Full red LED swapout
07-25-2005, 09:57 AM
#10
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wow that looks excellent! i was just talking about trying this the other day...i will once i get time and i get my damn springs/struts on! (i've had them for over a month now! 
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07-25-2005, 09:58 AM
#11
metal max is right. Credit for help goes to:
Metal Maxima
Irish
It wasn't very hard to do..just some patience.
I didn't really keep a time limit considering if i wanted to do it all at once, it easily could have been done in a day. I just did it in sections when i got around to it.
as for a write up...i just used Irish and Metal Maximas write ups from when they did it. Not sure exactly where to find them but they are here somewhere.
I didn't use bulbs, i used red LED's. A combo of 5mm and 3mm both around 5-6k mcd.
Metal Maxima
Irish
It wasn't very hard to do..just some patience.
I didn't really keep a time limit considering if i wanted to do it all at once, it easily could have been done in a day. I just did it in sections when i got around to it.
as for a write up...i just used Irish and Metal Maximas write ups from when they did it. Not sure exactly where to find them but they are here somewhere.
I didn't use bulbs, i used red LED's. A combo of 5mm and 3mm both around 5-6k mcd.
07-25-2005, 10:33 AM
#13
Originally Posted by merovi
metal max is right. Credit for help goes to:
Metal Maxima
Irish
It wasn't very hard to do..just some patience.
I didn't really keep a time limit considering if i wanted to do it all at once, it easily could have been done in a day. I just did it in sections when i got around to it.
as for a write up...i just used Irish and Metal Maximas write ups from when they did it. Not sure exactly where to find them but they are here somewhere.
I didn't use bulbs, i used red LED's. A combo of 5mm and 3mm both around 5-6k mcd.
Metal Maxima
Irish
It wasn't very hard to do..just some patience.
I didn't really keep a time limit considering if i wanted to do it all at once, it easily could have been done in a day. I just did it in sections when i got around to it.
as for a write up...i just used Irish and Metal Maximas write ups from when they did it. Not sure exactly where to find them but they are here somewhere.
I didn't use bulbs, i used red LED's. A combo of 5mm and 3mm both around 5-6k mcd.
07-25-2005, 12:43 PM
#16
Originally Posted by ICULookN
What headunit do you have?
i personally recommend the cd5435 if you have the extra $100 but to me a remote and aux input were 2 things i didn't need.
and i'm thinking about swap to red or green.
07-25-2005, 02:03 PM
#19
no the red color does not tire my eyes nor does it get annoying.
the reason i did it in red was because my cd player has red buttons. i felt as though have blue with red would through off everything, considering i also have done the LED door switches swap.
the reason i did it in red was because my cd player has red buttons. i felt as though have blue with red would through off everything, considering i also have done the LED door switches swap.
07-25-2005, 02:12 PM
#20
looks good...your photos are much clearer than mine. I originally had the blue setups, but they were kind of harsh on the eyes at night and a little ricey IMO. I switched over to red a while back and am always happy with them...red is not distracting at all (look at how VW, Audi, and Mazda use red lighting all over the dash and gauges).
I also did the window switches and key ring surround, plus an LED in my dash pocket under the HU (fun fun). Anyhow, looks good, happy you figured it out. Oh, and it looks so nice with the red eclipse HU (my alpine lights up red also)
I'll have to take some nicer pics of my setup...these SUCK!!
I also did the window switches and key ring surround, plus an LED in my dash pocket under the HU (fun fun). Anyhow, looks good, happy you figured it out. Oh, and it looks so nice with the red eclipse HU (my alpine lights up red also)
I'll have to take some nicer pics of my setup...these SUCK!!
07-25-2005, 02:19 PM
#21
Originally Posted by merovi
no the red color does not tire my eyes nor does it get annoying.
the reason i did it in red was because my cd player has red buttons. i felt as though have blue with red would through off everything, considering i also have done the LED door switches swap.
the reason i did it in red was because my cd player has red buttons. i felt as though have blue with red would through off everything, considering i also have done the LED door switches swap.
07-25-2005, 02:54 PM
#23
Originally Posted by NYPD-Arnold
Sh*t...the HU can't change colors? I thought it could.
07-25-2005, 02:59 PM
#24
Originally Posted by merovi
i bought the cd5425 for $199 and no it does not change colors. The cd5435 that i mentioned above was $299 and came with a remote, aux input ready, and had the color change ability. But $100 for these features was not worth it to me, especially when i can purchase them individually if i really needed to.
07-27-2005, 04:33 PM
#30
i'm telling you man this is deff DIY. i had never even done anything electrical before. I had to go buy a soldering gun and everything. They only thing was i ruined my master switch for the windows before i used Metal Maximas way of doing it and that came out perfectly. I didn't break a single other thing!
07-27-2005, 11:25 PM
#33
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here,i came across it while searching for a y-pipe comparison thread
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=410671&page=1
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=410671&page=1
07-28-2005, 07:45 AM
#34
thats the one. I also made a write up for my shifter light mod and if you are interested in doing the LED in your vents i can copy what Metal Maxima told me, only I dont have the pics anymore.
if you need the pics for the shifter light let me PM me
if you need the pics for the shifter light let me PM me
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