Hi Guys,

I need to know where I can get replacement globes for my climate control...it still works but the backlight has gone. Also how do i go about changing the lights in the climate control

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I guess if you follow the diy for removing the head unit you will get there.

I know how to do that...(I just put my stereo in yesterday).

What I mean is where do the lights on the climate control sit? and most importantly wherre can i get the bulbs from??

did the bulbs die after the Headunit install? Chef_stage's did and we left it 2 or 3 days and they decided to start working again?? :S good luck!

Well one was already blown but when i installed my head unit the other side blew out

Don't worry Jason if you can get your stereo out then this should be an easy fix!

Probably covered elsewhere on site but I had this handy so took some photos for you...

Step 1 pull the climate control out - 4 screws, two on each side hold it to the bracket. NOTE I left the bracket attached and didn't remove those screws. Here then is the complete assembly:


If you look at the back of it you can see the 6 globes straight away - easy!


6 in total, 4 at the bottom behind the buttons, 2 at the top (I presume for the backlight). The 4 down the bottom are of one type, the two at the top are another. Close-up of one of the bottom ones:


Close-up showing the location of the two at the top (backlight):


You simply use a flat-bladed screwdriver (or small Phillips) and they take about a quarter-turn to undo.

Here are the globes themselves, showing the two types. One on the left is the backlight one (I think, someone correct me if I'm wrong!) from the top (two the same). The one on the right is the type used for the 4 lower bulbs (for the buttons):



As for finding replacement globes... I can show you what they look like but I haven't investigated replacements... anyone else recognise them from the pic's? There was a user on SAU selling LED versions of these bulbs for skyline/stagea, think it was 666dan ?

Yeah Dan666 was, and I approached him but he couldn't help me. the stagea ones are different to the skyline ones. I guess you could try Jaycar or even go direct to Nissan for replacements.

I had some bulbs out on my stagea, went to dick smith and had look at the bulbs they had there. I found some that were 12v, they were physically smaller than the originals and had yellow wires on them already which i had to remove. Even though they are smaller you can still put the little blue covers over them. Sorry for the lack of detail but it was a while ago... Point is you can get similiar bulbs from dick smith that will work with a little bit of mucking around. They have lasted for a couple of years now, no problems.

I picked some up from repco a couple of weeks ago for the climate control.

They are listed in the navara or austa globe catalogue.

They are the same as the smaller globe on the left in DaveB pic.

I used them in all sockets on the climate control and it lights up fine, it appears you dont have to worry too much about having the longer globe as the shorter ones light it up fine.

I'll put a pic up later this evening after work and hopefully a part number so you dont have to trawl the the catalogue and match them up like i did.

Sweet! thanks

sorry i 4got to put up the pics up last night, got sidetracked...will do tonight.

For the record the DAN666 LEDs do fit into the Aircon unit... well it did in mine and its identical to the post put up by 'daveB'

cheers

Nick - add this to the DIY sticky thread? seems to be a common enough problem.

That sounds like a "grain-of-wheat" globe, like this:



Standard long-legged 12 volt incandescent.

can you removed the blue part - i've got some t5 wedge 3 led globes (mate brought 1 too many sets for his dash) but looks like I need the holder to put them in the climate control...so can you still use the grey bit or can you buy wedge holders to fit