Santa Fa heater/ac backlight bulb replacement

Discussion in 'Hyundai Santa Fe' started by Mike O'Donnell, Oct 24, 2006.

  1. I have a 2003 Santa Fe. Recently I noticed the backlight on the heater/ac
    panel was dark on one side. Removing the panel, I found it has two small
    light bulbs that insert into the back of it. I thought they might be LED's,
    but the working one gets too hot to be a LED, so I think they're just bulbs
    with a blue rubber like coating on them, mounted on a plastic base with two
    copper contacts. The lamp and base attaches to the module from the back
    with a quarter turn.

    There are two bulbs, and when I swapped them, the dark area switched to the
    other side, so it does appear to be a bad bulb. There's no part numbers I
    can find on the bulbs, and when I took the bad one into a local parts store,
    they didn't have anything close.

    I can't find anything on the HMAService web site, either (although that
    doesn't mean the information isn't there).

    Any suggestions would be appreciated.

    Mike O.
     
    Mike O'Donnell, Oct 24, 2006
    #1
  2. Have you tried the dealer?
     
    Edwin Pawlowski, Oct 24, 2006
    #2
  3. Mike O'Donnell

    cableguy3 Guest

    I agree with Ed. Something this simple could be easily obtained from your
    local Hyundai parts department and save you lots of headaches.
     
    cableguy3, Oct 25, 2006
    #3
  4. Not yet. There's several auto parts places close, the dealer is across
    town. Not a huge drive, but somewhat out of the way for my daily commute to
    work. I was thinking if I could get a part# first, it would be easier to
    call to see if they have it and check the price.

    - Mike
     
    Mike O'Donnell, Oct 25, 2006
    #4
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