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Old Nov 6, 2016 | 11:00 PM
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Trivial matter perhaps; most of the illumination on my DIC buttons are out. I removed the DIC, peeled back the rubber sheath to expose the circuit board, and attempted to pull out the small bulbs with a small needle nose. They did not want to come out and I did not want to force them. Does anyone know if these are serviceable?
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Here are your bulbs, and the old ones will need to be de-soldered, and the new one solder back in.



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Originally Posted by mdvitacco
Trivial matter perhaps; most of the illumination on my DIC buttons are out. I removed the DIC, peeled back the rubber sheath to expose the circuit board, and attempted to pull out the small bulbs with a small needle nose. They did not want to come out and I did not want to force them. Does anyone know if these are serviceable?
new DIC pods are dirt cheap from GM
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Originally Posted by irok
new DIC pods are dirt cheap from GM
They are, but so are a handful of 7218 bulbs and a bit of solder.
Piece of cake to remove the pod, which has to be done by either decision.
I resoldered all the bulbs with new ones when the options bulb burned out.
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Great thanks, I can solder, no problem!
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If you know how to do small soldering, then replacing the bulbs is a great way to go, and having the info on the replacement bulbs in advance makes the project so much easier.
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