DIY: Interior LED swap (cluster, HVAC, switches, window, *steering wheel)

zopperman · Oct 7, 2014

yosh2000 said:
[MENTION=51046]theliman[/MENTION]

Its a start...still need to wrap up a few items...

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4wd selector is neo 4. The HVAC display is a 7v (I think?) [MENTION=5149]riceandpho[/MENTION] will know for sure and the resistor in the neo 4's is too much for it and the lights won't work without a 12v mod there. I just used different 5mm LEDs and resistors and ground th led housing down and modified it all to fit the OEM bulb holders

Cisco Kid · Oct 7, 2014

The airbag backlight is a 0603 led. 0603's are used for the backlighting on the factory radio's too.

emelianenkov · Oct 7, 2014

Been working on a radio the last few days. Swapped the leds and did reverse polarization on it. Talk about a PITA! But it turned out great! I'll post pics when my customer gets everything put back together

riceandpho · Oct 10, 2014

my version of the 12v mod to get the neo4hp leds to work in the lcd is this, unwind the contacts/wire off the led, firgure out wats pos and neg, solder a wire o the pos lead and negative lead, tap the pos lead to a 12v switch source and ground out the neg, this will get you full brightness, if you want it to dim, i think you use the ground in the harness somewhere, [MENTION=63211]emelianenkov[/MENTION] will know what wire to use.

emelianenkov · Oct 10, 2014

Mine is a little different but it's all the same.

zopperman · Oct 10, 2014

riceandpho said:
my version of the 12v mod to get the neo4hp leds to work in the lcd is this, unwind the contacts/wire off the led, firgure out wats pos and neg, solder a wire o the pos lead and negative lead, tap the pos lead to a 12v switch source and ground out the neg, this will get you full brightness, if you want it to dim, i think you use the ground in the harness somewhere, [MENTION=63211]emelianenkov[/MENTION] will know what wire to use.

Doesn't that make removing the HVAC panel annoying?

CookieRoe · Oct 10, 2014

zopperman said:
4wd selector is neo 4. The HVAC display is a 7v (I think?)

yep!

BUT, and Alex will back me up, MORE LIGHT is needed for the reverse polarization mod (with 12V mod) to be 100% worth it. During the day, "meh", but at night, very nice!

MORE Power!

And yes, 7V (about) for the HVAC lights.

riceandpho · Oct 10, 2014

zopperman said:
Doesn't that make removing the HVAC panel annoying?

not unless you use t taps, i hardly remove mines.

emelianenkov · Oct 10, 2014

zopperman said:
Doesn't that make removing the HVAC panel annoying?

Not the way I do the 12v mod

zopperman · Oct 11, 2014

emelianenkov said:
Not the way I do the 12v mod

details

emelianenkov · Oct 11, 2014

I'll text you

emelianenkov · Oct 11, 2014

My most recent work! Night time photos coming up when he finishes the install and it gets dark out

yosh2000 · Oct 12, 2014

emelianenkov said:

how many LEDs are required for that JBL radio [MENTION=63211]emelianenkov[/MENTION]? im looking at picking one up to swap out my JBL tape deck with!

emelianenkov · Oct 12, 2014

yosh2000 said:
how many LEDs are required for that JBL radio [MENTION=63211]emelianenkov[/MENTION]? im looking at picking one up to swap out my JBL tape deck with!

Dude I don't even.... I was so frustrated by the end I didn't pay attention. I think I got 60 total and don't have much left

Cisco Kid · Oct 12, 2014

yosh2000 said:
how many LEDs are required for that JBL radio [MENTION=63211]emelianenkov[/MENTION]? im looking at picking one up to swap out my JBL tape deck with!

If you change everything, it will take 37 led's and they are a royal pain in the butt to replace. I have the same head unit and replaced the led's in mine. The 0603 led's are less than 1/4 of the size of the PLCC led's used in the gauge cluster.

Here's a picture for size reference.

emelianenkov · Oct 12, 2014

Cisco Kid said:
If you change everything, it will take 37 led's and they are a royal pain in the butt to replace. I have the same head unit and replaced the led's in mine. The 0603 led's are less than 1/4 of the size of the PLCC led's used in the gauge cluster.

Here's a picture for size reference.

Yeah exactly! It was a royal pain in the balls.

yosh2000 · Oct 12, 2014

Cool thanks guys. I ain't scared, I replaced those in cookieroes nav and have swapped them in a few other stereos. Its all about having the proper tools for the job!

emelianenkov · Oct 12, 2014

I have the right tools, but they're still a pain lmao

CookieRoe · Oct 12, 2014

yosh2000 said:
Cool thanks guys. I ain't scared, I replaced those in cookieroes nav and have swapped them in a few other stereos. Its all about having the proper tools for the job!

No doubt! With the NAV, the tiny LEDs are soldered onto a "foil" material, not a circuit board. Ripping it would be disastrous. A few have botched the job on the cluster LED swap, but was easily corrected by "sopping" up soldering material. Wish I had you gentleman's skills ( [MENTION=30225]yosh2000[/MENTION], [MENTION=63211]emelianenkov[/MENTION] ).

mz2a_az · Oct 24, 2014

LED in dash bulbs

I see you bought your LED's in bulk. I may have missed the LED bulb numbers/type, but did catch the resistor type/info.

What is the number for your LED bulbs?

DIY: Interior LED swap (cluster, HVAC, switches, window, *steering wheel)

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