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Old Nov 24, 2010 | 07:52 AM
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I gave this a try and here what came out the radio side (i don't have a pic at the moment) The Mute Ch and vol didn't light up and the vol i use the same light cause the Tall type B t-4 Led was too fat and didnt fit in the hole. maybe someone can tell me what one i should buy.

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the AC came out ok just the red on the bottom knob doesn't show up well i gonna change it to white Name:  DSC02031.jpg
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Change the Tack to red and love it I just changed the screen ok better in person
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and the change the Roof Defroster and Hazard the roof works, But i forgot if the Defroster sign lights if it not in used? and the Hazard doesn't work i got to play with it.

Everyone tells me is way better then before i just need to fit and see why the other light don't light up. Also does anyone know a trick to see if the lights light up with out putting the dash back together.

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Changed the Parking light to Leds too
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Old Nov 24, 2010 | 01:13 PM
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^ LED's are only 1 way, so did you try to take out the bulb and turn it 180 degrees, then put it back in? There is a positive and negative on LED's and if you have them twisted in the wrong way they wont light up. Also since they are built for a 12v power source, you should be able to use a 9 volt battery, take some thin wires from the battery to the LED and it will light up. If it doesnt work, try to switch them and it should.

I would also highly suggest that you keep the stock bulbs in the right side of the climate control, it still looks good and lights up the two knobs fine. You can also see both the red and blue on the temp settings, so it looks a lot better. I did this with my white set, and my current blue set, and its the only way to have the light look right, otherwise you will have bright and dull spots all over, and only 1 color will light up brigher than the rest.
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Old Nov 24, 2010 | 03:49 PM
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Originally Posted by suzuka-blue-s2k,Nov 24 2010, 02:13 PM
^ LED's are only 1 way, so did you try to take out the bulb and turn it 180 degrees, then put it back in? There is a positive and negative on LED's and if you have them twisted in the wrong way they wont light up. Also since they are built for a 12v power source, you should be able to use a 9 volt battery, take some thin wires from the battery to the LED and it will light up. If it doesnt work, try to switch them and it should.

I would also highly suggest that you keep the stock bulbs in the right side of the climate control, it still looks good and lights up the two knobs fine. You can also see both the red and blue on the temp settings, so it looks a lot better. I did this with my white set, and my current blue set, and its the only way to have the light look right, otherwise you will have bright and dull spots all over, and only 1 color will light up brigher than the rest.
What about the Vol bulb which Led should i use? since the tall one i have is too wide and doesn't fit in the hole? And im gonna most likely keep the stock bulb on the right side like you said. thanks for the tip
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Old Nov 24, 2010 | 03:53 PM
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So the new plastic bulb base that you got doesnt fit in the hole? Maybe you can unwire the LED and pull it out with some needle nose plyers, then pull the OEM bulb out of the stock base that went into that hole, and wire the LED to it exactly how all the other bulbs are.

Hope that makes sense.
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Old Nov 25, 2010 | 02:24 PM
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Originally Posted by suzuka-blue-s2k,Nov 24 2010, 04:53 PM
So the new plastic bulb base that you got doesnt fit in the hole? Maybe you can unwire the LED and pull it out with some needle nose plyers, then pull the OEM bulb out of the stock base that went into that hole, and wire the LED to it exactly how all the other bulbs are.

Hope that makes sense.
I will try that but on your vol Button you used the Type B - T4? and it fit?
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Old Jun 11, 2011 | 11:41 PM
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Bump!

Anyone do this with white, red, or amber LEDs? Pics please?
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Old Jun 22, 2011 | 10:59 PM
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Would white LEDs be too bright for this?
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Old Jun 24, 2011 | 06:04 PM
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I want to take care of replacing some bulbs when I install the new center console pad I ordered.
I have a couple questions still that weren't answered by searching.
At the autolumination site, there are T3 2 bulbs - 1 at $2.99 each & 1 at $1.49 each. The only difference I can tell is the $1.49 bulbs aren't as bright which don't bother me at all. Am I correct?
I also looked at ordering from superbrightleds.com, which I would prefer to order from due to their reputation. Their neo wedge bulbs are listed at 3mm, 4mm & 5mm. Which size is best for the T3 and T4 replacements?
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Old Feb 7, 2012 | 09:06 PM
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anyone got an answer for this^^^^^^^
i am wondering the same
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Old Feb 8, 2012 | 02:26 PM
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