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Old 01-11-14, 01:03 PM
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I unsuccessfully tried to replace the burned out "D" bulb in the gear selector (turns out bulb was good, fuse was bad, and new fuse didn't get bulb to light) but now I realize that none of the radio buttons or other ***** and switches light either, as these do here in this stock photo:



Is there a fuse that handles all of those at once??

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Does your display light up? What about your interior lights?
If I recall correctly, the fuse for the dome lights and the center console run off the "DOME" fuse in the engine fuse box.

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Originally Posted by djeddieo
I unsuccessfully tried to replace the burned out "D" bulb in the gear selector (turns out bulb was good, fuse was bad, and new fuse didn't get bulb to light) but now I realize that none of the radio buttons or other ***** and switches light either, as gazi's do here in blue:



Is there a fuse that handles all of those at once??
Yes it is behind the coin box. You could pull the box upward. I could not tell you the exact location. I am not in the US right now. I am in Bangladesh in South Asia. Read the owner manual.
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djeddieo,
Who did your upgrade to all blue lights ? What is that control on the left side of the wood-grain ?
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Originally Posted by gazi001
Yes it is behind the coin box. You could pull the box upward. I could not tell you the exact location. I am not in the US right now. I am in Bangladesh in South Asia. Read the owner manual.
Where is he coin box? Also curious about the switch to blue lighting. Or is it the photo/flash that made it look blue instead of green?
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Originally Posted by kalali
Where is he coin box? Also curious about the switch to blue lighting. Or is it the photo/flash that made it look blue instead of green?
If you sit in the driver seat, it would be right in front of your left knee. One of the largest coin boxes I have ever seen on a vehicle ... if only there was a way to separate quarters, dimes, nickles and pennies.


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Read this thread to see gazi's mod to blue leds. That's where OP's pic came from.

And remember, there are two fuse boxes, one behind the coin case and one in the engine bay. Check the other if you can't find the fuse in one.
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djeddieo,
Who did your upgrade to all blue lights ? What is that control on the left side of the wood-grain ?
Myself. iPod control cradle.
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what ipod system did you use. i can't find one that works well.
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Originally Posted by aznlapin
Does your display light up? What about your interior lights?
If I recall correctly, the fuse for the dome lights and the center console run off the "DOME" fuse in the engine fuse box.

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The dome light and the reading light at the rearview mirror work fine; it's all the rest of the console lights that don't:


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do the switches/buttons on the center cluster work (ie: climate control & radio controls)?

check for blown fuses in both the engine bay and the driver side auxiliary box.
if nothing there, you might have check for a loose connector behind the center cluster panel.
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Originally Posted by aznlapin
do the switches/buttons on the center cluster work (ie: climate control & radio controls)?

check for blown fuses in both the engine bay and the driver side auxiliary box.
if nothing there, you might have check for a loose connector behind the center cluster panel.
the switches and buttons all WORK; they just don't LIGHT. Shouldn't all the white lettering on the buttons light up when headlights are on?

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Did anyone ever find a fix for this problem? I’ve been scouring the internet trying to find figure out how to get the lights back working on my console.

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The dimmer **** on the left of the instrument panel adjusts the brightness for both the instrument panel and the radio buttons.
Try turning the **** all the way right.

Failing that, since all the radio button lights brighten and dim together there could be a single bulb to light all of them.
You may have to take it apart to figure it out.
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Thanks for the reply, but yep... I tried that no good.


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