Does anyoen have a writeup on how to do the led lights for the window switches? What led's do i use etc?

 

There is a write up in here somewhere, I think it is in the 4th Gen how to's. It is really easy, if you are good with a soldering iron. I went to Radio Shack, and bought the blue 5 volt LED's. You need a drill with a bit the size of the diameter of the LED's. You also need some copper to remove the solder that is on the board holding the factory LED's. Basically, you remove the LED's one at a time, and replace them with the new ones. Make sure you keep an eye on which way the "arrow" is in the factory LED, as with all diodes the electricity will only flow through it one way. You will also need to cut the lead on the new LED's as they will be about an inch long, and you only need about 1/4 inch on the lead. This will work for the front switches, and rear switches only on 95-96. The rear switches on a 97-99 are different type of LED, and are a lot harder to do. You also cannot buy a 95-96 switch, and put it in a 97-99, as the wiring is different. Good luck.

 

Do you need to use a specific led? I went to radio shack and there are sooo many to choose from

I do not understand what you mean by thecopper and drill bit. Cant i just sit the led on top of the board without drilling a hole?

 

Radio shack LED's suck...

Get a 20 pack off e-bay
2 very dim LED's from RS - ~$3
100+resistors from e-bay, that are very bright 20 shipped

If you get T1 3mm there is no need to drill are any of that. There a stright replacment

 

guys i need help with this....im okay with a soldering iron, maybe i used too much heat? i doubt it, but my leds were put in perfectly, and when i plugged it in, none of the lights lit up at all....what could be the problem....on the brown board there is an arrow that shows ->+ AND I PUT THE LEDS IN WITH THE POSITIVE ON THE + SIDE, AND IT JUST DOESNT LIGHT UP, HELP PLEASE??????

 

try switching them? positive is the longer lead.

 

Yeah I Know, Its Longer And On The Inside Its The Smaller Piece Of Metal, I Have The Positive Where The + Is....do They Have To Be Opposite The Arrow On The Brown Board?

 

If you look inside the LED, the smallest side is the + side, you know, just in case you clipped the leads on the LED. Can you post close up pics so we can see the problems

 

i just tried, my cam cant focus on it, its out of focus when i take pics, but i have a 97 max, and on the drivers side panel, the brown board has an arrow pointing to a + sign....thats where i put the + leg of the led right? is there anything else i need to do? because thats exactly how i did it...is there a special way it has to be soldered? its on there pretty strong and it goes through the board about 1-2 mm's

 

http://pictures.sprintpcs.com/i/3803...&outquality=90

 

oh, also make sure the LEDs you are using are the right voltage, if its too much, you could have blown it, and if its not enough then they wont light

 

they should be the worked fine for the passenger side panel and i believe they are the recommended type to use for this mod...

 

http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/624467

page 2 i did a write up for the rears with good pictures.

 

yeah i know, thats the write up i was using...

 

check the trace runs on the bottom side of the board, it doesnt take much at all to tear them. us a continuity checker and check from each leg of the leds to the + and - power wires that go to the board.

 

okay, just checked the trace runs, no tears anywhere, if one led isnt mounted properly, none of them work? i dont think i heated them up too much at all....maybe im not getting power to those two wires? im just really upset now, i took my time and thought everything over before i did this mod, and still problems....cant get the led off the two rear switches....but ill handle that with the wick, or solder sucker, the only tihng that worked was the passenger side and it looks great.....i was as careful as i thought i could be, and still nothing...

 

by the way, i have two wires that are sort of soldered to the down "buttons" on the driver's side board for the passenger side window and driver side window....is this normal, or the previous owner actually did have the aftermarket alarm system to roll the windows down with the alarm system?