NEW Interior LED Mod Thread
Drifting
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From: McCall Idaho
tough not to like a guy who's office looks a LOT like mine! (not to mention the other common interests!!) 
never know when my job will bring me farther east Tim, when it does I'll be a callin'.....
M
**EDIT** Tom, I almost forgot; I have the ringtone from "Dr No" on my cell. (Hugo Montenegro at his best!!!!) it would go good with your Profile Bio!!!!
never know when my job will bring me farther east Tim, when it does I'll be a callin'.....
M
**EDIT** Tom, I almost forgot; I have the ringtone from "Dr No" on my cell. (Hugo Montenegro at his best!!!!) it would go good with your Profile Bio!!!!
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Drifting
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From: McCall Idaho
Mahalo Brother
Whaaaa, no emu?!?
I'll bet no poi, either??
(j/k...) 
Have you ever tried venison in an emu??
I'm thinking pineapple/mango/mac-nut sauce would be GOOD!
...or a venison burger with a pineapple slice and teriyaki (sp) sauce, cold beer and good company, will definately work!!
Well maybe; uh, next fall we can emu an Elk??
Aloha
EDIT Sorry off thread topic. Gonna get myself in hot water again.
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Drifting
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Melting Slicks
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St. Jude Donor '13
doesn't sound bad at all. did you use a 3 or 5mm LED? what mcd? I think I would like white better than orange, but I certainly don't want it to be overpowering. can you adjust the aim of the LED with that slot? mine shines too far back, you an see the shifter fine if its in 2, 4, or 6, but 1, 3, 5, or R are still in the dark.
You really can't aim the light much because the holder/slot is angle cut and goes in the mirror one way. It has some play though. You can adjust it more by moving the mirror. Since the arm moves up and down and side to side there are several positions that you can still see out of and move the light around some. Mine hits mostly just behind the shifter by the active handling switch but gives good light in the whole area about 8 inches in diameter. I don't know the size of the LED. It's a normal full size LED like the orange one and it came out of a 50 cent key chain cheapy light from Walgreens.
Anyway it will provide enough light to see your shifter and not so much it's a distraction.
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Le Mans Master
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From: DuBois PA
St. Jude Donor '11-'12-'13-'14-'15
Not until every concievable light has been swapped... whether it looks good or not!!!!! 
Where have you been hiding anyway my friend!!!! Good to see ya agian...
Tim
Where have you been hiding anyway my friend!!!! Good to see ya agian...
Tim
Melting Slicks
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From: Ocean Springs MS
Hey Tim, how sure are you of the polarities of your radio PCB diagram? I'm working on putting LED's in a Radio for a friend and since I have an aftermarket stereo in mine I have no way of hooking it to the car and checking it. I've got all the LED's soldered in the way your diagram shows (triple checked them and the board before a I started soldering) and when I hook up a 9-volt to one of the bulbs only a few light up. If I go to another bulb and power it up a few other ones light up. Are they all supposed to light up at once, or does that sound normal to you?
Bruce
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Le Mans Master
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From: DuBois PA
St. Jude Donor '11-'12-'13-'14-'15
Hey Tim, how sure are you of the polarities of your radio PCB diagram? I'm working on putting LED's in a Radio for a friend and since I have an aftermarket stereo in mine I have no way of hooking it to the car and checking it. I've got all the LED's soldered in the way your diagram shows (triple checked them and the board before a I started soldering) and when I hook up a 9-volt to one of the bulbs only a few light up. If I go to another bulb and power it up a few other ones light up. Are they all supposed to light up at once, or does that sound normal to you?
Bruce
Bruce
The diagram's dead on... There are multiple seperate light circuits on the Display board. I'm not sure if they are isolated via the ground or power runs. But if you hook up the RED harness to the Radio, they'll all light up for you while testing. I suppose I should Ohm the harness to find a way to jumper it and get all the lights lit without having to hook up to the Radio...
Tim
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Le Mans Master
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St. Jude Donor '11-'12-'13-'14-'15
Melting Slicks
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Bruce,
The diagram's dead on... There are multiple seperate light circuits on the Display board. I'm not sure if they are isolated via the ground or power runs. But if you hook up the RED harness to the Radio, they'll all light up for you while testing. I suppose I should Ohm the harness to find a way to jumper it and get all the lights lit without having to hook up to the Radio...
Tim
The diagram's dead on... There are multiple seperate light circuits on the Display board. I'm not sure if they are isolated via the ground or power runs. But if you hook up the RED harness to the Radio, they'll all light up for you while testing. I suppose I should Ohm the harness to find a way to jumper it and get all the lights lit without having to hook up to the Radio...
Tim
So not going to panic yet until I can get a C5 with a stock stereo over here so can hook it up and test the lights out.
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Le Mans Master
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From: DuBois PA
St. Jude Donor '11-'12-'13-'14-'15
How long are you going to be up? I can figure out the harness and get some jumpers figured out for you so you can fire up hte whole face in maybe 30 minutes...
Tim
Tim
Melting Slicks
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From: Ocean Springs MS
I'll be up another hour or so, just got back from weekly trip to Wally world and need to unwind a bit. Really don't want you to go to any trouble on my account though.