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Factory green lights (LEDs) Intermittent
Tuesday, February 05, 2008 9:22 PM
Anyone else have this problem with their 3rd Gen Cavalier? 2 weeks ago, the green LEDs on a portion of the radio went out. These are the lights that go on when you turn on your headlights. Now today, the lights for the automatic PRNDL lever went out. What gives? I tapped on the console and eventually the lights came back. So I figure, what the hey, let me try the same on the radio. After a few HARD smacks on the radio, all the lights lit up again. Are the LEDs really that cheap? The car has been outside for 2 non-consecutive days when it was only like 18F out, but today when the console lights went out, it was 35, and has been "warm" for a couple of days.

Does anyone have an explanation?

Re: Factory green lights (LEDs) on radio replaceable?
Thursday, February 07, 2008 10:30 AM
No one has an explanation on the radio lights? I did find another thread on the shifter lights. The shifter lights finally went out for good now it seems. Any kind of hitting/tapping, etc does not bring it back on. Guess I'll have to replace that when it gets warmer out. So far, knock on wood, the radio lights are still working, but who knows if they're stay that way. Does anyone know if the lights are replaceable in the stock radio, if need be?
Re: Factory green lights (LEDs) on radio replaceable?
Saturday, February 09, 2008 11:58 AM
The lights under my PRNDL went out too, it's so annoying.




Re: Factory green lights (LEDs) on radio replaceable?
Sunday, February 10, 2008 7:03 AM
The radio bulbs are not LED's they are regular bulbs or lamps that you find in any car. Same with the PRND ones.

They are hard to find and aren't something you can just buy at any auto parts store,


Ryan1



Re: Factory green lights (LEDs) on radio replaceable?
Sunday, February 10, 2008 7:05 PM
Just changed out all 11 lamps in my 99 CAV radio. Not hard but not plug and play either. Need a soldering iron with a fin tip and the ability to solder small electronic circuits.


http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2104023&cp=2032058.2032232.2032295&allCount=24&fbn=Type%2FBi+Pin&f=PAD%2FProduct+Type%2FBi+Pin&fbc=1&parentPage=family
Re: Factory green lights (LEDs) on radio replaceable?
Sunday, February 10, 2008 9:16 PM
Long Dong wrote:Just changed out all 11 lamps in my 99 CAV radio. Not hard but not plug and play either. Need a soldering iron with a fin tip and the ability to solder small electronic circuits.


http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2104023&cp=2032058.2032232.2032295&allCount=24&fbn=Type%2FBi+Pin&f=PAD%2FProduct+Type%2FBi+Pin&fbc=1&parentPage=family

Ah okay, thanks. For now, the radio lights are staying on. Don't know why the one on the left side of the radio (mainly illuminated buttons 1 and 2) went out and is now working again. Hopefully they all stay working this time and it won't come down to soldering a new one in.
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