Mini Bulbs Behind Dash - Avalon

[trdtim]

I know this is a 4runner forum but I need some help with a 1996 Avalon. None of the buttons light up behind the AC panel so at night it makes it a nightmare for my girlfriend to change the heater or AC. I check the fuse, assuming it's the fuse that corresponds to "panel" in the fuse box, and it looks fine. Do you think all of the bulbs could just be out? I pulled them out and they're so small that it's hard to tell if they are bad or not. Could something else be wrong with the lights? Thanks.

 

[alpha]

try replacing the fuse anyways.

if that doesn't work, maybe a multiplex unit..?

 

[trdtim]

try replacing the fuse anyways.

if that doesn't work, maybe a multiplex unit..?

Mulitplex unit? Is that what connects to the back of the AC controls?

 

[loner]

I'm guessing there are only about 2 or 3 bulbs in that HVAC unit to provide the night-time illumination for all the buttons. It is very possible that they are all burnt out. I think they run about $3 or so apiece at the dealership.

I had to replace many dash bulbs in my 1997 Land Cruiser and 1996 Tacoma, so your 1996 Avalon probably needs a few changed too.

 

[trdtim]

I'm guessing there are only about 2 or 3 bulbs in that HVAC unit to provide the night-time illumination for all the buttons. It is very possible that they are all burnt out. I think they run about $3 or so apiece at the dealership.

I had to replace many dash bulbs in my 1997 Land Cruiser and 1996 Tacoma, so your 1996 Avalon probably needs a few changed too.

Thanks. Yeah. The dealer wants about 5.11 for each bulb at partznet. There are 3 behind the "hi/low" and "defrost" buttons and 2 more behind the inside/outside air buttons to the right of the head unit.