I need more blue leds in my A/C headunit. HVAC

[surmanm]

So now that I started with this blue led theme in the car I cant stop if I thought the 3.2 mm surface mounted leds in the gauge cluster were small and hard to work with look at the leds on the HVAC controller 1-1.5mm in size wish me luck hear I go with the research were im going to get these in blue, and what’s their size code , no one sells these type of leds in small quantities except in reels of 2000 or more .

[ESP]

You're insane! This is gonna look so hot when you're done! I'm certainly glad you've got the cohones to take this on!

[surmanm]

You're insane! This is gonna look so hot when you're done! I'm certainly glad you've got the cohones to take this on!

its like i diseases i cant stop changing the lights in my car i had a dream the other night so i had to rip this thing apart today in the morning im also thinking of changing the orange buttons on the steering wheel if i can figure out how to remove them without setting of the air bag lol.

BTW thanks rjdmmfl1 for the right up on how to remove the stereo and hvac

[mcheddadi]

wouldn't it be simpler to put transparent blue tape or paint on the leds?

anyhow I applaud you for having the guts to go that far

[LongBeachCoupe]

Orange led with blue cover still aint blue boss!

[Jose3.5]

Or you can get an Avic D3 that lets you change the color of all the lights in it You must a very patient man to be able to do this. good luck with this project.

[surmanm]

wouldn't it be simpler to put transparent blue tape or paint on the leds?

anyhow I applaud you for having the guts to go that far

it would be alot easier but all those damm smd are orange no other choice anyway i should have some pictures of my progress by the end of the day

[Infantry1327]

o yea, I can beat that. I just changed my dome lights, trunk light, and step lights to leds. lol Jk kiding bro, good luck finding what you need. How much do they charge for the 2000 sheet? lol well I hope everything goes well and keep us updated. I wish I could change all the orange lights into a cool white.

[LongBeachCoupe]

The thing is, with these damn leds.. theres no "ebay" version of them...

No one sells them cheap, or in small quant for the most part....

Everyone wants to sell a "spool" etc... A spool of 2000 leds, that are .60 cents or more each... do the math!

Theres no "cheap/easy" way to do this... im sure you all know im pissed bc of it lol.

[surmanm]

well im done for today you know its time to stop when you start seeing double her are some quick pics i just snapped. hope you guys like it so far...next weekend il do the hvac..

[LongBeachCoupe]

INSANITY!

[Stumpjumper]

That looks darn good!

[Jose3.5]

Looking really good

[bina12834]

looks great.....you gonna change the color of the stereo screen also?

[ESP]

You, sir, have an addiction and a problem...

...a lovely, lovely problem! This looks so incredible, especially the ring around the volume knob!Kudos, captain!

[CaLiLaTiN]

Oh man!!! Nice job man. Wow. I wish I could do the same thing.

[phobs]

that is some epic stuff!

[surmanm]

looks great.....you gonna change the color of the stereo screen also?

its a bit of a problem unlike the lcd screens on the gauge cluster which sit in a socket the screen on the radio is solider on by at least 120 individual pins so unless a use a rework station which is basically a hot ceramic plate that you set the whole circuit board on in order to heat all the connections up at the same time so you can remove the screen and then get to the leds resolider them put everything back together i just don't think its worth it i think im going to change my head unit eventual anyway to a d3

[Jose3.5]

ANd then all the work will be done for you lolyou can change it to orage, blue, red, yellow, white, or what ever you want. Looks like our buddy here is getting lazy...j/k keep up the good work.

[rjdmmfl1]

I respect the skills surman!!!! Good job! NOt an easy task at all....

[losenone]

Let me know exactly what LED's you need for this, as far as the company, type, size, wattage, resistance, etc.

My company buys and resells this crap for cost, I can see what I can get for ya. Even if i can get you a test kit with some of them and pick up a few to save on the cost.

[surmanm]

Let me know exactly what LED's you need for this, as far as the company, type, size, wattage, resistance, etc.

My company buys and resells this crap for cost, I can see what I can get for ya. Even if i can get you a test kit with some of them and pick up a few to save on the cost.

thanks man i actual found a supplier and ordered the lights already , ill definitely keep you in mind for future components purchases i appreciate the help

[Marisha]

Looks great!

[surmanm]

I respect the skills surman!!!! Good job! NOt an easy task at all....

Looks great!

Thanks everyone , all of you encourage me to do this i would have probable been to lazy to do all this if i didn't have all this support from my fellow nico members

[losenone]

thanks man i actual found a supplier and ordered the lights already , ill definitely keep you in mind for future components purchases i appreciate the help

Np, email me if you need anything.

[Infantry1327]

you do amazing work, keep it up.

Did you ever find out if you could make the lights in speedomiter move with the needle. If you can do that, sign me up. I want it now. lol

[dangeris]

DANG MIKE!!!

I believe you've out done yourself!!!
Modified by dangeris at 8:36 PM 10/20/2008