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I will fix your 2000+ radio display bulbs

Post by harofreak00 »

You may have seen the tutorial to do it yourself. If you are not comfortable doing the fix yourself, I can do it for a small fee.

You pay:
Shipping both ways = USPS Priority Mail Flat-Rate Box is $10.35 and the radio's fit perfect
Replacement bulbs from www.corvetteradios.com = $23.00
For my time = $10.00

Total costs to and from your door: $53.70

***edit*** If you want me to replace the small button bulbs, I can do that also for an additional $4.00. They are $1.79 for a 2pk, and there are 4 bulbs in the display.
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Wow I hope you will continue offering this service until this happens to mine and I'll definitely send mine your way hahaha.
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what about the lights in the buttons? I have a lot of those out.
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Nothing wrong with preventive maintenance. If you send me a radio, I can ship it back the same day I receive it.

I can do those also. Those small bulbs are $1.79 for a 2pk. If there are all out, thats 4 bulbs or $4.00
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You know I'll take up your offer and do that then, for preventative maintenance what the hell! ;) i'll be sending you a message sometime soon.

I need to fix the bulbs on my steering wheel 2 of them went out, im sure it's easy just popping them off and bam probably
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How much will you charge when I come up north for the next meet?
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You want me to do it at the meet? I'd have to bring all my stuff with.

You'd save $20 on shipping, still $23 for the bulbs and $10 for my time.
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If I find out I can't get the GXP I am trying for I will take you up on that offer. I only have the bulbs
out on the buttons for the AM-FM and the CD-Tape . And by the way you can't replace the bulbs
behind the buttons on the steering wheel. They are in the switch assembly. Unless you
are good with a soldering iron. You may have to replace the switch.
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That's fine, I will replace only those small bulbs if you want.

I have no problem replacing those surface mount LED's in the steering wheel buttons, as long as they are provided to me. The switch assembly comes apart easy.
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bump

Anyone want me to do this at the MN meet?
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Can you do anything with the HUD control? or the Cluster?
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Yes, but the cluster is a lot trickier
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What would you charge for the cluster?
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I'm not sure if its something I would want to do for the masses. There is a very high risk of failure when taking the gauges off.
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Are those bulbs on the site as bright as our factory bulbs?
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The bulbs that Andrew uses are nearly identical in output to stock bulbs.
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So you're still doing this?

I have a few on my radio out. I've also wondered this, and have asked other GXP owners this, do the lights on the heated seat buttons light up? Mine don't. I haven't been able to get a clear answer on whether they do and my bulbs are out, or that just doesn't happen.
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Yes I still do this.

Yes heated seat switches are supposed to light up. Send those along and I can fix them also.
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I only have 1 burned out bulb behind the LCD display. But do I have to order a replacement bulb off that corvetteradios website??? I don't want to pay $23 for 3 bulbs of which only 1 if possible. Could I get the bulbs for the display from Radio Shack?
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The brightest bulbs the shack has are dim in comparison to ours. Replace all three as preventitive maintenance so you dont have to have your radio opened up again
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