Finally got some good picts of my interior blue lights

[mrj82]

Wow I didn't know we had a light behind the rear wiper switch, guess mine is dead hehe.

 

[dsmturboawd]

Originally posted by AnOxiA
The longer lead on the LED is the positive

the leds are not directional.

 

[nolragan]

yea the LEDs can be put in anyway im pretty sure.

Anyone know of a write up for 1G HVAC controls and such? anyone??

 

[LightningGSX]

LED's are definately directional,there is a positive and a negative.Hooking them up in reverse will fry the LED.

 

[c0degsx]

L E D = light emmiting DIODE...........diodes are directional

 

[Jaybone]

Yeah the longer leg is positive.. and if you want more light out of it, shave the head down flat to right above the metal inside... you get a wider beam of light that way...

 

[Spoolin95GSX]

Off topic: Jaybone, it says that you have a '95 GS-T, but I see in your sig that the door handles are black. Did you do that or is it an RS in your sig pic?

 

[nolragan]

Hey guys this is off topic as well but i really need to know...

I want to paint my complete interoir, like the whole friken thing. What paint do I use? I have seen paint that doesnt reqiure priming, but thats doesnt sounds to good. Also should i use clear coat finish? I have herd it makes it flake off and look to shiny. Anyways any help would be much apreciated. Thanks

 

[LightningGSX]

There have been disputes about this, but from experience vinyl and plastis dyes work the best.

 

[nolragan]

So I can use a vinyl dye on my dash? Like the big part, that is slightly soft?

 

[Jaybone]

thats so im under cover.... both of my door handles broke.. so they werent color matched from the factory.. never got them painted and they grew on me.. and i took the gst off the back anyways....

 

[jesster84]

looks pretty sweet man...and thanks for the parts info for the lights and such.

 

[xyzzy72]

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Originally posted by Spdy5abi
yo dis a real dumb question..but i'm not good at electronics andstuff..... but i get da part with da resistor and led....but wheredo da wires come from?...buy them from radio shack?...take them off from da old one??... i will probably have more questions (i'm stupid like dat ) but dis b fine 4 now....or if ne1 in lansing, MI did this or knows how 2 let me kno...... thanx

Originally posted by Airpoppoff
Dude what language are you speaking???? I cant even understand that???

!! :laugh:

 

[Eclipsed]

this may ahve been posted but I couldnt find it. Why are your radiator, brake, and batt light on? Mine come on in my car, becasue of a battary or alternator problem. I still have to look into it. PM me and I'll give you the link for it.

 

[rmenaul]

Does anyone know where I can get blue replacement bulbs for a 1995 talon TSi gauge cluster?, I have ones, but they are too big?, I not sure what the right size is?
thanks.

 

[mrj82]

Blue bulbs won't show up good. Their is an orange film back there that makes it orange, I don't know how to get rid of it but I already tried the blue bulb thing, its a waste of time.

 

[JamusAWD]

Originally posted by mrj82
Their is an orange film back there that makes it orange, I don't know how to get rid of it

To get rid of the film you can just lightly sand down the back of the guage, the orange film will slowly fade off.

Be careful not to go too far because if you sand too much, u may remove the black colouring; making the guage a little clear in spots.

I tried the blue bulb thing after i took off the orange film.
It didnt work either. Instead i have a black guage and the numbers light up white with a very very very very faint hint of blue.

 

[rubbersidedown]

you can get those colored lightbulb condoms to make the blue color even deeper. it might show up even better then. i found them at walmart.

 

[JamusAWD]

Originally posted by rubbersidedown
colored lightbulb condoms ... i found them at walmart.

What are the actually called, and who makes them?

I really dont feel like going up to some old woman working at Walmart and asking her where to find the lightbulb condoms

Maybe its just me, but i dont see them taking me seriously

 

[rubbersidedown]

just go to walmart and look in their automotive section and look on the shelves with all the interior/exterior lights and bulbs. they're gel color covers or something like that.

 

[Flat Tire]

so which swithces do you sodder into the circuit board and which do you add the wire to the green illumination (+) wire and the black (-) wire...thanks.... BTW i know this is my 1st post and it's in kinda a ricey post, but i'll post up pics of my car when i'm done with this so you can check out my ride..... i've got all the supplys just waiting to see to what ones are which so i can finish

 

[Flat Tire]

bump

 

[Charles1]

Ill pay some one to do my light with hyper white im in cali oc

 

[Stoner]

Wow, I just want to say thanks to Jaybone for starting this post. I just got done reading it and it looks like it helped a lot of people.

Anyway, I just finished my HVAC and cig, i am still working on ignition ring and guage cluster lights. My question is for the HVAC and cig I just took the old bulb out of it holder and put the LED down in it with the legs spread apart so they would maintain contact soldered my resistor inline and everything is working so far. I see that most people were gluing the LED in place and not using the existing bulb harness. Is there any specific reason or should this work just fine?

Thanks for all the help guys

 

[nolragan]

When changing your HVAC, cig.lighter, keyring, etc, you dont need to do any soldering or anything. You can get LED replacemnt bulbs that just pop into the existing housing. They are #74 specially pre-made LEDs with their own biult-in resistor. You can even get them for your dome lights etc, those ones have 4 LEDs on their own circiut board. I do make kits for 2G DSMs for every interoir light modded to LEDs. Even comes with tamiya model paint and etc for proffesional look. But anyways my point of this post is that is do not waste your time putting in resistors and soldering in LEDs, just get some LED replacement bulbs, and pop them in. Glow perfect, last forever. If you want some pm me, or if your luckey find some online!