DIY s14 climate control panel bulb replacement

[steve s14]

ever had those stupid bulbs in the climate control go out on you? well they did on my car and it's damn annoying to drive at night and have to guess at which button to push to get my feet toasty or get some fresh air on my hands and face.there are 3 bulbs that light up the unit, one lights up the fan speed numbers, one for the upper buttons with the pictures of stick man sitting down with arrows pointing at him, and the last one lights up the lower part of the unit which is the a/c button and the blue/red bar. make a note first about which bulbs are out so that way you which ones need to be replaced.remove the upper console and vent assembly by tilting the center vents down and grabbing the console like in the picture and pull.

remove the 4 screws then unplug it and remove it from the dash

turn the unit around and pull up on the 3 tabs to remove the cover.

after the cover is removed, there will be a circuit board held down by 3 clips. squeeze the clips with needle nose pliers while gently pulling up on the circuit board.



lift the circuit board and underneath will be another circuit board with the bulbs on it. in the picture the bulbs are removed, and the fan switch is removed to show all the bulb locations.

the part numbers for the bulbs are below. i found out so i updated the thread.

to get at the bulb that luminates the fan speed, the fan switch needs to be removed. this is done by first pulling the knob off and then prying on the three tabs (one at the top and 2 at the bottom) while pushing on the front side of the switch with your thumb.topbottom

after all the burned out bulbs are replaced, test the unit first by plugging it in first before reassembling it.

: UPDATE on my own thread :nissan part numbers for the bulbsthe 2 for the ones that light up the little stick figures and the temp bar are 27545-50j00

nissan part number for the fan switch bulb is 27545-50j05

[masticatingcow]

Good info, and nice pics!

[KoukiRydr]

Great info man.Do you know the bulb sizes?LEDs possible or different colors?

[steve s14]

i'm not too sure what the bulb size is and i don't know if led's are possible. if you find some 12v led's and can adapt them to work in the slot, i would figure that it would be the best choice since led's last much longer than a standard bulb.i know that nissan doesn't sell the bulbs for the climate control separate and you have to buy the whole assembly if the bulbs ever burn out. that's why i took the time to do this write up.honda sells a lot of the really small bulbs separate and i think toyota does too but trying to find the one that works in a different application is the hard part. the honda bulb is for the clock light in an accord or odyssey and even though it's a bit shorter, it seems to fit fine. the only other choice is to go to a junkyard and find a climate control unit and steal the bulbs out of it.

[MAXIMUS Nismo]

once again, I demand this to be a sticky. Make a DIY section and put his wrte ups in there.

[base9se]

that's a great write up..speaking of which, I need to change the bulbs on my climate control. Anyone know where I can order those bulbs?

[mkory]

Can't you just take the bulbs out and take them to an auto parts store?

[chrislis]

thank you sir. i've been wondering how to fix this for a longgg time now. i will get to it asap.

[Dano]

Sweet, im adding this to the articles section!

-Dan

[Dano]

Steve, can u send me the regular versions of those pics to load in our articles section (this will ensure there won't be red x's in the future)

[email protected]

-Dan

[240sxfan6882]

Woohoo great write up! the Bulbs went out on mine too, the ones that light up the lil stick man. We just need to see which bulbs will work! Thx!!!

[ArcherV20]

We need an S13 version of this!

[JSvert240sx]

We need an S13 version of this!

yes we do!

Anyone done something similar, possibly with LED's in an S13?

[sittin' Slidewayz]

i know that nissan doesn't sell the bulbs for the climate control separate and you have to buy the whole assembly if the bulbs ever burn out.

Nice write-up bro. Where were you a month ago when I changed the bulbs?

Nissan does carry the bulbs the part number is 27545-50J00.

Here's where I got mine...

http://www.courtesyparts.com/M...50J00

Definitely worth the 7 bucks. Now I don't have to turn on the dome light to change the settings.

[S14tat]

yup, mine went out on me twice in 4 years, and i was able to get just the bulbs everytime. they cost like 20 bucks for 4.