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Mine is also a 2003 and it's illuminated. I'm assuming there's a bulb receptacle on the back side of the climate control system. I had mine apart recently and I remember seeing bulb receptacles on the back of the thing that controls the heated seats and hazards lights. I don't specifically remember bulb receptacles on the climate control doohickey, but they have to be there, right?
Here's some brief instructions on how to replace the bulb. I'm going to be posting a video in a day or two on how to install a bluetooth receiver, and many of the steps will be shown on that video.
At this point you can probably just reach back behind the climate control system and twist out the bulb holder. I doubt you'll need to disconnect any of the plugs. However, if you don't have enough room it's pretty easy to unplug the plugs from the radio and the other controls to pull out the entire stack of controls.
The entire job can be done in ten minutes if the J-gate surround cooperates, or an hour if it doesn't. Once the J-gate surround it off the rest is very easy. It sound and looks intimidating, but the center console comes out very easily.
Here's some brief instructions on how to replace the bulb. I'm going to be posting a video in a day or two on how to install a bluetooth receiver, and many of the steps will be shown on that video.
- Remove the J-gate surround
- Remove the screws that hold in the wood piece below the J-gate surround.
- Remove the wood piece
- Remove the cover on the center console that's directly behind the arm rest (it just pops off)
- Remove the two torx bolts underneath the cover that you just removed
- Remove the two torx bolts at the front of the center console directly below the radio
- Lift out the entire center console
- Unscrew the 6 screws that hold the radio and other controls in place
- Pull out the radio and other controls.
At this point you can probably just reach back behind the climate control system and twist out the bulb holder. I doubt you'll need to disconnect any of the plugs. However, if you don't have enough room it's pretty easy to unplug the plugs from the radio and the other controls to pull out the entire stack of controls.
The entire job can be done in ten minutes if the J-gate surround cooperates, or an hour if it doesn't. Once the J-gate surround it off the rest is very easy. It sound and looks intimidating, but the center console comes out very easily.
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savedbyHim (08-26-2011)
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yup, that's lit up all right...now, where the heck is the bulb...i tried pulling on the knob, no luck but didn't give it a good yank either. Behind it, there are plenty of backlit bulbs, but none directly behind, or even close to the fan knob. I am going in tonight or tomorrow so I'll give it another go and see if i can find it.
thanks steve...i am a believer now.
thanks steve...i am a believer now.
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I just went out to my car in the pitch black garage to take another look at the fan speed knob. In complete blackness I can see that the knob is BARELY backlit. It's almost as if it is getting the light from one of the other bulbs. Why did you have to point this out, Matt? Now it's going to bug the **** out of me. Ignorance is a bliss.
If you look at this pic closely you can barely see the glow from the knob.
If you look at this pic closely you can barely see the glow from the knob.
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And yeah... I called my parents. Everything is OK, but the tornado was just down the street from them. My dad didn't even wake up. LOL!