Dash lights

[Sean Gardner]

The lights in my dash on the 3 knobs where the heat/ac controls are located are not working. All of the other dash lights are working. Are these controls on a seperate fuse or is this a bulb behind the dash that needs to be replaced? I have a 2005 XLT.

 

[Jimmy Bandy]

Check to make sure everything is plugged in back behind it. Do the heat and a/c still work? Could be a simple thing (usually is). There are a couple bulbs back there, though. Let us know what you find out...

 

[Justin Bennett 2]

If you pull apart your dash to change the lights that are out, make sure you change them all. As it takes about 3 times as long to get to the bulbs as it does to swap em' out. I just put new Sylvania ultra bright bulbs in this past weekend. Wow, what a difference. I almost have to turn down the brightness. But worth the hassle as I had almost all of the lights out. And yes, make sure all the connections are put back as you'll kick yourself if you leave something unplugged. I just kept the lights on as I reconnected to make sure everything was kosher.

:banana:

 

[Sean Gardner]

How difficult is it to take apart the dash and are there any instructions posted on the correct way to do it? Is it possible that it is a fuse that is blown or is that out of the question since only three of the knobs do not have working lights?

 

[Jacob Dryer]

Linked, but that is for the dash not the hvac controls, shouldn't be hard to swap light bulbs in there though either.