OEM climate control unit color differences between the years?

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03-13-17, 07:49 PM

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OEM climate control unit color differences between the years?

Does anybody know for sure what years of the climate control units are interchangeable? I know the earlier ones had an orange background lighting and then eventually they made it white. I may be wrong but I think some light version of blue display lighting was also available on some years? No?

Would like to know for sure what years came with what color display!

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03-13-17, 09:09 PM

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Both '92-94 and '97-00 have the same white backlighting. '95-96 have orange backlighting.

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Thomas thank you sir!

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03-16-17, 12:35 PM

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My 97 has a green tint to it and my sons 99 is white. I changed them between cars because I liked the white better and he didn't care.

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03-27-17, 12:24 PM

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All you have to do if you want the orange lighting for ANY year is to pull the blue caps off the bulbs. For the HVAC unit it is beyond simple. For the OEM stereo, a little less so but can be done. The level of consistency (at night) afterwards makes the cabin so much more livable.