Climate control color change.. 1 small step closer.

[slvrAZtaco]

So I finally came across a spare climate control unit and I bought it last night. This means that I will be able to work on changing the color, without sacrificing my unit.

Hopefully I can come up with a solution and can complete the dash color change. If I get it to work then I might be able to do an exchange program, much like I am doing with the clock/hazard PCB.

Keep your fingers crossed! and keep your eyes peeled for more units. Oh and wish me luck.

[Fluxaholic]

Good luck! Your efforts are appreciated.

[beastbluetaco]

You know i will be coming back to your house to get this done if you figure it out.

[slvrAZtaco]

if I get to work.. anybody can come to my house to get it done hahaha

[DucDaEvil]

Cant wait to see it. Who knew this truck would cost me so much.

[slvrAZtaco]

it never ends.. by the time you think your done, then the OEM parts wear out and you have to replace them with other better parts.

[slvrAZtaco]

Ok so, once again, the climate control wins.

I am able to get the AC button and the recirc. button to light up blue. I was able to remove the orange coating with no issues.

The problem with the rest of the unit is the orange coating is on the outside, unlike the buttons that had the coating on the inside. When I try to remove the coating it removes the silver and the characters will be deleted. If they would have put the orange coating on the inside then we would have been golden.

I am going to photocopy the icons and print them out onto stickers. Then I am going to take off all the silver paint, the orange coating and try to put the icons back on. This will take me a while I am sure, but I will update you all when I get a chance.

[slvrAZtaco]

Ok, so I am finally making some progress with the climate control color change. It is still a work in progress but I have scanned the controls and stripped the silver and orange from one of the controls. Here is how it looks so far, it is still very rough and will take a lot of sanding to get the plastic smooth again. Hopefully I can get it done and have it look OEM.
I once again have HOPE!

[Rhino8541]

Sweet!! It's nice to see you've been making progress. I know you've put a lot of time into this whole process.

[LanNinja]

You're a mad man AZ but I have to give you props! Thanks for paving the way.

[GreySky72]

You are my hero

[slvrAZtaco]

haha.. thanks for the props.. but lets wait to see the finished results!

[motone82]

please please please make this come true! You are the man slvr!

[SR5TaComa24]

im rootin for you!
eventhough everything on my dash is still orange.
someday ill get around to changing it.

[Jredneck480]

i dont have the guts too pull off anything on my dash and mess with the electronics.