97 climate control lights
 

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just a quick question.
is there suppose to be lights behind the white icons?
because on my car I can't see any of the icons during the night. maybe I just need to memorize them?

yes, I believe there are 3 small light bulbs behind there. I had to replace them once.

thank you for letting me know. :)
how do i disassemble the climate control?

I think the bulb sockets are on the back. Once you have it out of the car, no further disassembly is required.

thanks guys.

Just wonderin'. Why in the first place did you removed the climate control assembly? Do you have other issues beside the lights? Its unlikely that all bulbs would be busted at the same time. You might have wiring issues.

As for your question of dis-assembly, 5 screws are visible.The 3 on the most bottom part holds the front panel together together with snap-on clips on the top. You will have to pull out the speed switch and heater control handles.Remove also the selector buttons. Use a flat head screw driver to pry out the buttons.(there's a slot at the bottom of the buttons.) Check for anything that looks bad on the board,diodes,resistors etc.

it was just a reference pic from google, I haven't began disassembling mine yet.
do you think it might be a blown fuse?
I mean the lights button lights do work, just not the icons. I couldn't locate the fuse so I don't know what to check.

Thanks for the info.

After someone has been driving for years with the dimmer turned all the way up, it's common for all the bulbs to have burned out. The bulbs for the heater panel are simply wired in parallel with the ones on the instrument cluster.

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These is a pict of the back of the climate control

The wires for the three bulbs are visible. Check them first when you have the chance. Its not so easy to remove the assembly, lots of screws in hidden locations.But it can still be done.

Anyone happen to know what size the bulbs are? Was noticing this morning that it looks like one of mine is burned out, and figured I'd change it next week when I have the dash apart for the head unit swap.