I am trying to find the thread that explains how to replace the lights behind these switch-buttons. Any help will be appreciated it. Thank you

 

This is on a 2007 Coupe. forgot to mention that.

 

walk in the park.

This is how you get the bezel out to start with,


Once you have the bezel out, remove the screws that hold the pod assembly to the back of the bezel, then pop the front cover off the pod to get to the board. you will need to de-solder the old bulbs, and solder in new ones.

https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...light-out.html

Now the kick in the nuts since radio shack went under and where you could just pick up the needed #7219 micro lamps the same day from them, you can now just get them from amazon and have them sent to you instead.


P.s, it abnormal for all the bulbs to burn out at the same time, so if this is the case, then first double check to make sure that the board is plugged in, and if plugged in and you have power to the connector, then check the board for a broken traces that you may be able to just repair with a solder and a jump wire.

Huge note, when you are putting the bezel back in, make sure that the cabin temp sensor does not pop off the back of the bezel and drops into the bowels of the dash isntead.

Hence once you have the bezel back in, look at the slots just left of the starter button, and make sure you see the blue piece of the cabin temp sensor right behind the slots. Yes, it loves to pop off as you are final snapping in the bottom of the bezel.



And is the end blue piece that you are really looking for just behind the slots.

 

Thank you for being so helpful. That covers everything I needed to know.


Now do you or anyone in the forum knows the type of LED's (model numbers) to use to replace the lights. Since I am going to follow the suggestions of what has been written in the thread, I am going to change all of them to LED's , change it to the color red. That way I do all at once.

 

Here you go for colored LEDs,

https://www.amazon.com/12-Volt-LEDs-...0RRBWUMG<br />

As for how they are going to work with the dimmer system in the car/start to hyper flash as well, don't have a clue.

Truth is, if you want red, then would stick with the 7219 bulbs, and just cap them with red color caps, or find them that have been red covered isntead.

 

Dano523, thank you for taking the time to help me out and clear some of the questions that I had.

 

Well, I just ordered the LED's from Amazon, It should be here by Dec. 2nd. Since I have to take out the Gauge cluster, I decided to order a Carbon Fiber finish Gauge Cluster with the matching center console to replace the boring silver/gray factory one. Once install, I shall return and report.

 

Dano has an amazing amount of valuable info

 

Danny makes a great point regarding the use of leaks in place of the incandescent bulbs. Led’s Are typically either on or off, not dimmable. I know they are making dimmable household led bulbs these days, but I believe they do that by turning them off and on at high-frequency, something far more involved than just a simple led. If you’ve found something else that disputes this I’d be interested to know. Also, don’t forget your current limiting resistors.

 

Hope you have better luck than I did with your Less. Mine did not last 2 months. Plus they looked odd since you could not easily change all interior bulbs.

Went back to stock bulbs. No problems since.

 

Just replaced the bulbs in my HVAC control and on the right side dash controls.. total cost $10.00 for 20 bulbs. and I have enough left over to do the left side when they start going out...

 

Great info

 

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wow... I have not seen our starter button on here for eons. I nifty little item. Unfortunately we don't make it anymore.