As some of you may have read, I just finished re-lamping my radio. Now one of the lights has gone out on the heater controls just above the radio.
I looked it up on the Rockauto web site and I see that it is not a normal lamp.
When I called my local dealer he mentioned that there are a few different lamps for the control box and that most of them are discontinued.
From what I have been able to find it looks like it is a neon lamp. Has anyone replaced these lamps before? I would like to have a little more insight before I take the dash apart again.
Heater control lamps
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Heater control lamps
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Re: Heater control lamps
The one behind the fan speed knob. I was reading that there are three bulbs. Not sure, but if that is true I may have a couple out. I guess that I will just have to pull the thing apart this weekend and take a look. I am getting really good at pulling the dash apart.
Tedd ILL
2000 Astro LS (4th owner starting at 152000)
Easy does when driving a dumpster with a steering wheel.
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Re: Heater control lamps
The lamps are not replaceable through the stealership. You MUST buy the entire unit (switches, plastic & all) just to replace the bulbs!
Try superbrightleds.com. They can sell the LEDs that replace the bulbs.
Try superbrightleds.com. They can sell the LEDs that replace the bulbs.
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Re: Heater control lamps
Heater control bulbs. NA everywhere! I got some from someone here who was parting out a van. I also obtained some extras from the local pic and pull.
I had replaced mine with led bulbs but because I dim my dash, they didn't last long.
I had replaced mine with led bulbs but because I dim my dash, they didn't last long.
1998 Astro. Sterling Hi-top Conversion. 1st Second gen owned.
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Former ....
90 Astro shorty conversion,$500 short term driver
91 ext Astro bad body,bad motor $325, became a 350/4bl cruiser with all under hood acces working.TOTALED..my fault
88 Astro shorty conversion 177k-270k,threw rod. $2500
85 Astro mint body ...totaled 9 days later...not my fault. Paid $1k, insurance gave me $2k
86 Astro shorty 147k-242k, $2500. sold running!