BadGTho

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cuz mine don't. i though they were supposed to.

hell.. they do in my buick century.

Numba1Stunna

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yes they do

BadGTho

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lol.. damn!

well i guess i have an issue then.

it's odd because the horn works, so it can't be that the slip ring is bad.

has anyone experienced this?

JohnnyBs98WS6Rag

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I'm sure the horn and the lights use different contacts in the slip ring (or is it a FLA?), and different wiring elsewhere. Don't see anything odd about the horn working but the lights not.

02cetransam

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its common for them to burn out. They have a cheap fix posted around here. They are very expensive from the dealer.

BadGTho

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great.... can you point me in the direction of the fix?

i've noticed in my BUK the controls get really hot.

gotta love that GM quality.

Formula350

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My 93's still light up mwahahhaha Not that I use them ever since my radio is aftermarket and I couldn't be bothered using them anyways.

tmaschm

somebody point him in the right direction!

BadGTho

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a very helpful member PM'd me with this:

http://www.stevendbrown.com/Steering...oControls.html

first is gonna be the fuse check for me.... the controls fuse is good, but it was suggested that the control lights have their own fuse. i'll check on that tonite.

BadGTho

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ok... so i did the fix as suggested in the link above.

they now light up

Formula350

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Wonder if my lights use LEDs too like in the link above (my design is different). Props to GM for doing that instead of like the door handle light. You'll pretty much never have to worry about them going out. They may get dimmer, but they'll last years. Also, if you're good at soldering you could change their color simply by buying other ones.

They're called Surface Mount though, here's a site if you're ever interested.
http://www.ledtronics.com/ds/smd-0603/

BadGTho

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those lights are not LEDS... hence them burning out. they are typical incandescent bulbs.

my door handle illumination was already replaced before i bought the car.

cudaeh

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sweet!
Thank you all for the info.
The controls on my new car don’t light up.
I couldn’t remember from my last car if they did or not.
Ill get to fixing it tonight
thanks again!

BadGTho

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it's really not bad at all. my one sugestion is to buy an extra bulb.. in case you mess up.... luckily i didn't, but i should have got an extra.

also.. use a proper desoldering iron to remove the old bulbs.

cudaeh

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Im just wondering if the dash cluster, and heat controls use simmular bulbs, because I found blue, and green 12v 50mA bi lead lamps... I dont like the stock orange. Im sure that the radio is leds, but I can work around that.

cudaeh

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this fix works perfect.
http://www.stevendbrown.com/Steering...oControls.html
I vote sticky
I checked out the dash, and most of the controles.
It looks like a color change is possible but very difficult, so Im going to live with the red.