Interior: How to change cluster, HVAC control, window and door lock to LED
06-02-2011, 10:47 AM
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what i did before taking the needles off was put tape where the needles sat while the car was off. what i did i filled up my gas tank before doing this also so i knew the gas needle would be on full. also turn the key to acc and the needles should jump up to zero and when my car is at idle its normally around 750 rpm so i used that as a reference also. another key is after you turn the key off and open your door the needles will fall down a certain amount and if they all do it then you know you did it right
06-07-2011, 06:50 PM
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^ same as what I did but in the pnrd12 going it's an actual bulb, it's about the sane size as a 5 mm led but it goes into an actual bulb socket, no idea what size it is
06-13-2011, 10:40 PM
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Yea well that doesn't help cause those lights that were in the radio were pretty damn small and i'm pretty those lights aren't in the PRNDIL panel
06-14-2011, 01:04 AM
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I'm assuming the SMT LEDs in the radio and steering wheel are 3.2-3.6V right? That would mean only blue, green, and white LEDs would work since yellow and red LEDs are usually 2.2V or so...
Has anyone successfully switched to red SMT LEDs in the wheel and radio. Sharpie/lens tape only works for so long before stuff starts to fade to pink
Why oh why did Pontiac use red for the cluster, green for the radio and DIC, and white for everything else? Whoever picked the colors must have been colorblind.
Has anyone successfully switched to red SMT LEDs in the wheel and radio. Sharpie/lens tape only works for so long before stuff starts to fade to pink
Why oh why did Pontiac use red for the cluster, green for the radio and DIC, and white for everything else? Whoever picked the colors must have been colorblind.
06-15-2011, 02:10 PM
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Man this is soo tight i got red seats so id have to go with red.. hey anyone whos done this... does red work with the blueish film over the buttons? also, so the dim settings still work? if so, i gotta find a buddy who can sodder and do this **** lol
07-01-2011, 12:06 PM
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Nice writeup I'm about to order som LEDs right now and get started. Just one question... Do I only need 3mm LEDs? Or will I need a few different sizes and if so how many of each thanks a lot!
09-07-2011, 08:55 PM
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Did an SS cluster check it out.....also attatched a teaser I finally figured out to make a cluster any color anyone wants with LEDs. I showed white but I'll show a red one in a few days!!
09-07-2011, 09:15 PM
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Im not doing any radios.....lock/ window/ mirror/ trac are easy to do. HVAC haven't looked at one in a while mabe friday on my day off ill revisit that.
09-07-2011, 11:03 PM
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yea we already tried that. got the leds from led-switch.com
for the hvac?
have him post in here with some pics and the leds he bought because the ones i bought he said didnt work
for the hvac?
have him post in here with some pics and the leds he bought because the ones i bought he said didnt work
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