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Just bought a 2004 with 104k miles on it
Interior is very clean

The air conditioning control lights are out
Anyone know where I can get a replacement?

Also, drivers side mirror is bad, need to replace as well
 
Search eBay....I just had my unit refurbished.
 
Just bought a 2004 with 104k miles on it
Interior is very clean

The air conditioning control lights are out
Anyone know where I can get a replacement?

Also, drivers side mirror is bad, need to replace as well
The HVAC backlighting bulbs are incandescent, whereas the yellow lights for some of the buttons are LEDs and likely have not burned out. The bulbs are soldered to the PCB.

If you want stock bulbs, they can be found. If you are not afraid to solder, you can replace them.

I replaced the ones in my 2005 LeSabre Auto-HVAC with LEDs and I am so glad I did!
 
The HVAC backlighting bulbs are incandescent, whereas the yellow lights for some of the buttons are LEDs and likely have not burned out. The bulbs are soldered to the PCB.

If you want stock bulbs, they can be found. If you are not afraid to solder, you can replace them.

I replaced the ones in my 2005 LeSabre Auto-HVAC with LEDs and I am so glad I did!
Did you do the replacement yourself? I wanna tackle this, but I'm nervous. I heard its a pain in the ass.
 
I purchased all the instrument related bulbs from carradiobulbs.com Link
The radio, HVAC controller, cluster bulbs & headlight switch.
 
Did you do the replacement yourself? I wanna tackle this, but I'm nervous. I heard its a pain in the ass.
Yes, I did it myself. It takes patience, and even more when using LEDs since it is designed for the bulbs.

HVAC Snip.webp

All of those circles with 2 holes is where the bulbs go. At this point I had already removed them.

Along the left side are 2 LEDs, on the right are 4 LEDs. Those are for the function indicators. You can see "Auto" below.

HVAC Snip-Illuminated.webp

I can't have overly-bright lights on inside when I'm driving without having to dim them. These are not too bright in that respect, but brighter than stock.

The HVAC case unsnaps from the dash (1 on each side), then slips out.

Remove 4 very, very small screws from the back to access the inside. Use a small tool to unplug the white plug in the image to get the board out. I had to turn on the parking lights and probe the plug to find the Pos and Neg wires to be sure the LEDs were installed with the correct polarity. It also helps to test their operation while still on the table.

I won't lie. It took several tries before I was able to get the little LEDs installed and working right, but there ya go.

Using incandescent bulbs means not having to worry about polarity. They will also be the stock brightness and will evenly light all of the switches. I used LEDs because I don't want to take it apart to replace another bulb!
 
Yes, I did it myself. It takes patience, and even more when using LEDs since it is designed for the bulbs.

View attachment 49760

All of those circles with 2 holes is where the bulbs go. At this point I had already removed them.

Along the left side are 2 LEDs, on the right are 4 LEDs. Those are for the function indicators. You can see "Auto" below.

View attachment 49761

I can't have overly-bright lights on inside when I'm driving without having to dim them. These are not too bright in that respect, but brighter than stock.

The HVAC case unsnaps from the dash (1 on each side), then slips out.

Remove 4 very, very small screws from the back to access the inside. Use a small tool to unplug the white plug in the image to get the board out. I had to turn on the parking lights and probe the plug to find the Pos and Neg wires to be sure the LEDs were installed with the correct polarity. It also helps to test their operation while still on the table.

I won't lie. It took several tries before I was able to get the little LEDs installed and working right, but there ya go.

Using incandescent bulbs means not having to worry about polarity. They will also be the stock brightness and will evenly light all of the switches. I used LEDs because I don't want to take it apart to replace another bulb!
This seems to tedious. I may try to do it one day, or send it out to get done.

My climate control has only a few bulbs left working. Same with my steering wheel controls.
 
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I have not done any of my SW controls. The only one that lights up is the yellow to show power for the CC. All the rest are dark. I'm okay with that for now. 😉
 
My daughter took the car to the store
Then washed it and cleaned the interior as well
Car wouldn’t start, dead battery (2022 model)
So I went and got a new battery
And now I can see the temperature in the ac cluster


The front seat stuck all the way forward now
My daughter moved it up, to vaccum and it won’t move at all now
When I bought it, I noticed the vertical adjustment wasn’t working
Now they all aren’t
I checked the fuse, passenger seat still works

So now I’m questing the switch went out or the motors
Are maybe it’s off track/out of alignment

Any guesses/advice?
Thanks
 
My daughter took the car to the store
Then washed it and cleaned the interior as well
Car wouldn’t start, dead battery (2022 model)
So I went and got a new battery
And now I can see the temperature in the ac cluster


The front seat stuck all the way forward now
My daughter moved it up, to vaccum and it won’t move at all now
When I bought it, I noticed the vertical adjustment wasn’t working
Now they all aren’t
I checked the fuse, passenger seat still works

So now I’m questing the switch went out or the motors
Are maybe it’s off track/out of alignment

Any guesses/advice?
Thanks
Please start your own thread for better visibility.
 
This seems to tedious. I may try to do it one day, or send it out to get done.

My climate control has only a few bulbs left working. Same with my steering wheel controls.
The refurbished unit that I bought from eBay looks exactly like it would have looked in 2002. It was money well spent!!!
 
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My daughter took the car to the store
Then washed it and cleaned the interior as well
Car wouldn’t start, dead battery (2022 model)
So I went and got a new battery
And now I can see the temperature in the ac cluster


The front seat stuck all the way forward now
My daughter moved it up, to vaccum and it won’t move at all now
When I bought it, I noticed the vertical adjustment wasn’t working
Now they all aren’t
I checked the fuse, passenger seat still works

So now I’m questing the switch went out or the motors
Are maybe it’s off track/out of alignment

Any guesses/advice?
Thanks
My driver's power seat in my lesabre was acting up one day and would not go back. The rear mat behind it ended up getting stuck on the track, I moved it and all is well now. If not the issue you are having then I would guess the switch or power seat motor is bad. Is there power going to the switch harness?
 
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My driver's power seat in my lesabre was acting up one day and would not go back. The rear mat behind it ended up getting stuck on the track, I moved it and all is well now. If not the issue you are having then I would guess the switch or power seat motor is bad. Is there power going to the switch harness?
No mat
The top part of the seat won’t adjust forward and back either
 
No mat
The top part of the seat won’t adjust forward and back either
Ok so its either the fuse, switch, power seat motor or a damaged wire. Did you see if there is power going to the switch and seat motor?
 
Ok so its either the fuse, switch, power seat motor or a damaged wire. Did you see if there is power going to the switch and seat motor?
Fuse is good, I pulled the back seat k for the large silver 25 amp fuse, pulled it, after, the passenger seat wouldn’t move, put back in, passenger seat fine

I’ll go digging around today underneath there , wonder if my daughters clipped a wire with the vaccum
 
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