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Let there be Light...
Burning Brakes
Joined: Mar 2007
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From: centennial colorado
Nice job hiding the switch Tim! I also used a pin switch from radio shack. My 12 cd's are in the trunk but I'm always looking for the remotes for my cove lights! Hey, what is the free lid mod?? Never heard of it!
Melting Slicks
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From: It's true money can't buy happiness, but it is more comfortable crying in a Corvette than on a bicyc
St. Jude Donor '13
Yep the pix are larger than life. Nice mod I've been thinking about needing light in there for awhile.
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Le Mans Master
Joined: May 2006
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From: DuBois PA
St. Jude Donor '11-'12-'13-'14-'15
Some time ago a member had posted some pics of reaching in and easily opening his lid, it was like a mini slideshow, I've lost the link to the Thread I saw it in so I can't give the member to give him his due credit...
Anyway he didn't explain how he did it but obviously he removed a part of the catch mechanism or broke it. I removed the "reciever" or the lower part that's in the frame of the console, I don't know why they made the spring in that thing so strong! When I decided to add a switched light to the lid I removed the guts of the catch assembly and installed the micro switch into the housing, then popped it back in. here's the switch I used;
http://www.radioshack.com/product/in...ductId=2049718
This one would be a better choice I think;
http://www.radioshack.com/product/in...ductId=2049719
I looked at pin switchs but the springs were all too stiff...
I've had several PMs about this so I think I'm going to go ahead and reverse engineer it and this time take some pics... Speaking of pics, I'm going to resize the ones I posted!
Tim
Last edited by tstar; Apr 26, 2009 at 02:53 AM.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Mar 2007
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From: centennial colorado
Thanks tim; NOt sure I described the switch I used properly but its doesnt have a very strong spring at all. Its actually really lame and I've had to replace it once already. If it goes bad again I might have to do what you've done. Here is the one I used and where I mounted it.
I pulled the power from the accessory outlet and routed it the same as you it sounds like.
I pulled the power from the accessory outlet and routed it the same as you it sounds like.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 2,997
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From: Ocean Springs MS
Tom, good job as always! I thought about doing Red but decided this time I'd like to read with the light!
Some time ago a member had posted some pics of reaching in and easily opening his lid, it was like a mini slideshow, I've lost the link to the Thread I saw it in so I can't give the member his due credit...
Anyway he didn't explain how he did it but obviously he removed a part of the catch mechanism or broke it. I removed the "reciever" or the lower part that's in the frame of console, I don't know why they made the spring in that thing so strong! When I decided to add a switched light to the lid I removed the guts in the catch and installed the micro switch into the housing;
http://www.radioshack.com/product/in...ductId=2049718
This one would be a better choice I think;
http://www.radioshack.com/product/in...ductId=2049719
I looked at pin switchs but the springs were all too stiff...
I've had several PMs about this so I think I'm going to go ahead and reverse engineer it and this time take some pics... Speaking of pics, I'm going to resize the ones I posted!
Tim
Some time ago a member had posted some pics of reaching in and easily opening his lid, it was like a mini slideshow, I've lost the link to the Thread I saw it in so I can't give the member his due credit...
Anyway he didn't explain how he did it but obviously he removed a part of the catch mechanism or broke it. I removed the "reciever" or the lower part that's in the frame of console, I don't know why they made the spring in that thing so strong! When I decided to add a switched light to the lid I removed the guts in the catch and installed the micro switch into the housing;
http://www.radioshack.com/product/in...ductId=2049718
This one would be a better choice I think;
http://www.radioshack.com/product/in...ductId=2049719
I looked at pin switchs but the springs were all too stiff...
I've had several PMs about this so I think I'm going to go ahead and reverse engineer it and this time take some pics... Speaking of pics, I'm going to resize the ones I posted!
Tim
Thanks tim; NOt sure I described the switch I used properly but its doesnt have a very strong spring at all. Its actually really lame and I've had to replace it once already. If it goes bad again I might have to do what you've done. Here is the one I used and where I mounted it.
I pulled the power from the accessory outlet and routed it the same as you it sounds like.
I pulled the power from the accessory outlet and routed it the same as you it sounds like.
Hey, great stuff guys!
I had thought about attempting to do something like this but really didn't know where to begin....looks great! 
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Le Mans Master
Joined: May 2006
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From: DuBois PA
St. Jude Donor '11-'12-'13-'14-'15
Thanks tim; NOt sure I described the switch I used properly but its doesnt have a very strong spring at all. Its actually really lame and I've had to replace it once already. If it goes bad again I might have to do what you've done. Here is the one I used and where I mounted it.
I pulled the power from the accessory outlet and routed it the same as you it sounds like.
I pulled the power from the accessory outlet and routed it the same as you it sounds like.
Boy you can tell a modaholic by what's in his or hers center console compartment huh? 
Damn I'm funny sometimes...
Tim
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From: Cupertino CA
St. Jude Donor '12
Been reading up on a lot of this LED stuff since you helped me with my blown AC power board. I just did the led swap for some of the interior panels (took the ozium leds and swapped them into the stock bulb holders).
Gotta say this setup's pretty cool. Did you just take one of these strips and 3M tape mount them, or attach them somehow else? Looking at the photos, where'd you hide the power wire? I'll probably use a switch setup like Nascar's, think I've got a micro switch laying around in the garage, will have to check.
Gotta say this setup's pretty cool. Did you just take one of these strips and 3M tape mount them, or attach them somehow else? Looking at the photos, where'd you hide the power wire? I'll probably use a switch setup like Nascar's, think I've got a micro switch laying around in the garage, will have to check.
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Le Mans Master
Joined: May 2006
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From: DuBois PA
St. Jude Donor '11-'12-'13-'14-'15
More like these;
http://www.oznium.com/led-ribbon
It seems they don't sell the ones I used anymore. I stuck it to the lid (3M tape was already applied to the strip) and drilled a very small hole in the lid where the bump is for the catch...
It's one of the more functional LED mods I've done! Right up there with relocating my fuel door release to the traction control plate...
Tim
http://www.oznium.com/led-ribbon
It seems they don't sell the ones I used anymore. I stuck it to the lid (3M tape was already applied to the strip) and drilled a very small hole in the lid where the bump is for the catch...
It's one of the more functional LED mods I've done! Right up there with relocating my fuel door release to the traction control plate...
Tim
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Joined: Feb 2005
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From: Cupertino CA
St. Jude Donor '12
More like these;
http://www.oznium.com/led-ribbon
It seems they don't sell the ones I used anymore. I stuck it to the lid (3M tape was already applied to the strip) and drilled a very small hole in the lid where the bump is for the catch...
It's one of the more functional LED mods I've done! Right up there with relocating my fuel door release to the traction control plate...
Tim
http://www.oznium.com/led-ribbon
It seems they don't sell the ones I used anymore. I stuck it to the lid (3M tape was already applied to the strip) and drilled a very small hole in the lid where the bump is for the catch...
It's one of the more functional LED mods I've done! Right up there with relocating my fuel door release to the traction control plate...
Tim
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Le Mans Master
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From: DuBois PA
St. Jude Donor '11-'12-'13-'14-'15
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From: Cupertino CA
St. Jude Donor '12
Got back from paintballing today and unscrewed the lid and it's inner panel. Looks like the place you put your strip at has just enough space on the inside to fit a strip plus some sealant (to keep the light from glowing up inside the lid). 
If I didn't keep getting done with stuff every day just as the electronics store I want to go to closes at I'd probably have a strip of LED's already to try with!
If I didn't keep getting done with stuff every day just as the electronics store I want to go to closes at I'd probably have a strip of LED's already to try with!
