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Old 12-08-2004, 11:07 PM   #1
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I know this may seem quite silly but are the knobs for the heating and AC control supposed to light up or is it just those 3 little buttons to the right of them? If they aren't supposed to light up is there a way to get them to? Its killing me to not be able to see the controls for the heater and such at night unless I turn on the cabin light.

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they should light up!!!
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Old 12-08-2004, 11:35 PM   #3
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They should light up. Maybe one of your fuses is blown.
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It doesn't light up at all so im thinking its the fuse and not just one of the bulbs, I'll have to check the fuse when I get home from work. Thanks guys.
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They should light up, but note that the AC one wont come on if you have your fan all the way down.
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Old 12-09-2004, 01:18 AM   #6
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I hardly ever use the AC anyways. I'm much more of a windows down driver. And it honestly never gets that hot here in San Diego that I would consider using it.
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There is a bulb behind the knobs that tends to go out once in a while. If I remember correctly I had to take the stereo out to replace the bulb.

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I know this may seem quite silly but are the knobs for the heating and AC control supposed to light up or is it just those 3 little buttons to the right of them? If they aren't supposed to light up is there a way to get them to? Its killing me to not be able to see the controls for the heater and such at night unless I turn on the cabin light.

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Old 12-09-2004, 04:00 AM   #8
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I was just going to ask that. I checked the fuse when I got home from work this afternoon and it seemed to be fine. So this weekend when I have some time I'll be removing the stero and then trying to remove the bulb and get it replaced.
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socal; make sure you throw your a/c on for about 10 minutes every once in a while, otherwise the seals can crack.
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Thanks for the tip. I'll make sure to do that.
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