HOW-TO: Install white LEDS for you AUTO gear selector

[G4nismo]

Haven't seen anyone do this yet, so i figured i give this a shot.

TOOLS NEEDED:Soldering ironRosen core6 White 3mm LEDS (preferred) or 5mm LEDS6 470 Ohms resistorsBreadboardDremel sand paperFlat head screwdriverHot glue gunHeat shrinkSnap or slide connectors

First, remove the gear selector trim from the car. Remove the shifter trim, then remove the 4 screws holding the gear selector trim. Then remove the bulb socket. the gear trim is held by 4 plastic tabs, just lightly pry each one around. Disassemble like shown:

second, cut out a piece of the breadboard to fit it in the gear selector like so.Goal is to try to get it sitting as low as possible so more light output can dissipate to reduce hotspots.

Third, Wire your LEDs:Add a dot of hot glue on close connections from shorting out.

solder on + and - connections, wrap w/ elect tape, then heat shrink. afterwards, lightly sand off the tip of the LEDs to reduce hot spots if you want.

fourth, refer back to second step. place board as low as possible, then hot glue both ends.

Results:

it appears a rather bluish b/c of the blue overlay underneath the display. theres nothing you can do about that.

now go cut off the stock bulb harnesh off and then connect it to your LED wires:

reassemble and your done

one other side note. for the last 2 LEDS displaying gear 2 and gear 1, you will be able to see some of the white and the led itself off to the side in the passenger seat, as you can sorda see in the above pic already. Not necessary but i went ahead and took care of it. just get like 1/2 inch high, 1.25 inch long piece of plastic and just stick it beside it. you can use black electrical tape as well.

[allensteiner]

nice write up but too brite. does the dimmer switch still work with led's? i just put a red 194 in.

[johnnyd6404]

Nice that looks sick... I wish my wiring skills were better so I could do the same on my 2k2. Nice job man

[G4nismo]

nice write up but too brite. does the dimmer switch still work with led's? i just put a red 194 in.

yes dimmer switch works with it.

[allensteiner]

cool. how do you figure the resistor size?

[G4nismo]

http://ledcalc.com/#calc

http://led.linear1.org/led.wiz

[allensteiner]

thanks, now i won't mess up my door and ac switch led's

[fab13]

hellow this looks grate but i have som problems whith the wiring if it's posible can you put a diagram of the conections(resistors - leds -etc) well tanks.

[danielekfuj]

BRAVO

somebody give this man a custom title!

[jsmithsole]

Very nice, good thing the 6th gen is just a 194 plug and play!!!