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Old Sep 14, 2012 | 02:02 PM
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LED Swap Started

Just a taste of what's to come....Got the window switches done too. 115 LEDs so far....

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Old Sep 14, 2012 | 02:15 PM
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That looks amazing. Nice work.
Old Sep 14, 2012 | 02:18 PM
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impressive!!

Old Sep 14, 2012 | 02:29 PM
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eyegasm. looks VERY good man, I want to do something similar, but I dont think I have the skills to do it
Old Sep 14, 2012 | 02:42 PM
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Very nice indeed. Can you do a write-up on what you used and where?
Old Sep 14, 2012 | 03:11 PM
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do a write-up so people can see how freakin tiny these LEDs are to solder on, and how many they'll need lol.

awesome work bro, this ones on my list
Old Sep 14, 2012 | 03:26 PM
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bahaha. Not that I would be liable if you screw up your own stuff but a write up won't do you any good unless u have a steady hand and not worried if you screw something up in the process. Soldering on circuit boards with something I would recommend if you've never done something like this before. But I will snap some more photos of the rest of the process. Waiting for more leds to get here.
Old Sep 14, 2012 | 07:06 PM
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OK, so we got "turn signal light LED swap" and "back-up light LED swap" etc....
Your title "LED Swap" misLED me to believe this wasn't as complex as you now explain.
You learn something new every day! Looking forward to more pic's.
Old Sep 14, 2012 | 07:15 PM
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Originally Posted by dr_2010SV
OK, so we got "turn signal light LED swap" and "back-up light LED swap" etc....
Your title "LED Swap" misLED me to believe this wasn't as complex as you now explain.
You learn something new every day! Looking forward to more pic's.
LED Swaps like turn signal, back up light can be somewhat complex, LED swaps like door lights, map lights, dome light, trunk lights are easy (plug and play), and then there are the ones the OP did...actually disassembling your car and soldering new LEDs in...window switches, climate control, etc...those are the harder ones
Old Sep 14, 2012 | 09:14 PM
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This is way the interior of the car was meant to be... Cool white... Nissan, are you taking notes? Nice mod! Elegant...
Old Sep 14, 2012 | 11:04 PM
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wow looks great
Old Sep 14, 2012 | 11:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Envymynissan
This is way the interior of the car was meant to be... Cool white... Nissan, are you taking notes? Nice mod! Elegant...
Oh Nissan took notes....did you not get the memo?? It read "get an inifiniti
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Old Sep 15, 2012 | 01:34 AM
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Never did like the orange-red colored lights. This and the dash display LEDs mod a while back, friggin awesome. Great job!
Old Sep 15, 2012 | 09:07 AM
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Oh Nissan took notes....did you not get the memo?? It read "get an inifiniti
!"" lol
not interested in the infiniti
Old Sep 15, 2012 | 09:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Envymynissan
not interested in the infiniti
haha. Me either. That's why I went ahead and took this task head on!
Old Sep 15, 2012 | 10:35 AM
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Nice, how long do you expect your project to take?
Old Sep 15, 2012 | 10:50 AM
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Nice, how long do you expect your project to take?
I have the window switches done. VDC, mirror controls, Steering wheel heater, ignition switch, infocenter buttons, radio/HVAC, and nav controls done.

All that's left is the instrument cluster, rear sunshade, heated seat controls, and rear controls left. Just waiting on the next batch of LEDs to get here. should have the cluster done Tues, or Wed.

I bet if I worked on it non step (in a perfect world) I could have it all done in 3 days.

Here's a better photo with everything on.

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Old Sep 15, 2012 | 02:03 PM
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so nice!!
Old Sep 15, 2012 | 08:11 PM
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Awesome work. Much cleaner look than the Pontiac orange.
Old Sep 15, 2012 | 08:16 PM
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damn that looks AWESOME very high tech and sleek
Old Sep 17, 2012 | 05:22 AM
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Nice work champ! Looks refreshing! Lol
Old Sep 17, 2012 | 06:13 AM
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looking good man good job
Old Sep 18, 2012 | 07:35 AM
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Originally Posted by 20_Maxima_10
I have the window switches done. VDC, mirror controls, Steering wheel heater, ignition switch, infocenter buttons, radio/HVAC, and nav controls done.

All that's left is the instrument cluster, rear sunshade, heated seat controls, and rear controls left. Just waiting on the next batch of LEDs to get here. should have the cluster done Tues, or Wed.

I bet if I worked on it non step (in a perfect world) I could have it all done in 3 days.

Here's a better photo with everything on.

i seen someone do the instrument cluster in blue on youtube and it looked sick. Very clean job
P.S: what kind of system do you have installed? did you have to change screen and so on?
Old Sep 18, 2012 | 07:57 AM
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i seen someone do the instrument cluster in blue on youtube and it looked sick. Very clean job
P.S: what kind of system do you have installed? did you have to change screen and so on?

Blue is overly intense and bad on the eyes during driving at night. Aesthetically is looks good but for me it has more cons than pro. I'm just waiting for my other set of LEDs to get here to get rid of the orange infocenter and mileage display.

It's the factory nav system.

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Old Sep 20, 2012 | 08:36 PM
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Gauges Done. Just the steering wheel, rear controls, and 3 switches left.

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Old Sep 21, 2012 | 05:46 AM
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damn man looks good once again
Old Sep 21, 2012 | 08:08 PM
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Holy @#$% dude! Super classy and slick!

The orange/red theme is one of the few Cons that I have about the Maxima. How much can I pay you to do this on my car?
Old Sep 21, 2012 | 10:15 PM
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Came out looking great, must look classy at night. Props!
Old Sep 22, 2012 | 12:18 AM
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classy lookin, nice work
Old Sep 24, 2012 | 02:14 PM
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This looks awesome but just makes me angry cause I can't do it myself
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