Changing Dash/Control Lights with Blue LED's
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RE: Changing Dash/Control Lights with Blue LED's - 7/20/2007 6:12:34 PM
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drperry
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With the whole voltage reversing setup of the Blazer, you can't easilly have no DRL's and quad beams...
To get rid of DRL's, just bend pin 86 on the DRL relay out of the way...
As for the power for the LED's on the 4x4 switch, they're wired to the wiper switch LED's, lol.
They get power right from the plug on the wiper switch...
The power for the headlight controls is done in the same manner...
However, LED's in the heater control light spots, do NOT light very well.. You WILL need to suppliment them with some loose LED's.
The power for the loose LED's in the heater controls is REALLY easy...
I can't remember what color wires I used for the other power wires, but I can take a look if'n you want.
Also, it doesn't have to be blue LED's, lol, someone like rabbit might prefer green ;)
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RE: Changing Dash/Control Lights with Blue LED's - 7/20/2007 9:09:13 PM
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lennyblazer
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Yeah I know they don't have to be blue LED's but so far it is looking freaking awesome, and the headunit I am planning on getting is blue backlite. right now I have the gauge cluster completed, however will probably be switching out the bulbs in the clusters since they are to directional and have a couple bright spots. The 4x4 switch is pretty much done just gluing the LEDs in place and finish soldering. The Light panel is also done except for glue and solder. And I got blue bulbs for the heater controls so they should be easy to do. Still have to figure how to do the window/door lock controls, and probably going to replace some other interior lights with blue LED's.
Will post pics once all done (or atleast progress at end of the weekend) and am taking pics of the steps I am taking along the way to make up a good how-to post.
-Lenny
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RE: Changing Dash/Control Lights with Blue LED's - 7/21/2007 3:02:59 AM
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drperry
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If'n you'd like, I can pop my 4x4 switch open for you to take a peek inside, lol... For optimum light, some parts of its interior needed... Convincing, lol.
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RE: Changing Dash/Control Lights with Blue LED's - 7/21/2007 10:36:03 AM
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lennyblazer
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Okay that would be great, I think I have figured it out but haven't touched it in a day, have been busy with other things but I am planning on working on it tonight. I have different LED's coming for the cluster cause the company shipped the wrong ones to me, I wanted the inverted ones and they shipped me bullet shaped ones that are too directional (brightspot at 40mph and a couple other places and too dim else where).
-Lenny
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RE: Changing Dash/Control Lights with Blue LED's - 7/21/2007 1:01:32 PM
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drperry
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Also, remember, that unless you're lucky and get some REALLY wide angle LED's you're still going to have a dim spot in the tach...
Unless you've got a Canadjun Blazer!
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RE: Changing Dash/Control Lights with Blue LED's - 7/21/2007 3:01:29 PM
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lennyblazer
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Yeah I think the ones that are coming that I was supposed to get will be better than the ones I just installed. I have the wiper control and 4x4 switch completely done now, just waiting till dark to take better pics of them lit up. going finish up the light panel hopefully tonight and start the passenger window/lock control tonight.
-Lenny
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RE: Changing Dash/Control Lights with Blue LED's - 7/23/2007 9:48:20 PM
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lennyblazer
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Hey I have pretty much finish up everything on the dash. The LED's are mounted, and soldered and all wired up. Just waiting on the LED's that I was supposed to get to show up instead of the very directional ones currently in the cluster. Also I am waiting for the bulbs to get in for the HVAC panel. Eventually I will get to the power window/locks/mirror panels and replace them but probably not for a couple days.
Here are some pics of the LED's in the dash with out the trim panel on.
-Lenny
< Message edited by lennyblazer -- 7/23/2007 10:00:44 PM >
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RE: Changing Dash/Control Lights with Blue LED's - 7/24/2007 1:33:57 AM
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drperry
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Looks pretty good! Not quite as even of a spread on the wiper/4x4 switch as on mine... but I had handy 12V source on my work bench to test fit all the LED's... Unless it's the angle of the camera that's messing with the light... lol.
Now, just gotta find a way to change the color of the odometer! lol
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RE: Changing Dash/Control Lights with Blue LED's - 7/24/2007 6:02:42 AM
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lennyblazer
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Yeah it just the angle of the camera, didn't even notice that in the pic at first. The Wiper switch is by far the best and easiest one I did. The 4x4 the 2hi is a little less bright than the rest but not by much. and the light control panel is good I just dont have the dimmer part lit up but don't really care since you can dim the LED's any way. Yeah I had no bench 12v source, I wish I still had lab access to my enterprise lab but since I am not registered for the class they removed my access, power supplies, bench soldering stations ment for circuit board soldering all around. Instead I used my cheap WalMart soldering iron, better one at home and ran in and out of my dorm room to my truck to test the lights and then fix and then test again. I am happy and they look better than in the pics posted above. Also the cluster should have a better spread once the other LED's come in.
-Lenny
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RE: Changing Dash/Control Lights with Blue LED's - 7/24/2007 6:17:25 AM
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drperry
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Score yourself a cheap computer power supply for that kind of thing, lol.
And yeah, the wiper switch is by far the easiest to do (of the ones that need actual modifications...)
The dimmer switch doesn't actually light up, either... at least on mine, it doesn't...
But the LED's actually do dim... but you have to turn the dimmer all the way down... There's full brightness, and like 75% of full... The dimmer has to be all the way down, or it won't dim...
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RE: Changing Dash/Control Lights with Blue LED's - 7/24/2007 8:22:43 AM
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RCars2
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Lookin pretty cool. Those spread LED's will help for the dash. I got them myself and they work pretty good. As you probably saw though from when i posted mine (and it looks as though you will have the same issue) half the tach doesnt quite light up the best because of bad bulb placement by GM for the state side trucks. I havent had a chance to tear into it but im thinking of putting another led in the cluster to help spread the light. Well that and the bulb on the left side of the tach sometimes looses contact (cant figure out why either, ive even swapped bulb holders and it still does it on just that one) so this will help that some.......just gotta off my lazy arse.
And for the power supply if your not completely familiar just jump black to green on the motherboard connector and the supply will turn on. Grab a molex connector (four post deal used to power cd roms and hard drives). Yellow is your +12 and the black right aside of it is your ground.
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RE: Changing Dash/Control Lights with Blue LED's - 7/24/2007 8:44:50 AM
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lennyblazer
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Thanks, yeah eventually I will probably have a bench powersupply and soldering iron station, since I am studying to be an Electrical Engineer. I will post up pics later when everything is put back together, should be sometime this weekend as the bulbs/LED's just shipped out today and should have them by thurs or fri. Then after that I will start a How-to post and talk to swartlkk about it. All I have left is the window switches.
Oh yeah mine dim to that 75% at like one click before you click them off completely. I dont care because I have never dimmed my regular before.
-Lenny
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RE: Changing Dash/Control Lights with Blue LED's - 8/3/2007 4:41:35 PM
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lennyblazer
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Well I have an updated Gauge cluster pic, and have installed some switches one for future fog lights getting wired up and one to control the LED's behind each vent. I still don't have everything together as I am waiting to finish up the HVAC controls and shipping takes forever. I still have the door panel controls to do and maybe I will change some of the other interior bulbs to Blue LED's. I'll post up later what those look like and the finished product. Here is the pic of the gauge cluster now.
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RE: Changing Dash/Control Lights with Blue LED's - 8/5/2007 6:33:16 PM
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drperry
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Very nice! Smooth light!
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RE: Changing Dash/Control Lights with Blue LED's - 8/5/2007 7:45:01 PM
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They do look good!
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RE: Changing Dash/Control Lights with Blue LED's - 8/5/2007 9:09:58 PM
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EuroGoldLS
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What bulb # goes into the dash lights? I was thinking about putting brilliant white behind the HVAC panel...
Which reminds me I have to replace the three blown dash bulbs the Suburban has. (1 gauge bulb, 2 bulbs behind HVAC panel.) I'll add that to the laundry list of things to fix!
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RE: Changing Dash/Control Lights with Blue LED's - 8/6/2007 12:05:13 AM
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drperry
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The HVAC will be a biatch... The filaments for the bulbs are kinda snaked in all over the connector (kinda the same for the dash bulbs, but those aren't as bad...)
LED's will NOT work for the HVAC unless you have loose LED's to supplement the socketed ones.
the dash lights should be 194's for both your Blazer, and the Suburban... It's kind of a standardized GM thing... and #37 for the HVAC... At least on the Blazer, probably the Sub, as well, but...
As for the door controls, once you have the switch panel out, and look at the bottom, you'll see it's very easy, with the exception of mounting them... Which I'm sure everyone will find their own spiffy way to do (I've got pics somewhere of the switches lit up with blue LED's)
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RE: Changing Dash/Control Lights with Blue LED's - 8/6/2007 9:03:14 AM
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lennyblazer
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Exactly what drperry said. I have some extra 194 inverted LED bulbs and they fit in the holes of the #37 bulbs (not the assemblies) and I think if I just super glued them and wired them I would be set except for the defroster button. I am still waiting on my other LED's to show up but I will try out the 194's in the 37's position tonight probably and take some pics if it works out.
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