prginocx Posted December 26, 2005 Share Posted December 26, 2005 Why is the heater and temp slide control area not illuminated ? AC button is lit, but there doesn't seem to be a bulb for the heater controls. Can't really manipulate them in the dark ? Of course they do have a tiny light for the ashtray, though....Big priority... This is on a 95 pathy w/5spd. Am I missing something ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packie88 Posted December 27, 2005 Share Posted December 27, 2005 ummm im pretty sure there reas a topic on this a couple of weeks ago. i posted how to get into the light but i couldnt figure out how to remove the bulb with out busting it so i memerized were my switches are and what they do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Posted December 27, 2005 Share Posted December 27, 2005 you should have an illuminated panel there so obviously the bulb/fuse blew... search around for this subject on how to change them or look it up in your manual.. it should semi-explain in there.... (i on the other hand have nooo clue where the bulb resides or how to get to it.. obviously it resides behind the dash.. that's a given) sorry i can't be of more help! -study- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88pathoffroad Posted December 27, 2005 Share Posted December 27, 2005 Yeah, there's a bulb or two in there. Must be popped. You can get to them fairly easily by taking off the stereo surround trim and the ashtray. Then the A/C and heater face control plate pops off so you can get to the light bulbs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gacruiser Posted December 31, 2005 Share Posted December 31, 2005 Why is the heater and temp slide control area not illuminated ? AC button is lit, but there doesn't seem to be a bulb for the heater controls. Can't really manipulate them in the dark ? Of course they do have a tiny light for the ashtray, though....Big priority... This is on a 95 pathy w/5spd. Am I missing something ? I don't know about the 95 (the A/C and center console is slightly different), but just finished replacing bulbs in my 91 A/C control. There are 2 "wheat" bulbs (small, only available from Nissan) in my automatic climate control. These 2 bulbs light up the temp scale and the controls, including all the pushbuttons for vent control. The fan and temp slider knobs have LEDs in them and probably never burn out. You have to remove the control itself and partially disassemble it to get to the bulbs. The factory service manual was sparse, but gave enough info to get to the bulbs. There were a total of 7 screws attaching the control to the dash that had to be removed to get the control out of the dash. That was after removing the console bezel (4 screws), the radio (4 screws), and the ashtray frame (2 screws). The radio and ashtray could have been left in the dash, but it was easier to unplug the wires from the back of the A/C control with them removed. HTH, GaCruiser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prginocx Posted January 4, 2006 Author Share Posted January 4, 2006 I found it just like you said. Real B#@^H getting all that apart, though. The real tiny light was behind the climate control panel where the slots are for the heater/vent controls to move back and forth. The knobs do pop off, but the panel wasn't too easy to get behind, then you have to twist this miniscule bulb out of its socket WITHOUT breaking the tiny wires or the bulb. Stealer wanted $16.99 for the bulb......Got it at Napa for $2.49. How do those guys sleep at night ? Oh, wait....the quality of their parts is sooooo much better than Napa, right ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94extreme Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 the ashtray has a light? darn, have to look into it.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrimGreg Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 the ashtray has a light? darn, have to look into it.. Neither of mine do, wish they did so I could stop ashing all over the place in the dark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94extreme Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 yeah, that's my problem too. thanks for mentioning the foot well lights the other day... will have to mod that too sometime.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchy Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 On 1/4/2006 at 7:20 AM, prginocx said: I found it just like you said. Real B#@^H getting all that apart, though. The real tiny light was behind the climate control panel where the slots are for the heater/vent controls to move back and forth. The knobs do pop off, but the panel wasn't too easy to get behind, then you have to twist this miniscule bulb out of its socket WITHOUT breaking the tiny wires or the bulb. Stealer wanted $16.99 for the bulb......Got it at Napa for $2.49. How do those guys sleep at night ? Oh, wait....the quality of their parts is sooooo much better than Napa, right ? I know it's been a while but by chance do you remember what the part number was over at napa? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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