NEW Interior LED Mod Thread
Racer
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From: Baton Rouge LA
Naw, doing 5mm whites on the maplights, on the "shift illumination" light I'm wanting to do a high millicandela orange'ish led. Similar color to stock, just brighter. I have to be difficult, hah.
Instructor
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From: Baton Rouge LA
Racer
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From: Baton Rouge LA
Just got my white and orange LEDs. The orange is definitely brighter than stock, exactly what I wanted. Whites appear they'll be brighter.
Racer
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From: Baton Rouge LA
Light up great. Haven't decided if I'm going to flatten the tops yet. Want to test if the whole assembly back in the car to see if I need to widen the output. I think the little plastic diffuser assembly would probably diffuse it enough though.
Instructor
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From: Cape Coral FL
I plan on doing my hvac in white with the red and blue sweeps. I got some super bright leds from oznium, with the matching resistors. Going to solder the resistors on the leds, etc.
When everything is all done, how can i test to make sure all the leds work perfectly before putting everything back in, without frying the board?
When everything is all done, how can i test to make sure all the leds work perfectly before putting everything back in, without frying the board?
Melting Slicks
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From: Brea CA
Post number 4 of this thread has the pinouts for all the components and diagrams.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/1565006981-post4.html
Gary
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/1565006981-post4.html
Gary
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Le Mans Master
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From: DuBois PA
St. Jude Donor '11-'12-'13-'14-'15
[QUOTE=_r2h;1586274743]
Did you strap all three rows together at the top and bottom? If so, let me know how that works in the car cuz I do NOT strap the middle row with the jumpers...
Tim
Did you strap all three rows together at the top and bottom? If so, let me know how that works in the car cuz I do NOT strap the middle row with the jumpers...
Tim
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Le Mans Master
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From: DuBois PA
St. Jude Donor '11-'12-'13-'14-'15
I plan on doing my hvac in white with the red and blue sweeps. I got some super bright leds from oznium, with the matching resistors. Going to solder the resistors on the leds, etc.
When everything is all done, how can i test to make sure all the leds work perfectly before putting everything back in, without frying the board?
When everything is all done, how can i test to make sure all the leds work perfectly before putting everything back in, without frying the board?
Tim
Racer
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From: Baton Rouge LA
[QUOTE=tstar;1586283069]
Just finished up with this project.
Whites in the map lights, bright orange in the shift illumination light, and changed out the green auto dim LED to a brighter amber. It all looks great. Gonna get my fancy photographer girlfriend to take some shots for me, since her $4000 camera will do it proper justice vs my cell phone.
Tim, the strapping I did works great. All the LEDs are evenly lit. I believe I traced two power lines going to the LED boards and one common. I just pulled all the powers together and the commons all together. And then cut the trace at the top. So each pair of two LEDs is powered equally, no sharing. Does that make sense? hah.
Now which module to modify next. Going with a BMW orange-like theme.
Whites in the map lights, bright orange in the shift illumination light, and changed out the green auto dim LED to a brighter amber. It all looks great. Gonna get my fancy photographer girlfriend to take some shots for me, since her $4000 camera will do it proper justice vs my cell phone.
Tim, the strapping I did works great. All the LEDs are evenly lit.
I believe I traced two power lines going to the LED boards and one common. I just pulled all the powers together and the commons all together. And then cut the trace at the top. So each pair of two LEDs is powered equally, no sharing. Does that make sense? hah.Now which module to modify next. Going with a BMW orange-like theme.
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Le Mans Master
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From: DuBois PA
St. Jude Donor '11-'12-'13-'14-'15
Yeah disregard my previous comment... if you look at the tracks on the board, the middle row is already tied to the (in your pics) far left row so you strapping the middle row was redundant but didn't hurt anything either!
Do the HVAC next and see how the Orange light comes through the embedded Blue film...
Tim
Do the HVAC next and see how the Orange light comes through the embedded Blue film...
Tim
Racer
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From: Baton Rouge LA
Yeah disregard my previous comment... if you look at the tracks on the board, the middle row is already tied to the (in your pics) far left row so you strapping the middle row was redundant but didn't hurt anything either!
Do the HVAC next and see how the Orange light comes through the embedded Blue film...
Tim
Do the HVAC next and see how the Orange light comes through the embedded Blue film...
Tim
You just want me to be your guinea pig!
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Le Mans Master
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From: DuBois PA
St. Jude Donor '11-'12-'13-'14-'15
Guilty as charged!!!!! 
I've actually done a lot of different combos but I can't remember Orange in the HVAC, Radio or Dimmer where there is Blue film embedded...
Post up some pics!
Tim
I've actually done a lot of different combos but I can't remember Orange in the HVAC, Radio or Dimmer where there is Blue film embedded...
Post up some pics!
Tim
Racer
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From: Baton Rouge LA
Next couple days I'm off I'll be attempting the HVAC controller. All that is left is DIC, radio(not sure I want to even bother) and the HVAC. Wanted to test my skills on cheaper modules first, hah.
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Le Mans Master
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From: DuBois PA
St. Jude Donor '11-'12-'13-'14-'15
Which two? I have a few buttons laying around but too many, I 'll have to see about picking up a few more spare HVACs...
I sell them @ $10 a piece, may seem high but I have to buy a whole HVAC just to get the buttons...
Tim
I sell them @ $10 a piece, may seem high but I have to buy a whole HVAC just to get the buttons...
Tim
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From: Cape Coral FL
I hooked up a 9v to my Leds and none are working. To test I hooked up an led I had lying around and that didn't work. Tried a couple different 9v. None work to test now with an ohmmeter what sort of reading am I looking for??
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Le Mans Master
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From: DuBois PA
St. Jude Donor '11-'12-'13-'14-'15
1. You are using resistors right?
2. Did you try reversing the leads on the battery?
3. Your HVAC is haunted... Run far and run fast!
Your looking for an open or very high resistance. Touch the two probes together and note the reading or needle deflection (should be 0 ohms), then ohm out an LED and you want a very high reading or no to barely any needle deflection...
Tim
2. Did you try reversing the leads on the battery?
3. Your HVAC is haunted... Run far and run fast!
Your looking for an open or very high resistance. Touch the two probes together and note the reading or needle deflection (should be 0 ohms), then ohm out an LED and you want a very high reading or no to barely any needle deflection...
Tim