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Climate control knob upgrade

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by cvisinho, Jan 24, 2017.

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  1. Feb 22, 2017 at 5:40 AM
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    I just put those led bulbs in my climate control panel. Only 2 out of 3 worked. Took the one not working and spun it 180 degrees, and it worked! The led's have a polarity requirement. If they're reversed, no bueno. Try it....
     
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  2. Feb 22, 2017 at 7:17 AM
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    i will now that i have them off just for shits n gigs. Ill re-post. But the blue really is better served with a clean white light behind it. Not so much the incandescent.
    Stay tuned
     
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  3. Feb 22, 2017 at 4:50 PM
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    Note one side deciding to not work just to fuck with me...

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    orezona, Feb 22, 2017
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  4. Feb 23, 2017 at 10:45 AM
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    How hard was it to access the bulbs?
     
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  5. Feb 23, 2017 at 10:47 AM
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    I to had a LED build issue and they were just backwards....easy to access after pulling the panel off
     
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  6. Feb 23, 2017 at 12:21 PM
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    Oh man, super easy. They are right on the back of the panel of the HVAC assembly that you just pop right out using nothing more than a plastic paint scraper or something.

    I may give them another go this weekend before I give up on this 5 dollar set of Chinese ebay bulbs, LOL.
     
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  7. Feb 27, 2017 at 10:49 AM
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    Did you paint the ring itself, or the knob backing?
     
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  8. Feb 27, 2017 at 11:01 AM
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    the clear plastic on the back side. Just make sure its a nice even coat. a couple light coats and it will turn out nice. It wont work too well if you try going heavy right off the bat.
     
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  9. Feb 27, 2017 at 11:09 AM
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    Going try it when I get mine looks good
     
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  10. Feb 27, 2017 at 4:30 PM
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    Going to try again to make the 6 dollar ebay t4 LED bulbs work tonight.

    For some reason one side (with the old OEM bulbs) still doesn't work and it's really driving me nuts. I think if I drink enough beer I'll figure it out...
     
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  11. Feb 28, 2017 at 6:04 AM
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    Got my knobs! Ordered on Feb 12, and they came on the 27th.

    Covered the chrome rings in vinyl to go along with my blue dash trim mod.
     
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  12. Feb 28, 2017 at 7:52 AM
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    I just did this myself, now I'm wondering how I can change my dash to black? Where are people getting the black background for your climate control? I read the thread for the 12-15's but is there anything 05-11 can do?
     
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  13. Feb 28, 2017 at 8:19 AM
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    Installed. Perfect fit.
     
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  14. Feb 28, 2017 at 8:30 AM
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    Who knew something so simple would make a world of difference.

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  15. Feb 28, 2017 at 8:37 AM
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    Pull it apart and paint it. Easy mod.
     
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    The plate comes off pretty easy and I had no issues painting it (see post #243). Also have the black Metra double DIN head unit adapter which is more of a matte finish but the satin finish primer/paint combo I used from Rustoleum is a pretty close match.
     
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    rotate bulb 180 degrees
     
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    ^^^
    I'll try that tonight. Just still super annoyed the LED replacements didn't fit. Tried to "wiggle" them in and the wires on the set I got broke so they are garbage now. Oh well...
     
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  19. Feb 28, 2017 at 10:11 AM
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    T4s are the right size. When I installed mine one worked and the other didn't. Went to my local mech frustrated and he tested them saying both were in working order. Then we switched the one that wasn't working and worked. Sucks one got bungled and hope you got the 6 pack. What didn't fit?
     
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    I'm still waiting for mine. :(
     
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