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10-13-2003, 07:29 PM

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ok i heard that some of you guys have done this so i was wondering how to change the lights on my window buttons to blue and also the dome light and trunk light and install information will be of great help and any #s for the lights i need to get would be great too....thanks

10-13-2003, 07:41 PM

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For changing the window lights...go to the sticky '4th Gen How To's' , a great new sticky. As for the others, can't help you there.

10-13-2003, 09:59 PM

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For changing the window lights...go to the sticky '4th Gen How To's' , a great new sticky. As for the others, can't help you there.

man, my thread is getting much love, yea its at the top and in my sig... check it out (interior or electrical...i... forgot

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10-15-2003, 11:15 AM

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For the rest of the lamps, go to www.superbrightleds.com, they have tons of LED products....

10-15-2003, 03:00 PM

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good resource link, whats a good local place (auto store, radio shack, etc) to get some bright LEDs?

10-15-2003, 05:17 PM

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good resource link, whats a good local place (auto store, radio shack, etc) to get some bright LEDs?

RADIO SHACK

http://www.radioshack.com/product.as...5Fid=276%2D316

10-15-2003, 06:24 PM

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stupid? i even suggested radio shack....

10-16-2003, 07:13 AM

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stupid? i even suggested radio shack....

Man....i was just kidding......dont get all defensive with me......

10-16-2003, 06:54 PM

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didnt get defensive, just wanted to know why you called me stupid... stupid

10-20-2003, 01:05 PM

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didnt get defensive, just wanted to know why you called me stupid... stupid

You are getting defensive.....

I was kidding....sorry. Thought you might have caught that.

10-20-2003, 04:20 PM

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can u not tell im joking? thought you might have caught THAT

10-21-2003, 06:42 AM

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Can't you tell i was joking about saying you didnt know i was joking?

10-21-2003, 08:23 AM

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RADIO SHACK

http://www.radioshack.com/product.as...5Fid=276%2D316

NOOOOOO, huge waste of money!!!

Get LEDs on ebay straight from Hong Kong from the vendor "cwithk"

I have purchased a total of 700 LEDs from him, he's the best!!

-Tony

10-21-2003, 05:39 PM

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Can't you tell i was joking about saying you didnt know i was joking?

instead of saying "couldnt you tell that i could tell that you were joking about saying i didnt know you were joking" im going to say... no.

Thanks for the suggestion Affario, i'll give that a shot, i need some blue LEDs for my window switches, security light, etc

10-21-2003, 05:43 PM

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man, my thread is getting much love, yea its at the top and in my sig... check it out (interior or electrical...i... forgot

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It's not really your thread if you didn't start it or weren't the author of ANYTHING inside it...

10-21-2003, 05:45 PM

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instead of saying "couldnt you tell that i could tell that you were joking about saying i didnt know you were joking" im going to say... no.

Thanks for the suggestion Affario, i'll give that a shot, i need some blue LEDs for my window switches, security light, etc

You mean like this???

-Tony

10-21-2003, 06:04 PM

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You mean like this???

-Tony

WTF did you need 700 LEDs for?

10-21-2003, 06:06 PM

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who cares what he needs them for...looks good! yea ivelweyz, never said i made anything in there...i feel the love

10-21-2003, 06:32 PM

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I needed a TON of LEDs for a secret custom project I am in the process of completing. Everyone is gonna FREAK when I reveal this one!!!! I'll post pics in a couple weeks when I'm finished

-Tony

10-21-2003, 06:37 PM

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lots of LEDs (lots and lots) and everyones going to freak...hmmm. any hints? interior, exterior or engine bay?

10-21-2003, 06:59 PM

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Exterior....like nothing EVER done on a Maxima before...taken me over 50 hours so far...

-Tony

10-21-2003, 07:02 PM

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Exterior....like nothing EVER done on a Maxima before...taken me over 50 hours so far...

-Tony

exterior? 50 hours?!

whatever it is, sounds amazing

10-21-2003, 09:58 PM

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Trust me, it's better than amazing...

-Tony

10-21-2003, 10:13 PM

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... your such a tease

10-21-2003, 10:16 PM

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I hope you're not just putting LEDs in the door jambs. This is sounding like a rice project. I hope to see it soon though.

Wait you're making all the exterior lights to have LEDs, right???

10-21-2003, 10:37 PM

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How difficult is it to solder the new leds into window switches...anyone rate the difficulty level (1-10). Im considering buying some leds for my car. Thanks.

10-21-2003, 10:42 PM

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With any soldering experience probably a 1...

10-21-2003, 10:45 PM

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well, its a small area, so even with experience i would rate it a 2. only soldering i had done prior was big wires to big wires... so i had more trouble, i would say a 3 rating (mainly cuz i got frustrated)

10-22-2003, 06:24 AM

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I hope you're not just putting LEDs in the door jambs. This is sounding like a rice project. I hope to see it soon though.

Not even close....

-Tony

10-22-2003, 07:00 AM

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Not even close....

-Tony

Man....you are the first guy i have ever seen with the LED's int he Door handles. I use to have them in my Sentra like that, and was just trying to get a Good LED deal somewhere....

You said to "Get LEDs on ebay straight from Hong Kong from the vendor "cwithk""

I will definatly do that....

Besides, why would you want to spend all that time making custom LED bulbs for all of your lights? That is alot of PC board, solder, and resistors.......

Hope you got the voltage stepping right.....

10-22-2003, 07:10 AM

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Don't you worry, it's coming out better than planned. Yes, it is a lot of everything...

but who said that I am making custom LED bulbs for all my lights??? I never said that....

-Tony

10-22-2003, 08:23 AM

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Will this be something you might consider mass producing? If the demand is there of course.

SXN try installing mod chips on a v1 ps2, 26+ wires and contact paths the size of a pin...

10-22-2003, 08:33 AM

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No way will I mass produce this. If someone really wants me to do this mod for them, I wouldn't even think of doing it for under $600, just takes way too much of my time.

-Tony

10-22-2003, 08:36 AM

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Greedy White Devil...

10-22-2003, 09:06 AM

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For the amount of work involved, that's not being greedy, trust me

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10-22-2003, 10:36 AM

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No way will I mass produce this. If someone really wants me to do this mod for them, I wouldn't even think of doing it for under $600, just takes way too much of my time.

-Tony

I just hope you have been marking progress for a write up, because i am a L337 solderer and might just do it myself this winter.....

also...cost per LED.......

and do you remember how many it took to do your car on replacement??

Just trying to get a list going......

10-22-2003, 11:14 AM

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I will not be doing a write up on this. To be honest, if someone wants to have this on their Maxima, it would be up to them to figure it out This isn't something I want to see popping up everywhere. It is a one off with the exception of a friend of mine who I will be doing it for.
Cost per LED was roughly $.20 on ebay

-Tony

10-22-2003, 12:35 PM

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sweet.....

0.20¢ is a great price......

and i will figure out what you did and how once i see the pics.....

10-22-2003, 12:56 PM

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so what is it?!??!

Are you making custom headlights or tailights with LEDs?

10-22-2003, 12:59 PM

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I wasted like $30 at Radio Shack buyin LEDs when i could of spend $10 on ebay and got 4 times the amount.(like araffio did) But I want to know is how do you change the lights next to the auto shifter????????? I could'nt get the casing off........

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