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Can someone post me a photo of their AC head unit from a 95 Legacy outback?

 

A bunch of my AC lights are starting to go out, and I don't know what is actually supposed to light up on it.

 

http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z146/1992Roo/Subaru%20Legacy%20Trashwagon/2010_0412Test0014.jpg

 

Photo stolen from TheLoyale. Hope he doesn't mind. Anyways he has the same AC head unit as I do. It would be nice if someone could post a photo of a totally working one in the dark so I can figure out what is supposed to light up. I'm planning on opening my unit up and replacing the bulbs or LED's or whatever they put in there.

 

If anyone has a better solution, feel free to comment. Thanks guys!

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Search here for HVAC light or similar.

 

There are 3 bulbs - I just get them at the dealer rather than mess with the radio shack bulbs.

 

Disconnect the cable in the pass footwell rather than the back of the control unit.

 

Not a bad job to do.

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I found more detailed information at scoobymods:

http://www.scoobymods.com/showthread.php/legacy-hvac-bulb-replacement-91.html?t=91

 

Specifically, they mention the subaru part numbers (don't know if it's the same for all the cars):

"Short" bulbs: 72351AC061

"Long" bulbs: 72351AC051

 

The thread mentions also the Radio Shack replacements, which seem to be slightly smaller (catalog number 272-1092). More importantly, they mention what I assume is the bulb type: #7219, 12V, 60mw.

 

Now... most of the stuff you can find at radioshack you can find at good electronics suppliers, like Digikey or Mouser. If you go to digikey and dig for "7219 lamp" you'll find some interesting results, at $9.99 for 25 bulbs. I can't guarantee it, but from the picture they look very similar to the radioshack stuff, at half the price.

 

You'll also notice they have something called a "neo wedge" 7219 lamp. Those are not in stock and the minimum order is 100, but if they are the OEM ones, at 37 cents a pop, that may make for an interesting group buy...

 

Edit1: the manufacturer for the "neo wedge": https://www.jkllamps.com/index.cfm?action=fam&tid=1&fID=19

Edit2: not soobie, but nice to dream a bit: http://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/xj-x300-xjr-26/what-led-backlights-dimming-38712/

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