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 Afterwards, you'll be rewarded...  Afterwards, you'll be rewarded with a view of the guts.  It's also a pretty good idea...  It's also a pretty good idea to remove the knobs-which can be pulled straight off-to access the retaining nuts. Having the dials free will make the job easier.  Depending on the shape of...  Depending on the shape of your bezel, now is a great time to give the plastic a good cleaning. Going by all the crud we found on ours, we're guessing the previous owner was a Coke drinker.  With the PCB plugged back...  With the PCB plugged back in, it's easy to see just how few of the OEM lights are working.  To address the display issue,...  To address the display issue, you'll need access to the power board.  Things changed year by year,...  Things changed year by year, so a visit to the Corvette Forum may be involved. For the '02, I needed to re-solder both rows of "241" resistors. Here's before...  ...and after.  The results were noticeable...  The results were noticeable immediately.  Next, I hunted down some ...  Next, I hunted down some "as close to OEM as I could get" replacement bulbs-0.6W 12v micro lamps rated at 50MA.  The burned out-bulbs were...  The burned out-bulbs were de-soldered, pulled off the PCB, and replaced.  These are somewhat smaller...  These are somewhat smaller and dimmer, but they worked great.  With the climate control reinstalled,...  With the climate control reinstalled, we can see the difference the new bulbs (bottom) made. Not bad considering the alternative is around $200. We spent $7.
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