Dash Light Mod Success

here is my blue/white mix on the radio... i did mostly blue, but did the knobs white, it came out pretty damn good.





and it is alot easier than it seems. just make sure you do bend the pins far enough to solder underneath the screen. As long as you take your time and have patience it will come out lookin bad ass!

 

Nice! I'm going the opposite. White screen, blue knobs, cd slot and 1-6, white everything else.

 

Don't know what to say to that but my led's went out on my a/c controls and I haven't done any led mods to the truck yet

 

1 - resolder the connections on each end. (one might have become loose)
2 - replace the LEDs (one might have been damaged, then the whole string will go out as they are in series)
3 - some resistor is jacked in your cluster...

use a multimeter and check that your getting voltage across the loop. also check the resistance between each LED...

 

^ since you replaced them...is the polarity correct on all of them now?

 

In '06 there were two incandescant bulbs in the HVAC controls, no LED's. Very finicky about lighting and staying lit too. Sometimes a "light" tap on the dash will solve that problem.

 

well, the circuit gets a specific amount of voltage...dont remember the difference between the resistance of the white vs blue needles...this is why i said test w/ a multimeter...you could be getting too much resistance w/ the blue LEDs, therefore it wont complete the circuit? but that would be really wierd as i've done a ton of blue needles and never had any problems...adn your needles worked before? this is why im leaning towards some orhter component fried on your board.

 

I'm still looking for someone to help me out with mine. I dont mind paying. PM if interested. BTW im in orange county.

 

Sounds like the blues either over-draw or have too much resistance. PreRunnerSeth might have a better idea of what is going on. Could also be one bad blue LED in the pack that is screwing with you. I would just pitch out the offending LEDs and buy another 3 for $1.50.

 

[QUOTE="OldManTan";1857501]In '06 there were two incandescant bulbs in the HVAC controls, no LED's. Very finicky about lighting and staying lit too. Sometimes a "light" tap on the dash will solve that problem.[/QUOTE]

thanks did not know that, haven't pulled the controls off since I installed my ipod adapter, but lights went long after that though

 

my blue ones work as well as many other...also, why would his work and then all of a sudden not...i do not believe that resistance can change in an LED...

 

sent pm...check my sig, im your socal guy...!

 

Done! Awesome mod, not bad at all. Anyone who has soldered before can do this one. If you aren't confident do what I did and play around putting on and taking off the TMPS LED since, like the door buzzer, you might as well remove that PITA as long as you are there so who cares if you mess it up.

Starting to remove my HU to do the swap in that.

 

those blue lights look awesome on My50cal's

 

Completed both the radio and cluster with no problems. Also figured out how to get the climate controlls blue. Now I jsut have to get some LEDs to swap the remaining odds and ends.