How to replace heating/air display light bulb in '98 explorer

[peckster]

i have a '98 explorer XLT and need to replace the light bulb that back lights the heating/ac control on the right below the radio. i can easily get the radio out, but have no idea how to get to the light bulb to replace it. i looked on this site, but couldn't find any how to's. any suggestions?

thanks

found it! replaced it! thanks for the suggestions!

 

[BrooklynBay]

Welcome to this forum! Could you see anything behind these controls if you look behind them? There might be a socket holding the bulb in place inside of it if you don't see anything on its back.

 

[peckster]

Welcome to this forum! Could you see anything behind these controls if you look behind them? There might be a socket holding the bulb in place inside of it if you don't see anything on its back.

there seem to be two sockets that plug into the back there. but i can't see how to undo them. i'm sure there is some sort of release, but it's impossible to see from the front...

 

[fixxxer]

Usually, those sockets rotate like 1/4 turn to lock or unlock them in the control panel and once you get the socket to release, pull the bulb straight out.

 

[Joe Dirt]

If you mean the wiring harnesses, those are clips. If you take out the 4 gold torx/nutscrews holding the HVAC control unit it in, you'll have more room to get teh harnesses off The bulbs just turn in 1/4 turn. If it won't budge counterclockwise, grab them lightly with a pair of pliers and turn them, sometimes they're stuck in good.