DIY: Blue Dash Lights
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Ok the dash it self, heater controls ect do not have condoms. the bulbs that light up the controls are white! theres 3 all the dials and indicators have those lenses over them. once you remove the lenses the dash will light up white, and don't forget the *****. they to have lenses on them. now you can pain the bulb which won't last long or put the blue sleeves over them. as for the AC/defrost/recirulate switches those have lenses over the buttons to and a LED for the indicator. you must remove the lenses and put sleeves or color those bulbs. The LED indicators can b replaced with Radio Shack Blue or any other color LED I did not test current on the led my best guess would be 2-3 volts but to be safe add a 880 ohm reststor to the posistive side of the led if it don't light up remove the resistor. now as for the Sunroof, Mirror, cruise, fog and window switch these all have sleeves remove the sleeve and replace with blue sleeve or color to taste. I will post pics tonight with the dash lights on. E- mail me with questions or post them here.
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um.... ya know, ya could just get some color filters that they use on lights for theater... i work at a studio and we used "gels" to change the color of the lights... im just gonna snag some from there
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Rep Power: 0 dayam! dat looks totally cool... condoms? hehehe where'd u get the sleeves? or that thing that you bought to make the bulb change color. i wanna make mine blue! all blue! hehehe
nice job alpinecivic!
nice job alpinecivic!
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It is easy to do the sunroof, cruise, mirror switches take about 10 minsthe dash takes about 30 mins the comdoms are the trick tho very hard to find not impossable and cheap. I was going to package them and sell themto all you guys on the board but I will tell you all where to get them. avter all making a profit off friends is wrong. So go to any stereo shop and ask if they have a old Ford radio from a Madza or a Probe remove the face and tons of little condoms. and extra bulbs.
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3.0mm Clear/Blue LED
$4.19 Brand: Microsoft
Cat.#: 900-7170 Model: MBB31TA
3.0mm Blue LED-T1 * VF=3.7V@20mA
here is the Radio Shack part # for the LED 3 total<a target=_blank href="http://www.radioshack.com/category.asp?catalog%5Fname=CTLG&category%5Fna me=CTLG%5F010%5F012%5F002%5F005&Page=1">Radio Shack link to LED page </a>
$4.19 Brand: Microsoft
Cat.#: 900-7170 Model: MBB31TA
3.0mm Blue LED-T1 * VF=3.7V@20mA
here is the Radio Shack part # for the LED 3 total<a target=_blank href="http://www.radioshack.com/category.asp?catalog%5Fname=CTLG&category%5Fna me=CTLG%5F010%5F012%5F002%5F005&Page=1">Radio Shack link to LED page </a>
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Rep Power: 0 I heard it's easier and cheaper to get the LED's though... but I heard you need like 5 LED's and they're 4.04 a piece and I think the sleeves are only 15 bucks or something like that.
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LED's are not easier. and not cheaper! The only LED's are in the indicators (the light that goes on when you press the ac,defrost or recirulate button) other than that the rest are bulbs and the lenses in picture 1 are all that makes the orange glow. In the radio/heat/ac control aera, there are a total of 5 bulbs so you need 5 little covers if you want to change the indicators you need 3 LED's. all the bulbs and LED's are on stilt like legs and can be very difficult to replace. So the LED's are not cheaper @ $4 bucks each in a EX coupe it would cost you $56 just to do the radio area (not the radio) the cruise and mirror controls and a fog light switch if you have a factory one, a Madza/Ford radio from a shop that doesn't work $25 bucks, from a junk yard Free it you grip the face off and it does come off easy. and you will have enough condoms to do everything including the cluster and factory radio.
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Rep Power: 0 ooooooooook thanks for the diy. it rules. just a couple quick questions for you. why cant i see your defrost option lit up on your dash? it does light up doesnt it? also whats a madza? do you mean mazda? it looks good im collecting the parts now. *goes back to bugging friend for his factory probe radio*
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Rep Power: 0 well i have some updated info for you rice cakes. wanna get some easy blue condoms. just drive to your local ford dealership and order em. at 4 or 5 bucks a cover you can buy em from ford. my roomate replaced the switches in his door with them and he oredered em from ford. good luck
