Changing Climate Controls Help

[Lil CacAzn Nick]

is there any way to switch from these controls on my LS:

To these found on the LTs and LTZs:

I know that they just come out with a few nuts when you take off the stock faceplate but was just wondering if it is just a faceplate that can be interchanged plug and play.

 

[Modded]

Yeah it is easily interchangeable, just buy the new one and install!

 

[Lil CacAzn Nick]

thanks. so it really is just plug and play then? does anyone happen to know a part number or any way of finding one. I tried google but dont know what to type in.

 

[Rollin Thunder]

I dont think its as plug and play as you think. Its completly different infact. It would require alot of modifying.

 

[Modded]

Oh, well last time I checked somebody on TF did it easily after buying one because he hated his knob style one....maybe I'm wrong though!

 

[Rollin Thunder]

that was on the headlight switch I think. Let me go check.

 

[KMeloney]

Try gmpartsdirect.com:

-> Tahoe
-> Instrument panel
-> Cluster and switches
-> Heater control
-> w/auto temp control

Enter that in your cart, and you should get a part number on it. Then you can verify that the part is what you're looking for. If you send them an email with that part number and your VIN, they should be able to tell you if it'll work (I went through a couple emails with them to verify some cross rails with Escalade racks)...

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Found a diagram under "instrument cluster," and item #12 does, in fact, appear to be what you're looking for. Don't know if it's plug and play or not.

 

[mdtahoe]

I think I read some where that it is not plug and play and once you do manage to get it installed the BCM has to be programed

 

[nc6600]

It is NOT plug 'n' play. there is a lot of work involved in changing it out.

 

[Lil CacAzn Nick]

any more info than that? i love the look of these and cant stand the knobs. Any help??

 

[Rollin Thunder]

well the knobs are vacuum and the buttons are electronic. You would have to change a ton of electronic crap out. It would actually be easier to trade it for a LT1.

 

[LVyukyuk]

That picture of the below one is what I have in mine. Thought it was tied into the remote start, sensors in the headliner, the rear controls...ect... I'd find a FSM and a junkyard before dropping big $$ on just the dash controller. You may be looking at a nightmare modification.

 

[mdtahoe]

That picture of the below one is what I have in mine.

What picture?

 

[zach2011]

Taking off that wood/aluminum piece around the radio is a b*tch to get off and it damages it. I had to buy a new one because i severely scratched it when I was doing a Denali wood swap. i wouldn't recommend prying it off with a flathead screwdriver, just a heads up, ahah.

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What picture?

the one from the OP with the pictures of the climate controls, and he's referring to the bottom one...

 

[nc6600]

The bottom pic like the LT1 & up have is dual zone climate control, yours is single stage. I dont think you can do it w/o a lot of $$$ like RT said it would probably be cheaper to trade for an LT1.