These are a few pictures of the odometer, the clock and climate control console after I converted to blue LED. As you guys can see the different between stock radio color and blue console.

My next step will replace all the green LEDs in the climate control to blue and also try to open the stock radio and change it too.

Here is the link (click on the picture for bigger view)

http://www.pbase.com/nhatduongchi/led_convert

 

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I always wanted to do that but I dont know the first thing in soldering. If you mess up is that the end of that or what? is there a limited degree of error?

 

How do you do that? I'm familiar with soldering, and did my A/C buttons on my 5th gen myself. Those came out really nice, but I don't know how to do it for other applications, such as the door lights. PM me with some info, I learn quickly.

 

For the door is similar to the picture of the socket that I posted. All you have to do:

1- is take out the wedge bulb in to the door.
2- cut one leg of the LED off and solder 470 Ohms resistor to it
3- cut both legs so that they're even
4- bend both legs into the paper clip shape so that the socket will hold it in place
5- put it back to the door socket (if it doesn't light up, take it out and turn it around) and wiggle the LED to see if it will get loose when people close the door (if yes, then take it out and redo step 4)

Now you can turn any wedge bulb in your car to any color

Note: Depend on what kind of LED that you have, if it is narrow viewing angle LED then you have to flatten its head to spread the light a bit wider or you will have hot spot on the odometer LCD and the clock. So play around with them until you see what you like best

 

That socket you had on the pic, where's it from?

Also, Do you NhatDuongChi or any1 else know how to part out the odometer, clock, and climate console for the 5th Gen? I"m familiar with soldering and stuff, but actually never part out those area to see where them OEM lights located at.

Thanks guys

BTW NhatDuongChi: Nga^`u Thie^.t

 

That socket is for the LCD in the back of the odometer. I have 6th gen. so no idea about parts for the 5th

For the 6th gen., there are four bulbs to light up all the gauges. Three 194 bulbs and one smaler one, you can buy blue 194 bulbs for the standard size and convert the smaller one to save time.

To PoohBoi: La`m cho*i cho vui tho^i ma`!!! Hehehe

 

NhatDuongChi, what sizes are your LEDs, 5mm? and where did u bought those from? Ebay?

 

For the clock and climate control I used 3mm (these sockets are a bit different than the odometer but the concept is the same); odometer used 5mm, I bought them in local electronic store.

Because I happened to have 3mm but you can use 5mm LED for all of them (easier to find 5mm). The 3mm will fit right in the socket and the 5mm will be out side. The rating on my LEDs are 3.5V, 20mA, 2000-2500 mcd brightness, the resistor is 470 Ohms, 1/4 Watt

 

cool, i'm down with it, will order some from ebay and try to do it during my summer break