Unsatisfied with the fact that my new CruiserHeads buttons' illuminiation didn't match the OEM color, I modified my custom garage door opener button with OEM LEDS harvested from other 4Runner buttons that I bought on eBay. Since I "was in there", I also modified it to double the brightness when pressed.
Here's the before picture. It's hard to tell, but the garage door opener button's blue backlight is deeper and brighter blue than the 3 OEM buttons next to it:
I first took it apart and changed the circuitry to support the "double the brightness when pressed" feature:
And here you can see where the harvested surface-mount LEDs have been mounted in place of the conventional through-hole LEDs that came in the button:
These 2 pictures show the new illumination, first with just the parking lights on, and second being pressed. The camera does not do the color justice...trust me, the unpressed color matches OEM exactly. The pressed color is double the brightness:
A quick video showing the effect (click on the picture to see the video):
And in the truck at night (click on the picture to see the video):
Showing the color match (although the camera makes the light blue look almost white):
And a daytime shot for good measure:
2019 T4R ORP, King remot resi 3" lift, Fuel D695 Covert wheels, 35" Goodyear Ultraterrains, RCI Full skid plate set in steel, RCI aluminum fuel tank skid, C4 rock sliders, ARB dual underhood compressor, Sprint Booster V3, 12v Solutions Remote Start, Tekosha Primus IQ brake controller, Orange Boxx drivers side PDS with Recon racks.
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