Santa Fa heater/ac backlight bulb replacement
 

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.

Re: Santa Fa heater/ac backlight bulb replacement
 

"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?

Re: Santa Fa heater/ac backlight bulb replacement
 

I agree with Ed. Something this simple could be easily obtained from your
local Hyundai parts department and save you lots of headaches.

Re: Santa Fa heater/ac backlight bulb replacement
 

"Edwin Pawlowski" <esp@snet.net> wrote in message
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>
> "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?
>

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