[Brendensmonte]

I have seen previously in a post somewhere that the Light bulbs for the HVAC controls were size 74 bulbs. I wanted to give some information regarding this and would love feedback. My friends Monte has the dual climate control as where mine only has single, So we took our controls apart and compared the bulb differences. Yes they are different from each other.

The Single Climate controls use a 2 bulb unit wired with a harness that attaches to the board on the inside of the controls Picture follows.

There is a third bulb separate from this harness for the Rear defroster button.

As for the Dual Climate Control system, they deal with very small twist socket bulbs, there are 4 total + the same rear defroster button bulb which I don't have shown.

I apologize for the small pictures for the 2nd one.

I don't know the size of these bulbs but I do know they are either dealer item or junkyard find. I have searched through the bulb books where I work we have similar ones but not exact.
Autozone does not carry them as well I have not checked others cause a junkyard is the easiest place to find them.

Feel free to add some more info I know haven't covered a lot maybe the actual bulb size...

[NiftyMonte]

http://mymonte.com/d...r-led-infopics/

they are size 74... i swear

[Brendensmonte]

hmm idk I bought some size 74 bulbs without the base and still they look nothing like the bulb inside the base of them

[BigTony]

Where can i buy a bulb for this w/ the base? or even w/out the base?

edit: and if i buy it w/out the base how do i get it in the base? lol

This post has been edited by BigTony: 07 September 2010 - 09:30 PM

[Brendensmonte]

BigTony, on 07 September 2010 - 10:26 PM, said:

Where can i buy a bulb for this w/ the base? or even w/out the base?

edit: and if i buy it w/out the base how do i get it in the base? lol

A few places if you want the base with the bulb my best choice would be a junk yard, or dealership cause I have not seen the base anywhere else. if the bulb is truley size 74 bulbs I have them at carquest where I work so if you have one near you they will have them without the base.

[BigTony]

Brendensmonte, on 07 September 2010 - 10:03 PM, said:

BigTony, on 07 September 2010 - 10:26 PM, said:

Where can i buy a bulb for this w/ the base? or even w/out the base?

edit: and if i buy it w/out the base how do i get it in the base? lol

A few places if you want the base with the bulb my best choice would be a junk yard, or dealership cause I have not seen the base anywhere else. if the bulb is truley size 74 bulbs I have them at carquest where I work so if you have one near you they will have them without the base.

Well i'm lookin to re-do them bright green... yea
lol i looked and looked and found em for a decent price on the home of L.E.D.'s ebay ha

[ComradeRedXv2]

thats also in your lock button...

[NiftyMonte]

omg, i've done the led swap. its a size 74 bulb. bronx did the swap, its a size 74 bulb. get it yet?

[BigTony]

NiftyMonte, on 07 September 2010 - 11:41 PM, said:

omg, i've done the led swap. its a size 74 bulb. bronx did the swap, its a size 74 bulb. get it yet?

Thats what i ordered... w/ the base

[Brendensmonte]

where did you order them from?

[BigTony]

Brendensmonte, on 08 September 2010 - 10:36 AM, said:

where did you order them from?

Found em on Ebay

[Lumina_97_09]

Mine are flickering on the right side. Might be that I need new ones.

[BigTony]

The first time I did it I bought the right bulbs but they were 74's without the base... so I just made them fit into the slots behind the tach/speedo
but... I found the correct ones and ...

This post has been edited by BigTony: 19 September 2010 - 07:04 PM

[Lumina_97_09]

Nice.

[Adam]

Those look great, every part of the cluster is lit up nicely.

[BigTony]

yea, all the ones for the gauges had 4 flat L.E.D's on them
and for the HVAC just one bright L.E.D. but i didn't remove the colored tint stuff from the controls so it's kinda dim


http://cgi.ebay.com/...e=STRK:MEWNX:IT
these (T4) were them

This post has been edited by BigTony: 21 September 2010 - 08:04 PM