72 Heater control light
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When you say the bulb works, you mean it works when it's installed in the control or are you talking about on the bench?
There's only a few tiny slits that let any light actually make it up to the lens so it's hard to see almost anything unless it's actually dark. Like a lot of the vette lights, it's pretty dim at the best of times. Make sure your light switch is turned to the brightest setting.
I converted to LEDs which are brighter, but honestly not that much, especially compared to the modern stuff
M
There's only a few tiny slits that let any light actually make it up to the lens so it's hard to see almost anything unless it's actually dark. Like a lot of the vette lights, it's pretty dim at the best of times. Make sure your light switch is turned to the brightest setting.
I converted to LEDs which are brighter, but honestly not that much, especially compared to the modern stuff
M
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I actually went outside in the dark, put in an LED bulb, turned on the car, turned on the headlights, and held the bulb/socket in my hand. I can see that the bulb is lit up. Then I stick it in the bottom of the unit and nothing! It doesn't seem to light it up at all! I'd rather not pull out the unit, but it's like there must be a blockage or something...
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Well there should be some light sneaking through if it's on.
Buried in here is what goes on inside of the heater control and a bunch of other crud you don't need to know
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...-assembly.html
And yeah it's a PITA to get out, surprised you managed to get the bulb changed without doing a complete frame off
Any chance the bulb got knocked out of the socket when putting the console or heater plate back in?
M
Buried in here is what goes on inside of the heater control and a bunch of other crud you don't need to know
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...-assembly.html
And yeah it's a PITA to get out, surprised you managed to get the bulb changed without doing a complete frame off
Any chance the bulb got knocked out of the socket when putting the console or heater plate back in?
M
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