I noticed leaving work today my dim HVAC display was at the same brightness as my radio. I could see and read all elements all the way home. Anyone ever had this happen? I wish my OEM 12 disc would repair itself.

 

yeah, it’ll also work if you tap on it pretty hard too, the solder is loose on some of the connectors on the silicone board. It’s a super easy permanent fix to take out the HVAC unit take it apart and re-solder some of the components. I’m no expert and it only took me about 10 minutes.

 

Dim Display looking around the C5 cockpit:

 

I've been debating doing it myself. For some weird reason i just dont want to take the plastic console parts off. Probably fear of new squeeks.

 

In the words of Pink Flloyd......Ghosts in the machine

 

If you want the display fixed properly, you’re going to have to take the console apart. Not a hard job and as long as the parts are in good shape, you should be able to avoid squeaks and rattles.

 

My HVAC display is completely dark. All the buttons work on the HVAC itself, just no display.

anyone have any recommendations for this?

 

Same thing as above. It just needs to have the connections resoldered. If you don't feel comfortable doing it yourself, you can always send it to someplace like ABS fixer.

 

As I'm recalling from my experience in repairing mine, there are about 6 (maybe 8, don't remember) surface mounted resistors on the face of the circuit board. It appears that they just lie in place on the board, and from memory each of them measures about 1/4" square, arranged such that there is a bit of space between each of them. The most difficult part of the repair is removal and reinstallation of the plastic console and surround panel, and it's not really all that difficult, just time consuming for me to insure that it was properly removed and replaced so as not to damage any portion.

Once the HVAC assembly is out, heat from the tip of a soldering gun to allow the solder attaching the resistors into place was all that was needed for my repair, and it's been in use for several years now with no recurrence of the problem. Just be sure when heating the resistors that they stay or are repositioned to their original locations in case there is a bit of movement when they are heated to the point that the solder attaching them liquifies. A couple of mine slid a bit only slightly, but I slid them back with no ill effects. It's a doable job for anybody experienced with a soldering gun, but if not there are repair centers that will do the job for you. Still, in my opinion, the most difficult and time consuming portion is removal and replacement of the plastic, and you'll have to do or have done that in order to send one out for repair.

My experience . . . .

 

I sent messages to both vettetronics and absfixer with no reply.

Sent Bryan at Batee.com Corvette parts a message this morning and he replied in a few hours. Mailed my unit out to him today.