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01-31-2010, 08:18 PM #1
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so i want leds...
on my dash and shifter..i want them blue..how would i do so...because i dnt know much about them and today i had a blue led i got from radioshack along time ago when i put them on my brothers xbox and i was like hmm leme try it adn i put the pos and neg wire to it and poof there goes that led..man they stink when they burn..hwo do i go about this?
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01-31-2010, 09:42 PM #2
LEDs have a resistor on them for a specific voltage- you probably put one made for 12v on a 110v... I built an LED setup a few years back for my old motorcycle:
The resistors are different depending on voltage, color, and number of LEDs you're running in a series. I had over 130 LEDs on the bike (above each bank of the motor with a sequential strobe controller, under the rear fender, in the front spoiler, under the motor... it's been 5 years so I don't remember all of them). I've done sets in boxes, interiors of cars... they can go anywhere just make sure you wire them right!
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01-31-2010, 09:57 PM #3
Do a seach I know this has been coverd several times. Silvanya or how ever you spell it has a list of all the bulb sizes and were they go. From this you can cross referance them to led's made to direct replace the bulbs in your dash. This is one I pulled for my 97 but go to thier web site and put your year and modle in and it will tell you.
1997 CHEVROLET Camaro
Low beam headlamp
H4351
H4351XV XtraVision Halogen - The Brighter Light
High beam headlamp
H4352
Parking light
3057
3057LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp
Front turn signal
3057
3057LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp
Rear turn signal
2057
2057LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp
3057
3057LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp
Tail light
2057
2057LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp
3057
3057LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp
Stop light
2057
2057LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp
3057
3057LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp
High mount stop light
921
921ST Silverstar Signal Lighting: Complete the Look: Crisp, Clean, Style
921LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp
Fog/Driving light
885
License plate
194
194LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp
Back up light
1141
1141LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp
Front sidemarker
194
194LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp
Rear sidemarker
194
194LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp
Ash tray
194
194LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp
Glove box
194
194LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp
Map light
212-2
Dome light
906
906LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp
Step/Courtesy light
194
194LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp
562
74
Trunk/Cargo area
562
Instrument-general
161
161LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp
194
194LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp
37
73
Check engine indicator
161
161LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp
Hi-beam indicator
161
161LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp
Seat belt indicator
161
161LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp
Brake warning
161
161LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp
Automatic transmission indicator
73
Directional signal indicator
161
161LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp
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01-31-2010, 10:03 PM #4
oops- I thought you meant custom LED setups- if you're just looking to replace the bulbs that's a breeze!
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02-01-2010, 08:29 AM #5
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well i want leds on where my gears are and where my gauges are and the ac controlls..
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02-01-2010, 09:32 AM #6
Most of those are 161's and 194's. See the list above and then go to superbrightleds and buy them. Not really sure how many you'll need to complete the project- I've been thinking about doing it myself but I've got way too many other projects ahead of this one.
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02-01-2010, 10:37 AM #7
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See I on the other hand am looking for custom LED's. I like the look of the pontiac dash and have a lovely firehawk faceplate in pontiac orange lighting over my stereo. I think some matching footwell lighting would set off the interior nicely. Sadly I have no clue how to match the color and wire everything up right. I was hoping to get a good look at the ford ambient lighting system to see how they integrated it and get some ideas from there but nobody I know has one. tempted to go to the ford dealer and just ask to look at it.
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02-01-2010, 11:10 AM #8
The deal with ambient lighting you'd need to tuck wide-angle LEDs out of sight so that the bulb is not directly visable. As for the lighting around the cupholders, you could try something like "neon string lights" (search for it, you'll see what I'm talking about) and you could channel out the cup holder enough to install it and then cut it to length.
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Then again, you could just order the Ford kit for about $270 but you could build your own for under $100 easy.Last edited by bberretta; 02-01-2010 at 11:23 AM.
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02-01-2010, 11:15 AM #9
Oh, and most of the lights in our dash have color condoms on them to make them red- I'm not sure if any are colorized by the actual guage plates, but you should be able to buy blue LEDs for most of them to change the color. I know the door panels have little red plastic pieces in them to make them red, so they'd need to be popped out. I'm probably going to do a big LED change-out in April if all goes well.
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02-01-2010, 01:38 PM #10
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Use this and put in the red leds. http://www.jegs.com/i/Painless+Perfo...30710/10002/-1
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02-01-2010, 02:59 PM #11
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So do our cars come with the red or orange leds already and we can just change out the color or what is it that needs to be done i look the th site do it the blue bulbs from there??
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02-01-2010, 08:12 PM #12
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ok so i cross refrenced the lights im about ready to order all i need..not expensive at all how bright are these tho? will they be about as bright as our stock lights? and are these just plug and play??
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02-01-2010, 08:33 PM #13
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02-01-2010, 08:38 PM #14
Here's some instructions even though they are for a Camaro:
http://www.keliente.com/LED.htm
Most will be plug-n-play but ones like the TCS, Headlight, and fog light switch all use soldered LEDs. You'll have to match the resistor to the LED so as to not burn up the LED. Also, the radio is going to be red- you can swap it out with a Camaro radio or go aftermarket.
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02-01-2010, 08:43 PM #15
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thanks dude alot of help..
can people post up their setup as in dash,dome,dors or anythign that has leds and what kind so i cna kinda refrence what i really want..please and thanks
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02-01-2010, 08:46 PM #16
You cannot use the gauge cluster from a T/A. You need to get one for a Camaro. They are red painted on the back, so you need to sand off the paint. As far as the LEDs go, buy high powered. The high powered LEDs will light up your needles better. I'll take some pictures and post what I've done.
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02-01-2010, 08:52 PM #17
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ok cool thanks for the info dude..would liek to see pictures also thanks tpilews
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02-01-2010, 08:52 PM #18
I know when I did the guage in my wife's old Lancer, I was able to sand down the paint/tint on the gauges using a light wire wheel on my dremel. Real easy.
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02-01-2010, 08:59 PM #19
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yea im just worried that maybe it wont light up enough i might as well change my needles to blue as well..
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02-03-2010, 05:52 AM #20
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