LED interior colors??
Melting Slicks
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Originally Posted by CUlookin
I'm going to be doing the HVAC tomorrow... how did you fry it? I don't want to make the same mistake...
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Carleton...
I just visited your website and those are..awesome instructions...
StuzVette may get a new interior mod in the not too distant future...
Great site too!
Peace
Stu
I just visited your website and those are..awesome instructions...
StuzVette may get a new interior mod in the not too distant future...
Great site too!
Peace
Stu
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From: The Woodlands TX
Originally Posted by CUlookin
I'm going to be doing the HVAC tomorrow... how did you fry it? I don't want to make the same mistake...
I looked at the board and since it was fried I tried un-soldering the grain of wheat bulbs and it went ok but I don't know how good I would be at getting the leds back on. Are you guys going to used LEDs with integrated resistors like these?
https://www.ledtronics.com/ds/L200TR3-5V/default.asp
Burning Brakes
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Originally Posted by stuart
Carleton...
I just visited your website and those are..awesome instructions...
StuzVette may get a new interior mod in the not too distant future...
Great site too!
Peace
Stu
I just visited your website and those are..awesome instructions...
StuzVette may get a new interior mod in the not too distant future...
Great site too!
Peace
Stu
Thanks Stu
Look for how to do the DIC and other spots in just a few days!
Carleton
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From: San Diego CA
Originally Posted by TorchedTexan
Are you guys going to used LEDs with integrated resistors like these?
https://www.ledtronics.com/ds/L200TR3-5V/default.asp
https://www.ledtronics.com/ds/L200TR3-5V/default.asp
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From: The Woodlands TX
Originally Posted by RockinC5
I used the same LED's that I used for the doors and cluster. Unfortunately I didn't take install pics but here's a pic of how it turned out.
How did you manage to solder those in with the right resistance? I was going to give up on it after frying mine but seeing this has me rethinking it.
I like the vrumvrum HU mount, I plan on getting one of those too.
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Wow now that looks good!!
Hey TorchedTexan u wanna do mine also????? PLEASE!!! I want to do the leds but the more and more I think about it its starting to scare me. Expecially after frying yours.
Carleton make sure you do a real good how to on these mods.
ALbert
Hey TorchedTexan u wanna do mine also????? PLEASE!!! I want to do the leds but the more and more I think about it its starting to scare me. Expecially after frying yours.
Carleton make sure you do a real good how to on these mods.
ALbert
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Originally Posted by TorchedTexan
Ooo... dayum that looks good.
How did you manage to solder those in with the right resistance? I was going to give up on it after frying mine but seeing this has me rethinking it.
I like the vrumvrum HU mount, I plan on getting one of those too.
How did you manage to solder those in with the right resistance? I was going to give up on it after frying mine but seeing this has me rethinking it.
I like the vrumvrum HU mount, I plan on getting one of those too.
After removing the existing bulbs (which I did one at a time and installed/tested the LED to make sure it worked before moving on to the next one), I soldered the pos side of the LED in place, then cut the neg lead on the LED and one of the leads on the resistor to about an eighth of an inch and soldered those together. Then I routed the other end of the resistor to the neg solder joint where the original bulb was removed and soldered it in place. Space on the circuit board is kinda tight, but with a little work and creative routing, there is room to get the LED and resistor in place. I also used shrink tube on the leads to keep them from possibly touching and shorting out other components on the circuit board.
All together it took about 4 hours, which included R & R of the console trim and a few beer breaks
. Time consuming but was well worth it IMO.
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Originally Posted by RockinC5
It took lots of patience, thats for sure
After removing the existing bulbs (which I did one at a time and installed/tested the LED to make sure it worked before moving on to the next one), I soldered the pos side of the LED in place, then cut the neg lead on the LED and one of the leads on the resistor to about an eighth of an inch and soldered those together. Then I routed the other end of the resistor to the neg solder joint where the original bulb was removed and soldered it in place. Space on the circuit board is kinda tight, but with a little work and creative routing, there is room to get the LED and resistor in place. I also used shrink tube on the leads to keep them from possibly touching and shorting out other components on the circuit board.
All together it took about 4 hours, which included R & R of the console trim and a few beer breaks. Time consuming but was well worth it IMO.
After removing the existing bulbs (which I did one at a time and installed/tested the LED to make sure it worked before moving on to the next one), I soldered the pos side of the LED in place, then cut the neg lead on the LED and one of the leads on the resistor to about an eighth of an inch and soldered those together. Then I routed the other end of the resistor to the neg solder joint where the original bulb was removed and soldered it in place. Space on the circuit board is kinda tight, but with a little work and creative routing, there is room to get the LED and resistor in place. I also used shrink tube on the leads to keep them from possibly touching and shorting out other components on the circuit board.
All together it took about 4 hours, which included R & R of the console trim and a few beer breaks
. Time consuming but was well worth it IMO.I spent about SIX hours in high 20 degree weather doing my HAVC. It was, by far, the bigest PITA I have ever done. How many lights did you have? I had to replace about 20 of them...
I seriously refuse to do a tech-tip on how to do it....lol...so hard!
Pics to follow....tech-tips of other things to come!
Carleton
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St. Jude Donor '04-'05-'06-'07
Originally Posted by SpdKilz
Damn, you beat me to it....
I spent about SIX hours in high 20 degree weather doing my HAVC. It was, by far, the bigest PITA I have ever done. How many lights did you have? I had to replace about 20 of them...
I seriously refuse to do a tech-tip on how to do it....lol...so hard!
Pics to follow....tech-tips of other things to come!
Carleton
I spent about SIX hours in high 20 degree weather doing my HAVC. It was, by far, the bigest PITA I have ever done. How many lights did you have? I had to replace about 20 of them...
I seriously refuse to do a tech-tip on how to do it....lol...so hard!
Pics to follow....tech-tips of other things to come!
Carleton
I opened that thing ... I swear a little gremlin looking creature (the mean looking ones) ... spit in my eye and ran away. I slammed the HVAC back together and I haven't thought about reopening it since.
True Story .. I swear.
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Originally Posted by MyVetteDream
You're a much braver man than I am C.
I opened that thing ... I swear a little gremlin looking creature (the mean looking ones) ... spit in my eye and ran away. I slammed the HVAC back together and I haven't thought about reopening it since.
True Story .. I swear.
Dave Q.
I opened that thing ... I swear a little gremlin looking creature (the mean looking ones) ... spit in my eye and ran away. I slammed the HVAC back together and I haven't thought about reopening it since.
True Story .. I swear.
Dave Q.
Dave, you crack me up...
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so basically if you have done the rest of the interior with leds, just add alot more pain and time and youll be there, did you use the same resistors you did with the other parts?
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Originally Posted by SpdKilz
Damn, you beat me to it....
I spent about SIX hours in high 20 degree weather doing my HAVC. It was, by far, the bigest PITA I have ever done. How many lights did you have? I had to replace about 20 of them...
I seriously refuse to do a tech-tip on how to do it....lol...so hard!
Pics to follow....tech-tips of other things to come!
Carleton
I spent about SIX hours in high 20 degree weather doing my HAVC. It was, by far, the bigest PITA I have ever done. How many lights did you have? I had to replace about 20 of them...
I seriously refuse to do a tech-tip on how to do it....lol...so hard!
Pics to follow....tech-tips of other things to come!
Carleton
Not sure I woulda given it a go in 20 degree weather, luckily we don't see that here in SoCal, plus I did mine last Sept., before we get to our cold (read temp in low 60's) time of the year I had to replace 8 bulbs and spent a fair amount of time aiming them in order to get a fairly even lighting effect across all controls. This was because the LED's have a smaller viewing angle than the original bulbs.
Dave, I saw the gremlins too, but since I don't have "the mean looking ones" option on my 98, I just thumped 'em outta the way and dove in
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Originally Posted by illmac77
so basically if you have done the rest of the interior with leds, just add alot more pain and time and youll be there, did you use the same resistors you did with the other parts?
The biggest difference was having to unsolder (or is it desolder
) the existing bulbs before putting in the new LED's. It also takes some creativity and patience to determine which is the pos and neg lead on the circuit board. If someone could track down schematics on the board that would be very helpful but I had no luck, even tried a couple local dealers... but found nada.
Last edited by RockinC5; Mar 1, 2005 at 12:16 PM.
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Originally Posted by illmac77
mmm...so you had to read out every lead for each led, what a PITA too you man
too you man
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From: San Diego CA
Originally Posted by TorchedTexan
& You have to be careful to not short anything out or you end like me spending $100+ for a new one.
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Originally Posted by RockinC5
Hey Torched, did you see the one for sale in the parts section, I think it was $30 shipped.
I am trying to win this one:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...%3AWN%3AMT%3A1
Or if that falls through I can get one here for $150
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/member.php?u=24736