time soldering anything, but I have a pretty steady hand. Works perfectly now!!! Thanks again!!!!
Glad it worked for you and thanks for taking the time to come back and give feedback!!!!
Great video! Took care of my 2001 C5 today. The display was horrible, now looks brand new. Thanks!
Huge help. Was getting ready to send mine out, but just did it myself. Piece of cake. Thanks man!
Glad it helped!
Hey great help, fixed my lights so I can see temp again. Was real simple, thanks
4sure!
Those in fact are resistors, I think they call them surface mount. I needed one of those in a particular value to replace one that went open on an audio mixing console, causing a dead channel output. I had to buy several hundred of them sold in bulk on a reel of this plastic strip that looks like old super 8 film except it's white. The reel is made to load into automated equipment. It was about 25 bucks for the whole reel. They were tiny, smaller than what you had there, but look the same. The reason why I didn't just replace it with a conventional resistor is there was no room for one on the board, so I needed an exact replacement.
Interesting - where did you buy them from?
@@Toys4Life I just looked at the reel, I misremembered the quantity, it is 5000 of them on the reel I bought to get just one. These types of components are called flat chip resistors. The ones I have are tiny, about 2x the size of a pinhead, but look exactly the same as what you had: flat, rectangular with a strip of tinned metal on each end. I can't remember where I got them, it was over 15 years ago. I remember I searched online for 120 ohm chip resistor and came up with a vendor who would sell a qty of 5000. Nobody sells them a few at a time, only bulk, and buying one 5000 count reel is considered retail. These components are made to be assembled by automated equipment on miniaturized circuit boards. The spot on the board I had was so tiny that I needed an exact replacement to fit. I let my brother solder it in for me because he was under 40 at the time and still had eyes that didn't need reading glasses to focus.
This helped so much. Thank you! Fixed it no problem
Glad it helped!
Thank you so much. My soldering skills are not great but i was still able to get the repair done. Your instruction was bang on and very accurate. Working like new super bright display now.
The 2003 has this issue. With your helpful video, it will be resolved ASAP.
Thanks.
Just did this on my c5z and it worked perfectly! Thanks for the well detailed video!
Great to hear!
Looks like an easy fix. The C5 is the car that just keeps giving....knowledge on how to fix random stuffs!
Yep - it is not too bad - just be delicate!
Thanks for another great video! I will tackle this soon thanks to you.
Glad it was helpful!
Awesome Ken! You are a gift to all C5 owners! ❤🎉❤
Great walkthrough! I just followed along and completed this over the weekend and the display is SO BRIGHT now! I have essentially no soldering skill.. seriously, bad enough to where I actually caused two of the little black resistors to completely come loose off of the board and I had to solder them back on.. and even so, I was able to get this done and it works great now. Thanks again!
That's awesome, enjoy!
Thank you so much for this video, your site is great!
HELP HELP HELP! My C5 display dims intermittently. But the blower and AC do not work either! All of these HVAC re-soldering fixes I've seen on youtube only deal with a dim display. Could this old cracked solder on those 8 resistors be causing my blower and AC not to work too? I need this fixed. It's hot out here on the east coast! I'm going to go through and replace all the AC related fuses next before I take the darn center console apart.
Check the fuses with a test light - no need to replace. Just check for power at both pins on the fuse. If you can solder fairly well with a small tip, look over all the connections with a magnifying glass- you can see the cracks. These units are spendy - so if you are not confident - find a friend who is - or send it in.
This worked for me! Thank you so much!
Thanks for doing the video great job and I was able to fix it. Resistors are smaller than you first think!
Glad it helped
Just fixed my 2004 this morning, nice and bright again! Thank you
Unable to get the large black plastic console piece to come off. I don't want to break it. Any tips so I can give it another shot? Thanks Guido
Just be sure you didn't miss a screw/fastener. Did you get it out - I assume yes?
@@Toys4Life I believe that I disconnected everything but just couldn't maneuver the plastic piece out. But I'll give it another shot in September when it's a little cooler. Thanks Guido
Thank you, this helped a lot.
Glad it helped!
what do you do you just add solder or is it broken yes and you soldered them ??
If you can melt the existing solder to reform the joint, otherwise you might have to add a tiny, and I mean tiny amount of solder.
@@Toys4Life very good thank you I will review it. my control all its buttons work correctly but the screen does not turn on thanks
Wow. Just fixed mine yesterday afternoon. Followed ur vid step by step. Worked great. Perfect. Thank u very much super helpful.
Glad it worked out!!
Are all of the torx screws the same size?
I don't recall. Probably.
Great video! Thanks.
Excellent. Now, my AC fan stopped working in addition to the HVAC lighting issue. Could this also fix that problem? Or, has the fan motor failed? The Chevy dealer won't deal with this issue. Thoughts and information. Thanks.
I highly doubt the HVAC lighting and fan motor issue is related.
@@Toys4Life Just a thought but didn't think so. The Chevy dealer did nothing but keep my car for a day then tell me there was nothing that they could/would attempt to check out. I do miss the "muscle car days, in a way"... Thanks
Display AC lighting repair
Yes!
Thanks for the info,I’m sure I’ll get my chance at this!
It does seem to get em all - sooner or later...
Is it possible the lighting issue would cause it to be stuck on one setting (lights are completely out, blows everywhere not just the vents). I'm assuming it's the vacuum tubing if not. Thanks for the video, I'll be doing this in the next couple weeks.
I don't believe so. This is just an issue getting power to the LEDs I think. But I'm not 100% positive.
@@Toys4Life I figured as much. Thanks for the quick response and the videos
@@djs89lxHey! Mines are completely out and aren’t even fanning any air out, im going to try the soldering method right now
- what did you do to help your issue ?
Great video ! Are the light bulbs available ? Thanks
I believe they can be found, I think they might be LEDs but I'm not positive. I don't seem to burn out much, just the soldering issue.
It helps a lot to know where the hidden screws and clips are. Good lesson
Thank you Sir!
Great video!
Glad you enjoyed it
Great Video! You did amazing! Thanks!
Glad it worked out for you!
Have you repaired a DIC?
Cant tell if you are being serious or joking. Anyhow, I have not heard of anyone having problems with their C5s diagnostic IC. Have you?
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