Climate Control Lights
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Climate Control Lights
Hello all,
First time Honda owner here. I got a good deal on a well maintained 07 w/ 5 speed. So far, it’s been flawless and almost everything works. I drove it at night for the first time and was surprised to find that none of the climate controls lit up. Yes, fuses are good, already checked.
I’ve found that the bulbs for the knobs are T5’s but I’m stuck on the AC, Defrost, etc buttons. Does anyone have the part numbers for these so I can search Amazon/EBay? Also, what all is supposed to light up? Going to replace bulbs when I upgrade the headunit and I only want to take things apart once. Also trying to avoid forking out some outrageous amount for tiny bulbs at the dealer.
Thanks!
First time Honda owner here. I got a good deal on a well maintained 07 w/ 5 speed. So far, it’s been flawless and almost everything works. I drove it at night for the first time and was surprised to find that none of the climate controls lit up. Yes, fuses are good, already checked.
I’ve found that the bulbs for the knobs are T5’s but I’m stuck on the AC, Defrost, etc buttons. Does anyone have the part numbers for these so I can search Amazon/EBay? Also, what all is supposed to light up? Going to replace bulbs when I upgrade the headunit and I only want to take things apart once. Also trying to avoid forking out some outrageous amount for tiny bulbs at the dealer.
Thanks!
Last edited by Mtfit07; Oct 26, 2023 at 11:10 AM.
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You can check my post here on those bulbs:
For the A/C and defroster I later got these T3s: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003663553780.html
They don't really fit. The LED is obviously larger than the bulb and the base platform is thinner so I had to file it and then hot glue them in place. I don't know if that's an issue with these specific T3s or they're supposed to be a different type completely.
I used red LEDs and they're very red as you can see. They're probably supposed to be amber or white.
The HVAC controls had no backlight since I got the car. It's only three dials but very annoying because the order on the blower direction is different than in the Miata, so I always had to turn on the map light to see it in the dark. Very annoying.
It's #12 here on the part diagram. It's not clear what "Bulb, wedge" is, exactly, but someone here said it's supposed to be T5 / W1.2W /W3W / whatever, so I got these: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003294293483.html
You have to undo the cables 14, 13 and 15 within the glove box and then pop the whole radio/HVAC panel out. I couldn't find where the purple cable goes (below) to unhook it so didn't take the radio out completely and left it hanging a bit. The bulbs are here as indicated, pretty difficult to reach through the available gaps:
Reinstalling them turned out to be a bigger pain in the ass since the little copper tabs apparently were a bit bent, so the plastic bulb holder just refuse to twist in. Ended up bending it with a screwdriver after struggling for like 10 minutes.
The original bulbs were probably more on the amber side, oops. Also not sure if the left one is working, might need to flip the polarity. Already much better anyway though. Or maybe the A/C bulb might be out (which is a different type) but A/C doesn't work anyway so that's ok.
It's #12 here on the part diagram. It's not clear what "Bulb, wedge" is, exactly, but someone here said it's supposed to be T5 / W1.2W /W3W / whatever, so I got these: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003294293483.html
You have to undo the cables 14, 13 and 15 within the glove box and then pop the whole radio/HVAC panel out. I couldn't find where the purple cable goes (below) to unhook it so didn't take the radio out completely and left it hanging a bit. The bulbs are here as indicated, pretty difficult to reach through the available gaps:
Reinstalling them turned out to be a bigger pain in the ass since the little copper tabs apparently were a bit bent, so the plastic bulb holder just refuse to twist in. Ended up bending it with a screwdriver after struggling for like 10 minutes.
The original bulbs were probably more on the amber side, oops. Also not sure if the left one is working, might need to flip the polarity. Already much better anyway though. Or maybe the A/C bulb might be out (which is a different type) but A/C doesn't work anyway so that's ok.
They don't really fit. The LED is obviously larger than the bulb and the base platform is thinner so I had to file it and then hot glue them in place. I don't know if that's an issue with these specific T3s or they're supposed to be a different type completely.
I used red LEDs and they're very red as you can see. They're probably supposed to be amber or white.
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