FYI - Gen 3/3.5 Climate Bulbs

[renmike]

Just a little info for everyone who has changed or needs to change out the bulb in their climate control unit for gen 3/3.5 Camry's. Mine has been blown since I bought the car and today while putting in a new cd player i decided to see what it was. I have read that most people replaced it with either a 74 or 37 because that the oem bulb was only available from Toyota. I went up to my local parts store with the burnt-out bulb (I only saw one, behind the heat/vent/fan switches, someone please correct me if I missed one) and the two choices were not what I thought would be the best choice for replacing the oem one.

Anyways, back to my point. I went back home and read on the bulb "JKL EWG203" and after a few searches on electronics sites, I found the exact bulb and it was made by JKL. I went ahead and ordered 20 (it costs only a little more to get that many after shipping as it would for five). While i'm pretty sure everything will work without a problem, when I get the bulbs in, I'll take pictures and stuff. And, if anyone would like a couple of replacement bulbs themselves after I get these, let me know, b/c I'll have plenty to sell for what I paid plus shipping.

[renmike]

Got the bulbs yesterday.

Yep, they're exactly like the OEM one, they're a little bigger around than the bulbs you buy at the parts stores, so the little rubber condom fits correctly. If anyone's interested, I'd be willing to sell and ship you a couple (I have 18 extra ones now) or just PM me and I can give you the info of where I ordered them from. Unfortunately, due to the minimum cost of shipping, you are better off ordering in bulk. I could probably put a couple in bubble wrap and put them in an envelope and it won't cost as much, though. I know they're work for a gen 3/3.5 heat/ac control, but I've never had a gen 4 to take apart

[midnightmach]

Yea i got mine at the dealer, 10 Bux Each, on top of that the #74 bulb did not fit, so i had to order that too.

[renmike]

Well, I was pleasantly surprised when I opened the package and these looked exactly like the one I took out of the control panel. I would have ordered only a few, but the minimun they charged to ship was 6.00 I think, so I thought it would be smart to think ahead and order a bunch at one time. Does anyone know if these bulbs fit anything else in our camry's?

[midnightmach]

Maybe the hazard light, a/c or defroster....maybe.