Stang70Fastback Posted November 17, 2012 Share Posted November 17, 2012 So the following switches have burned out their [orange] indicator lights and/or their [green] illumination lights: - Heated Seats (both) - Heated Wipers - Cruise Control - Rear Defroster - Fog Lights - Heated Mirrors - Hazard Switch? (supposedly it lights up when activated) Before I attempt to open one of them up, I was curious if anyone else had tried replacing the lights in them, if it was even possible. Thoughts anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpecBamf41 Posted November 17, 2012 Share Posted November 17, 2012 i jujust love sunflower seeds http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/11/18/5ebuvahy.jpg BNR18g on 93oct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stang70Fastback Posted November 17, 2012 Author Share Posted November 17, 2012 Lol, well I just found this: http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/replaced-seat-heater-switch-bulbs-pics-guide-183315.html And I'm sitting at my desk right now with some of my switches taken apart. So far I've done this! YAY! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterJMC Posted November 18, 2012 Share Posted November 18, 2012 Good work! Are there bulbs in the switches or are they leds? Are the bulbs replaceable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stang70Fastback Posted November 18, 2012 Author Share Posted November 18, 2012 The link I posted has all the info. Each switch has two bulbs (not LEDs.) One for the symbol or label that glows when your lights are on, and one for the orange indicator that lights up when you activate the switch. I honestly couldn't do a better job of explaining it than the write-up that I posted up there - it's perfect. My local RadioShack had the bulbs (also listed in the write-up) so I just bought ten of them (ten bucks total) but now I'm thinking I might have to go get more because that's how many different switches are burned out, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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monkeyposeur Posted November 18, 2012 Share Posted November 18, 2012 Quit yer smoking swagon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdleg05 Posted November 18, 2012 Share Posted November 18, 2012 here is another great source for the bulbs if your local RS doesn't have them. http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Chicago-Miniature/7219/?qs=9GEuPTpyLriOqU65ySwVQ1BBcybxuIQc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stang70Fastback Posted November 18, 2012 Author Share Posted November 18, 2012 I ended up clearing out whatever stock my local RadioShack happened to have. I got everything replaced exgexpt for the heated mirror switch, and only because I ran out of bulbs, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stang70Fastback Posted November 18, 2012 Author Share Posted November 18, 2012 I was going to add a write-up about how to replace the bulbs for the switches on the upper dash just below the instrument cluster, since those are a bit different than the ones described in the above link, but I just found someone else's write-up, so to complete this thread, I am adding the link to THAT forum too: http://www.subaruoutback.org/forums/80-electrical-electronics/21446-wtf-light-bulb-seat-heater-switch.html I've now replaced 12 bulbs in the car, and I still have to get to the heated mirror switch, and then see whether or not the hazard switch is supposed to be lighting up (flashing) when activated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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