Changing Switch Colors

[surreal_awakening]

Hrm....I'm looking at the order page and the drop down menus show Red/Amber/Blue/Green for 3/4/5 and white for 4/5

[cherrington17]

odd. maybe i got the last ones!

i'd email them.. they are probably just temp outta stock.

[alerocar01]

Started this project today and got the front pass side done. looks great. didn't get to driver side, will work on it tomorrow.

on a side note, on a four door the back two door window switches don't light up. found this out after taking them apart and not finding a light.
who knew they didn't light up. I guess I never looked.

[Vinalero]

Maybe a bit off topic, but does the bulbs in the HVAC controls are the same or are they soldered on the board?

[cherrington17]

i'm pretty sure they are soldered in. i looked once, and decided it would be WAY too complicated for me to attempt.

they are soldered in, i was in there the other day.

[alerocar01]

well finished and a four door is almost the same as a two. I also looked at the mirror switch and it looks like it has a bulb soldered in.

[black]

for real, who is your manicurist?

[cherrington17]

i chew my nails, quite regularly. but they've been getting a regular dosage of formaldehyde lately... so maybe its deteriorating my dead skin??


the window mirror bulb IS soldered in. I gotta fix mine (replaced it w/ led and the switch stopped working) the only way i've figured out how to get it to work, is to put the led in its place (make sure you get the +/- right) then cut the gray wire going into the hardness (few inches back) and put a resistor on that line.... since it powers the switch light.

i tried putting the resistor in under the rubber seal... and it failed. (tried like... 8 different versions of a similar setup.. all failed)

[alerocar01]

what size LED did you use and what size resistor?

[cherrington17]

standard 5mm. 470ohm resistor w/ white/blue. 920 w/ red.

[alerocar01]

thanks

[alerocar01]

Finally got around to trying this today. Which gray wire? I saw that there are two gray wires.

[cherrington17]

if your looking AT the end of the plug. (at the female end, with the clip at the bottom)

(i think there are 5 pins.)

1-2-3-4-5
6-7-8-9-10

i'm almost positive its #5.

With the clip at the bottom, its the one in the top right.

[Atmosphere]

Awesome guide. One question, is it necessary to cut all the harness wires or can you just disconnect them to the same effect?

[cherrington17]

woah... wait... why are you cutting any harness wires!?!

[alerocar01]

Originally Posted by cherrington17

if your looking AT the end of the plug. (at the female end, with the clip at the bottom)

(i think there are 5 pins.)

1-2-3-4-5
6-7-8-9-10

i'm almost positive its #5.

With the clip at the bottom, its the one in the top right.

Thanks!

[Nate's Alero]

can you just substitute regular leds for this and not use 194 leds? im too damn poor for them

EDIT: i found them, they are decently cheap, lol,

do those nails taste good? nom nom nom

[cherrington17]

i don't eat them... just chew them, so they aren't long!

and what are you talking about nate?? these defintely aren't 194 bulbs. Neo3 are MUCH smaller then that.


194 = gauge bulbs
Neo3 = Switch bulbs.

[Atmosphere]

Originally Posted by cherrington17

woah... wait... why are you cutting any harness wires!?!

In the pictures it looks like the harnesses were cut so you could bring them inside, or was that an extra switch you were working on?