the3rsss Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 The a/c heat panel backlights are out(well half of them) on my 99 obw, Searched this site and found very little. How do you replace these bulbs? I took out the entire assembly but cant seem to see any bulbs. Looks like a circuit board under a plastic cover. Has anyone done this? Are the bulbs soldered onto the board? I can solder in new bulbs if i can figure out how to remove the plastic cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durania Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 Common problem http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=126415 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairtax4me Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 It looks like most of the links for write-ups associated with this are broken or the pics showing details don't load. Pretty much the entire HVAC unit has to be disassembled but then the bulb sockets twist out of the PCB. I need to do this on my wagon, so maybe it's a good time for a NEW write-up that can be hosted on THIS site rather than some other random place where you have to log in to see anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john40iowa Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 The a/c heat panel backlights are out(well half of them) on my 99 obw, Searched this site and found very little. How do you replace these bulbs? I took out the entire assembly but cant seem to see any bulbs. Looks like a circuit board under a plastic cover. Has anyone done this? Are the bulbs soldered onto the board? I can solder in new bulbs if i can figure out how to remove the plastic cover. I found it easier to find a a used HVAC control unit and replaced the entire unit. But it was the Forester which is a somewhat different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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