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Car Forum / Hyundai Cars / October 2006

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Santa Fa heater/ac backlight bulb replacement

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Mike O'Donnell - 24 Oct 2006 04:59 GMT
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.
Edwin Pawlowski - 24 Oct 2006 14:22 GMT
"Mike O'Donnell" <Send@TheBlackHoleOfspam.com> wrote in message
> 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.

> Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Have you tried the dealer?
cableguy3 - 25 Oct 2006 01:49 GMT
I agree with Ed.  Something this simple could be easily obtained from your
local Hyundai parts department and save you lots of headaches.
Mike O'Donnell - 25 Oct 2006 03:53 GMT
> "Mike O'Donnell" <Send@TheBlackHoleOfspam.com> wrote in message
>> it does appear to be a bad bulb.  There's no part numbers I can find on
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>
> Have you tried the dealer?

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
 
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