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The lights on my heater control console were not working & I assumed that the bulbs had blown. Checked fuses but they were ok.

As Subaru no longer sell these bulbs in Australia I ordered them from the US. Tonight while driving home they all came on & stayed on for about 5 minutes. They all went out again when I turned the car off & when I started the car again & turned the headlights back on they did not come on again.

Obviously the bulbs are all ok so is there a switch / control that may be faulty or something that is not earthing properly?

Any advice would be appreciated as the only solution that the dealer could suggest is to buy a new console & these are not cheap!

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G'day...my wife is visiting family in Brisbane.....but I'm a Yank (or whatever you call us - thanks to +Rump it's likely not good).

 

Sounds like the soldering has broken traces. Pull it out and if you've got the skills and tools may be able to DIY.

 

I've only been Down Under once and don't recall, but do you have the 'pick and pulls' for used parts like we the USA? Or what about https://www.ebay.com.au/ for used parts?

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Thanks for your advice. Don't worry, you "Yanks" are still OK with 99.99% of the Aussies I know. Every country has its share of ratbags & Oz is no exception.

Our "wrecking yards" no longer let you remove parts from wrecks yourself. Everything is now removed for you & I guess its something to do with OH & S.

That will be my next choice & I will also check out eBay &make sure there is one available BEFORE I attempt the soldering job myself.

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it is not a difficult job to do, just basically need a good soldering iron (preferably one with adjustable temp and a fine point) and a bit of time & patience.

 

all you need to do is reheat the solder joints to make the solder "flow" again, "fixing" any cracks that may have developed over the years.

 

but yeah, having another unit on hand is not a bad idea.

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