the radio light fix 00+

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the radio light fix 00+

Post by harofreak00 »

basic rundown of what you are gonna see

so your radio is missing bulbs....
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after pulling off the dash, no screws,
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you will see that the radio just pulls right out with 4 clups
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start taking apart the radio by prying all the tabs round the face
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and the front comes off except for the 2 wire connectorsImage

they are removed with a needle nose pliers inside the unit
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get the face off and it looks like this, remove the 5 small ass screws and it all comes apart
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here is the back of the face buttons
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and here is what your working on
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i ordered these 3 bulbs from corvetteradios.com
99 to 04 Pontiac,Aztek,GranAm,Sunfire,Ponvan,Montana 3ea Delco Replacement Light Bulbs $20+ $2 S&H
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and they sent me these :S
GM 95-02 10 Delco Display bulbs $20 $2 S&H
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here was the difference i was looking at... and i said hell with it and put them in
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solder then to the board
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and put it back together
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and back in the car
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2 problems!

something happened when i had it apart.. notice the display screen.. there isnt full light across is anymore, also i lost my volume and tune rotary buttons light... :evil: thinking this has something to do with the wires on the faceplate being incorrect...

also, i only replaced the 3 white bulbs, not any of the orange LED's that light the numbers... radio shack did not have them, and i am going to order online... so you see in the last pic that the bottom row works fine, but some of the numbers are not lit.

i also replaced the red theftlock LED with a blue one :twisted:

when i get the orange LED's in... i will take it apart again and see why the display is not right
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Post by TenGHz »

Andrew, do you know if these same bulbs will work on my heater/AC controls?

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I see you listen to Z99, i like 95.7 the blaze better, LOL
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Joshua,

I have no idea honestly.

Beast,

95.7 wasn't even around when I took these pics.. they are one of my favorites now ;)
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oic, i just discovered it for myself last fall
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Has anybody changed the bulbs on the actual display where the frequency shows up on
if so are there any pictures of the task involved
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Yes, you just take that metal box off the circuit board and there are 3 bulbs under there.
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