Changing climate control lights

[jgeorg]

So I've been looking all over the Internet to find out how to replace the burnt out bulbs behind the climate control area on my '97 SR5. I've gotten the bezel out, but not sure where to take it from here. The picture shows where I'm at now.
Sorry the picture is sideways, my phone puts it in like that automatically.

 

[JamesDean91]

You took a 5 min job and made it a 2 hour job lol
The clear thing there in your climate control comes out, pull of on the passenger side there is a single bulb behind it there ya go.
All you had to do was pull all the knobs and the face off to get to this point not the whole dash

 

[jgeorg]

You took a 5 min job and made it a 2 hour job lol
The clear thing there in your climate control comes out, pull of on the passenger side there is a single bulb behind it there ya go.
All you had to do was pull all the knobs and the face off to get to this point not the whole dash

Thanks for the reply, got it back together lol and the bulb out. Shoulda seen that one!

 

[JamesDean91]

Its all good I did the same thing with my first Gen runner learned the hard way.

 

[hrt4me]

The clear thing there in your climate control comes out, pull of on the passenger side, there is a single bulb behind it, there ya go.
All you had to do was pull all the knobs and the face off to get to this point, not the whole dash

I also need to replace the bulb behind the climate control of my '96 SR5...

any chance you could add a photo of exactly which "clear thing" I need to pull off from the passenger side?

further, do you happen to know which bulb I need use as a replacement (i.e. factory part number?)?

 

[Hawaiiski]

I also need to replace the bulb behind the climate control of my '96 SR5...

any chance you could add a photo of exactly which "clear thing" I need to pull off from the passenger side?

further, do you happen to know which bulb I need use as a replacement (i.e. factory part number?)?

Here's the two locations of the bulbs and they are #74 bulbs, I replaced mine with LEDs so that's why they might look a little different than yours; yours will be covered in green silicone condom looking thing as well haha.

 

[hrt4me]

thanks for posting that pic... but could you please post exactly what I need to remove in order to get in there in the first place?

 

[Hawaiiski]

thanks for posting that pic... but could you please post exactly what I need to remove in order to get in there in the first place?

Pull all the knobs/slider things off and once you have all those off, just grab the face plate and pull it off. Simple as that.

 

[hrt4me]

Pull all the knobs/slider things off and once you have all those off, just grab the face plate and pull it off. Simple as that.

OK, thanks, I'll try that first thing in the morning (when it's not freezing outside)

 

[Hawaiiski]

Couple pictures

I pull from here

Then that's how you get to the lights.

 

[hrt4me]

my '96 is slightly different in that it has the sliding climate control levers rather than the rotating dials, and so I only have the single bulb in the center (like the '97)... so THIS THREAD was actually spot on for what mine looks like and how I need to replace that bulb once the parts store opens in the morning

 

[JamesDean91]

Couple pictures

I pull from here

Then that's how you get to the lights.

You must have a 98 like me the earlier ones only have 1 bulb and a clear lense preventing you from jhst removing the face and seeing a bulb 99-02 have 1 also we have a strange year.

 

[Hawaiiski]

hmm always thought the 96-98 were the same in every way besides the 98 steering wheel, learn something new everyday on t4r.

 

[Ronin1082]

BAM!

 

[hrt4me]

got my single #74 bulb changed today, it was super easy!

 

[TN_Soljah808]

Here's the two locations of the bulbs and they are #74 bulbs, I replaced mine with LEDs so that's why they might look a little different than yours; yours will be covered in green silicone condom looking thing as well haha.

Where did you buy the LED and the cost? is it the same #74?

Thanks

 

[Hawaiiski]

Where did you buy the LED and the cost? is it the same #74?

Thanks

I got mine from superbrightleds and they were like $2-$2.50 a piece but they have hot spots so I'd recommend something with more than 1 led and 360 degree coverage

 

[threadlessclimber]

one of mine has been off and on lately, thought it would be PTA to replace (similar to OP's work load). Sure glad I read this!

 

[TN_Soljah808]

I got mine from superbrightleds and they were like $2-$2.50 a piece but they have hot spots so I'd recommend something with more than 1 led and 360 degree coverage

Thanks for the information.

 

[mattgold]

Quick question for 97 (slider style) controls.

I swapped the one led covered by the clear plate and it's 100% better. BUT, is there another bulb I overlooked for the A/C button? Any idea what size it is or if it's even replaceable?


-M