Finally! Tech Tips on how to change your DIC, Mirror, and HVAC Lights to LEDs! + Pics
03-04-2005, 12:34 AM
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Finally! Tech Tips on how to change your DIC, Mirror, and HVAC Lights to LEDs! + Pics
After MANY MANY hours in the cold, and quite a few more inside working on my website, I finally made Tech Tips on how to change LEDs for most everything in the car (I have not made one for the lights under the feet or in the trunk, but will do those eventually).
Original Door Panel Switch LED Install -
http://www.spdkilz.com/techtipleddoor.html
What it looks like -
DIC LED Install -
http://www.spdkilz.com/techtipleddic.html
What it looks like -
Rearview Mirror LED Install -
http://www.spdkilz.com/techtipledrearviewmirror.html
What it looks like -
LED HVAC Install -
http://www.spdkilz.com/techtipledhvac.html
What it looks like -
I would like to formally thank a few members from Corvetteforum.com who helped out with these modifications. A big thank you to Dave (EFI-1) for doing the original write up of the Rearview Mirror LED Install. Another big thank you to Doug (WhiteC5Vette) for e-mailing me diagrams of the mirror, and taking time out of his schedule to figure out how to take it apart. Lastly, thanks to Rob (CUlookin).
More pictures of the LED modifications at nighttime can be seen here -
http://www.spdkilz.com/z06dusk.html
Enjoy!
Carleton
Original Door Panel Switch LED Install -
http://www.spdkilz.com/techtipleddoor.html
What it looks like -
DIC LED Install -
http://www.spdkilz.com/techtipleddic.html
What it looks like -
Rearview Mirror LED Install -
http://www.spdkilz.com/techtipledrearviewmirror.html
What it looks like -
LED HVAC Install -
http://www.spdkilz.com/techtipledhvac.html
What it looks like -
I would like to formally thank a few members from Corvetteforum.com who helped out with these modifications. A big thank you to Dave (EFI-1) for doing the original write up of the Rearview Mirror LED Install. Another big thank you to Doug (WhiteC5Vette) for e-mailing me diagrams of the mirror, and taking time out of his schedule to figure out how to take it apart. Lastly, thanks to Rob (CUlookin).
More pictures of the LED modifications at nighttime can be seen here -
http://www.spdkilz.com/z06dusk.html
Enjoy!
Carleton
03-04-2005, 01:56 AM
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Looks awesome Carleton 
Nice job on the tech tip too, even though you claim "it is not a very good one", you're the only one who took the time to put one together, so big kudos are in order
I agree that the project is a PITA, but it's the finishing touch when all the other bulbs have been swapped to LED's, and well worth it IMO.
P.S. I like your strobes, I think that's gonna be my NEXT project... after changing the diff and trans fluids to Redline and swapping out my red neons for blue cold cathode tubes and ...
signed - my name is RockinC5, and I'm a modaholic
Nice job on the tech tip too, even though you claim "it is not a very good one", you're the only one who took the time to put one together, so big kudos are in order
I agree that the project is a PITA, but it's the finishing touch when all the other bulbs have been swapped to LED's, and well worth it IMO.
P.S. I like your strobes, I think that's gonna be my NEXT project... after changing the diff and trans fluids to Redline and swapping out my red neons for blue cold cathode tubes and ...
signed - my name is RockinC5, and I'm a modaholic
03-04-2005, 02:36 AM
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thanks so much Carleton, i now have the basic knowledge a master of leds like yourself has. so when my damn LEDs ever come in im jumping in. (wheres the stock radio conversion...lol)
03-04-2005, 03:29 AM
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Good work C! 
I hope to have some pix for you as well. Hopefully soon.
Dve Q.
I hope to have some pix for you as well. Hopefully soon. Dve Q.
03-04-2005, 05:19 AM
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Sweet ! Carleton Would You like to work on mine ? I'm too Lazy to do those Mods . 
Carleton Would You like to work on mine ? I'm too Lazy to do those Mods .
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03-04-2005, 06:27 AM
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Those look very cool. I'm going to save the instructions on how to do this for a potential future mod to my car. Thanks for taking the time to document this and sharing it with the forum.
03-04-2005, 07:39 AM
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St. Jude Donor '06-'07-'08-'09-'10-'11-'12
Cool, thats what I sould be doing now while its 10 degress out witrh snow all over the place.Nice work
03-04-2005, 08:11 AM
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Yeah Carleton - I know the mods were a lot work and doing the write-up would be even harder for me, but man we appreciate it.
Thanks
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03-04-2005, 08:17 AM
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Originally Posted by JDs00PewterCoupe
Those look very cool. I'm going to save the instructions on how to do this for a potential future mod to my car. Thanks for taking the time to document this and sharing it with the forum.
03-04-2005, 08:24 AM
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Originally Posted by illmac77
its easy Grumpy, just grab some extra wire and go at it.