I am considering installing blue leds for the gauges and for the climate, and for the hazard section.

Before you say, "looks like one more newb who cant use the search button", know that I searched through the org for 30 min, following through how tos and whatnot, still I am a bit confused and have some questions before I proceed.

Will these lights work for the automatic climate section?
http://superlumination.com/74.htm (the neo wedge ones)

is it the 8mm or the 10mm?

For the gauge cluster, it says to use 74's, but how would a go about installing them, do they just fit right in, or do i need to solder on resistors and whatnot? And I have heard that you need anywhere between 4 and 6 LED's for the cluster, how many do you actually need?

What type of bulbs are required for the hazard area?


Thanks

 

I always thought you have to solder LEDs to get the CC to change colors.

For the cluster, yes they fit right in. you will need 5.

For the Hazard and Rear Defroster again you will need to buy real LEDs.

 

http://www.vqpower.com/v2/readarticl...article_id=121

 

and for the dash

http://www.geocities.com/amixam69/nissan/dash/

 

I already read both of those the hazard area it the part I am most sketchy on.
and im not sure, those bulbs i linked to are already in the correct phillps screwdriver type casing, are resistors still required?

 

If there is already an LED there you don't need a resistor.

 

i dont think there is already an LED there, cause the DIY makes you do all this stuff with soldering in a resistor and stuff. I guess it makes sence to just stick a resistor in between that pre done bulb and the power source, since I will ahve to connect them up anyways.

Some said five is not bright enough, but I guess since that is how it comes stock, it should be.

 

possibly the surface mount ones I have seen might work better since they wont have as large of hot spots and are brighter...
http://www.v-leds.com/Shop/Control/P...id/0/SFV/32481

 

http://forums.maxima.org/4th-generat...-leds-mod.html



You searched for a whole 30 minutes? Wow....

 

Alright here we go I am going to answer pretty much all your questions seeing as I have done most of this stuff already in my car.

For the gauge cluster first off for mine when I did it the instructions I got for doing it told me to use 194 leds. So that is what I used but maybe people have made new discoveries and realized the 74 leds are better for our car?? But if the 74s are what is needed for your gauge cluster in your car then all you will need to do is install them into the plastic housings that are already in the gauge cluster. There are picures of these housings on the how to page for the gauge cluster. So what I am saying by this is that you do not need resistors it is just plug and play...

For the automatic climate section...I have yet to do this step but I have seen people do this mod two ways. One with just the regular 3mm or 5mm led bulbs soldered with resistors on them then soldered to the power connectors on the climate control for the leds. And also pretty much what those bulbs you posted in that link do, because from what I have seen from pictures the holders look exactly the same as the neo wedge bulbs. And for that if you do it that way with the neo wedge bulbs and it works like the stock bulbs then you can just plug and play with those as well meaning no need for a resistor.

I am not sure on the size and I am pretty sure no one else will know either unless they have theirs apart for some reason or another. So if you want to find out the answer the best, quickest, and most reliable way is to take it apart and measure it yourself.

For the hazards I have done that and I used either 3mm or 5mm leds either will work to the best of my knowledge, and when using these it is required that you solder a resistor to them. In the how to for the rear defrosters and hazards it has a nice step by step guide on doing the leds in these areas. But make sure before you put them back in the car that the hazard button pushes in and stays in and then can unlock and go back to normal, as I put it back once forgetting about this and the hazards button didn't stay in when engaged.

I hope you understand this if not let me know and I will try my best to clarify...

 

thanks alot, that answered every question I have very clearly, except one small point, you said that if the neo wedge is the same then it should just plug in. Do you know for a fact it has a built in resistor, or are you saying that it should if its a direct replacement...?

And yes, one half our, browsing through all 8 pages of search stuff, and following all the links off those i could find. The problem I had was the stickies had several links that went to pages that had been discontinued....

This sounds like something I def. want to do now, sounds fairly straight forward, and all the pics I have seen look seriously bada$s

 

good advice here

 

I kind of remember when I used 5mm I needed to sand them not only for avoiding hot spots but also for them to fit in the holes. 5mm is a bit too "long" but bright.

 

gauge - bulb 194 for 95-97, bulb 74 for 98-99
dcc - combination of loose leds (i recommend 3mm high power) and neo-wedge (unsure on the size, needs no resistors) or retrofitted loose leds/resistors into neo-wedge housing
hazard/defrost - loose leds/resitors
window switches - loose leds

rule: when replacing an led with an led no resistor is required. when replacing a bulb with an led a resistor is required (pre built units such as 194/74/neo-wedge led bulbs will have the resistor built in).

 

thanks alot guys, this has been exteremely helpful....
i might see if I can order them up for the cluster today..

I feel like such a mooch, you guys rock