NEW Interior LED Mod Thread
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Le Mans Master
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From: DuBois PA
St. Jude Donor '11-'12-'13-'14-'15
Yep, you are a busy boy!!!I switched to those electronic cigerettes and I kicked real smoking with them. If you try and change too much too fast you'll fail at em all! Just keep being fat and happy huh?
Tim
PS PM me and stop polluting my Thread with your senseless babble!
Le Mans Master
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From: hamilton alabama
Yep, you are a busy boy!!!I switched to those electronic cigerettes and I kicked real smoking with them. If you try and change too much too fast you'll fail at em all! Just keep being fat and happy huh?
Tim
PS PM me and stop polluting my Thread with your senseless babble!
and i am not polluting it im keeping it up top so people can see it better!oh and I love you TIM!
Intermediate
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From: Great Mills MD
I did the LED mod, and the dim display fix at the same time. Unfortunately when I plugged the unit into the car the LEDs stay lit with no power applied. I also screwed up the a/c, I think I scratched the board. It is a great mod, it took more time to remove from the car than to mod the box.
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Melting Slicks
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From: Ocean Springs MS
Ok, I've got a bit of a puzzle for you guys. I'm redoing an HVAC unit for a friend and tried using a 3-LED strip for "Passenger" lighting but for some reason it won't light up when the rest of the single LED's do.
If I apply power directly to the LED strip it works fine but then the rest of the LED's don't light up.
I've tried various ways of running jumpers to the LED's and LED strip and either the single LED's light up or the LED strip lights up but not both at the same time.
I thought maybe I had the polarity wrong on the LED strip but I checked it and it's correct. If I put a single LED in that slot it works fine. Any ideas? Really hate to give up on this and use single LED's here.
If I apply power directly to the LED strip it works fine but then the rest of the LED's don't light up.
I've tried various ways of running jumpers to the LED's and LED strip and either the single LED's light up or the LED strip lights up but not both at the same time.
I thought maybe I had the polarity wrong on the LED strip but I checked it and it's correct. If I put a single LED in that slot it works fine. Any ideas? Really hate to give up on this and use single LED's here.
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Le Mans Master
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From: DuBois PA
St. Jude Donor '11-'12-'13-'14-'15
Bruce you get into more sh*t!!! 
Are you tapping the power for the LED strip off of the Auto button's LED? I don't even see an LED for the Auto button as a matter of fact! Or are you trying to use the strip for both areas??
Take the power off of the pass throughs that are for the Passenger script area and see how that works out. I know nascar57 uses the strips there with good results.
Make sure you test the button operations out before you call it done, it looks like some of those resistors will interfere with the buttons going all the way down...
Tim
Are you tapping the power for the LED strip off of the Auto button's LED? I don't even see an LED for the Auto button as a matter of fact! Or are you trying to use the strip for both areas??
Take the power off of the pass throughs that are for the Passenger script area and see how that works out. I know nascar57 uses the strips there with good results.
Make sure you test the button operations out before you call it done, it looks like some of those resistors will interfere with the buttons going all the way down...
Tim
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From: Wylie TX --> Less is More, except under the hood !
Guys:
I'm still getting everything together to start this.
I was looking at the little "airbag" OFF light in the center console and I found out its burnt out (0.445Mohm across the bulb). Its the light beside the traction control button. I do detect 12v on the incoming line though so the circuit is good (when air bag switch in glove box is turned to OFF). I only turn off my airbags when my 6 yr old son drives with me. I just never noticed that the little light was out.
I was looking at the light, and it appears that there is no way to replace it. It looks likes its plastic welded to the entire plate.
Anyone have to replace this before ? What did you do ? I would want something that does not look "added on"... or an afterthought.
I was looking at the Radio shack site and found this possibility (5mm LED). I will likely have to drill the old one out, and insert this. Should be an easy install though.
Or maybe get an LED holder from Radio Shack like this to put in one of the LED's I already have....
Thoughts ?
Thanks !
Toque
I'm still getting everything together to start this.
I was looking at the little "airbag" OFF light in the center console and I found out its burnt out (0.445Mohm across the bulb). Its the light beside the traction control button. I do detect 12v on the incoming line though so the circuit is good (when air bag switch in glove box is turned to OFF). I only turn off my airbags when my 6 yr old son drives with me. I just never noticed that the little light was out.
I was looking at the light, and it appears that there is no way to replace it. It looks likes its plastic welded to the entire plate.
Anyone have to replace this before ? What did you do ? I would want something that does not look "added on"... or an afterthought.
I was looking at the Radio shack site and found this possibility (5mm LED). I will likely have to drill the old one out, and insert this. Should be an easy install though.
Or maybe get an LED holder from Radio Shack like this to put in one of the LED's I already have....
Thoughts ?
Thanks !
Toque
Last edited by Toque; Jan 28, 2011 at 08:40 AM.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Mar 2006
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From: Ocean Springs MS
Bruce you get into more sh*t!!!
Are you tapping the power for the LED strip off of the Auto button's LED? I don't even see an LED for the Auto button as a matter of fact! Or are you trying to use the strip for both areas??
Take the power off of the pass throughs that are for the Passenger script area and see how that works out. I know nascar57 uses the strips there with good results.
Make sure you test the button operations out before you call it done, it looks like some of those resistors will interfere with the buttons going all the way down...
Tim
Are you tapping the power for the LED strip off of the Auto button's LED? I don't even see an LED for the Auto button as a matter of fact! Or are you trying to use the strip for both areas??
Take the power off of the pass throughs that are for the Passenger script area and see how that works out. I know nascar57 uses the strips there with good results.
Make sure you test the button operations out before you call it done, it looks like some of those resistors will interfere with the buttons going all the way down...
Tim
Might be right about the buttons now that I look at it, might have to twist those resistors around a bit.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Mar 2007
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From: centennial colorado
Ok, I've got a bit of a puzzle for you guys. I'm redoing an HVAC unit for a friend and tried using a 3-LED strip for "Passenger" lighting but for some reason it won't light up when the rest of the single LED's do.
If I apply power directly to the LED strip it works fine but then the rest of the LED's don't light up.
I've tried various ways of running jumpers to the LED's and LED strip and either the single LED's light up or the LED strip lights up but not both at the same time. I thought maybe I had the polarity wrong on the LED strip but I checked it and it's correct. If I put a single LED in that slot it works fine. Any ideas? Really hate to give up on this and use single LED's here.
If I apply power directly to the LED strip it works fine but then the rest of the LED's don't light up.
I've tried various ways of running jumpers to the LED's and LED strip and either the single LED's light up or the LED strip lights up but not both at the same time.
I thought maybe I had the polarity wrong on the LED strip but I checked it and it's correct. If I put a single LED in that slot it works fine. Any ideas? Really hate to give up on this and use single LED's here.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Mar 2006
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From: Ocean Springs MS
I was wrong....had the same problems when using single LED's also. Had to be something wrong with the circuit somewhere. Was able to solder the Auto LED and Pass LED positive leads to the positive lead on the blue LED next to the adjustment **** and got them to work.
It might not look like it because of the lighting but all the LED's are lit!
It might not look like it because of the lighting but all the LED's are lit!
Melting Slicks
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From: Ocean Springs MS
Here's a couple pics of it sitting in my car, so bear with all the blue LED's. I need to figure out a way to power it up without having to pull my HVAC. Luckily need to replace a couple of LED's in mine anyway. The car it's going in is a dark bowling green metallic.
Melting Slicks
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From: Ocean Springs MS
Definitely does, not to mention the small LED lights in the bottom buttons are actually a vivid red. Oh well, what can you do? 
Melting Slicks
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From: Ocean Springs MS