Maybe the server will post my actual information this time, instead of just the thread topic.

Anyways.........

For those who want to do Bulb to LED or LED replacements, here is the best guy to buy LEDs from. Several members of the .org use him, and have had great results.

His EBAY name is cwithk

Here is a link to his EBAY store:
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http://www.stores.ebay.com/id=70930951&ssPageName=L2

He has every type of LED you could almost want/need

As far as bulb replacement, you can fashion your own connector, or use this PC board (PCB for short) from superbrightleds.com Item # is MLED-PCB:
http://www.superbrightleds.com/cgi-b...gi?product=PCB

This allows you to use 4 LEDS in place of one bulb for extreme lighting

Also, i would recommend using a 15 watt soldering iron so as to minimize any possiblility of burning electronics, or PCB.

Also, for anyone doing LED replacement on BOSE stereo, window switches, anything, i believe the stock Maxima LEDs are 3mm so if you use the 5mm be ready to dremel, or drill wider openings.

 

1st) Thanx for the response to my fog light prob. I think that i was having a short in the harness connector. I taped it up last night and popped in a new bulb so we'll se what happens .
2nd) Can't I just use the 194 LED type bulbs from SUPERBRIGHTLED.COM without any type of curcuit board?

 

www.digikey.com

 

Hope that it fixes your fog problem....

as to the 194 wedge LED "bulb", you can, but it wont be as bright as using the PC Board strip.

I actually am preparing a write-up on how to create your own wedge PC boards for LEDs so that i can run up to 4 mcd4000 for the 194 bulbs, between 2 - 4 LEDs on the door lights (141 bulbs or something like that) and how to create custom LED Boards for the roof/dome lights.

I am going home and creating then testing the first door PC Board wedge tonight. It is not with the color LEDs i want, but it will suffice for the testing phase.

I plan on doing all the 194's with 4 mcd4000 Blue LEDs and use 1 - 2 LEDs on the smaller bulbs, and substitute Flashing LEDs for the Seat Belt Light and the Parking Brake Light. This way it draws more attention to it. Decided to do the flashing LEDs after my Mom, and then my younger sister both tried to drive off in their cars with the parking brakes on. Figure that it might save my brakes if they ever end up having to use my car.

Any ways, cost of the materials for the mod will be around $4.00 for the PC Board and then around $20 - $30 .......maybe more for the correct color LEDs......Not sure as of yet if i want the doors and dome lights to be blue or white. I think that keeping them white would definatly be nice should i ever have to really read or view something in which color was important....like a map or a GPS.

Everybody keep an eye out for this post. You should see it within a month or so....

 

ok i want that blue dash lights, but i mean how hard is it to do? i ordered the LEDs already, an they came with resisters so i could run them 12v, but would it be close to plug an play or would i have to do alot of modification to the guages? i would really like to do this conv. but scared that ill F*** the car up you know?

 

well....
let me ask you this.....
How many LEDs do you plan to use??

If you are using 1 or 2 LEDs per conecction, then you would only need a resistor to knock down the voltage to around 8V. If you are using 3 or 4 LEDs, you would not need any type of resistor.

The reason for this is that since the LEDs usually pull around 3V - 4V each and you have 12V to work with, then its all about numbers at this point. If you are doing just a single LED replacement, then yes, you will need to run a resistor inline.

I plan on using atleast 3 LEDs on everything that i can, 4 LEDs if i can get them to fit.

Only problem i have now, is that my retarded little sister was outside when i tested out my first fabrication of PC Board with a LED attached. I had it up with a resistor so that i would not blow it from the voltage, and thought it looked cool and pulled it out of the door. I told her to put it back since i was trying to see the difference in light output .vs. the stock bulb, and she pushed it in too far and connected + to the - and shorted out that socket.

So now, since i was dumb enought to not insulate the PC Board before testing, and since Murphy's Law always seems to happen to me, i get to spend this weekend trying to figure out where the short is.

Fortunatly i still have window switch power and power locks. Maybe it will be a fuse.

 

The cheapest place for leds is always gonna be Ebay. The 2nd cheapest place I have found is http://www.lsdiodes.com. This site is very popular for those in the led mods scene.

 

cheapest place is here......

cwithk

he is the man.

http://www.stores.ebay.com/id=70930951&ssPageName=L2

best prices ever.

 

ok if i get the 3mm LED's would that fit right on to the dash? or would i have to custom make somthing so that it would fit?

 

whats the difference between those Leds and the ones at strauss besides the price?

 

You recommend using 5mm LEDs instead of standard 3mm, because they are brighter, right? What about the fitment issues: p/w buttons, manual climate control, hazard button etc.? Will they fit in there?

 

i found some on ebay that i want to buy they say Hid hyperred and says it fits 194 WORKS WITH ALL AUTOMOBILES AND BOATS USING 12 VOLT SYSTEM

my 96 Max uses the 12v system right?These should work right?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=2444910173