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10-20-2006, 11:56 AM | #19 |
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shweeet ;)
Keep us updated...
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10-20-2006, 12:06 PM | #20 |
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Just concerned me that nothing is lighting up, and the dimmer switch doesnt work anymore >.<, I guess its just that "Oh SHIT did I break my Brand new/First new car?!?"
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10-20-2006, 01:02 PM | #21 |
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I've blown prob like 5-6 fuses... I'm a dumba$$ and dont always double check stuff .
But just pull the fuses out one by one (or check the fuse cover and take a guess as to what one might be blown and check it). Its simple enough, that way you can determine if you need to re-do the led or if you fried the controller.... good luck.
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10-20-2006, 01:11 PM | #22 |
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fried the controller?... why does that not sound like somthing I want?
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10-20-2006, 01:35 PM | #23 |
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cause its prob like a 2-4 day wait and most likely $70-100
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10-20-2006, 01:54 PM | #24 |
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what are the conditions under which these bulbs should light? Key is in the ON Position, and Headlights are Activated? I dont have to actually start the car right?
Im gonna end up doing some playing around after work, so I just want to make sure everything goes nice. |
10-20-2006, 03:00 PM | #25 |
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no you dont need to have the car on for the knob lights to come on.. unless the HB is different from the sedan.
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10-20-2006, 05:21 PM | #26 |
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Remember Guys these Are Light Emitting Diodes, L.E.D. Therefore they have polarity You must check to see that the positive leads are installed to the positive terminal on each bulb. Other wise it will be in foward bias and draw all kinds of current, blowing fuses and dragging down dimmer circuits. Using a test light to metal ground you should be able to detemine which pc pads are the hot ones. I VOM would be best to check polarity. Diodes draw very little current in one direction and alot the other direction.
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10-20-2006, 06:57 PM | #27 |
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Nice stuff vodka, good to see you made spacers for the Sedan Rear!
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10-20-2006, 11:22 PM | #28 | |
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10-21-2006, 02:20 PM | #29 |
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430 Ω +/-5%, just what I tought... Thanks buddy!!!!
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10-25-2006, 03:53 PM | #30 |
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so I did this mod today with bare LED's and resistors... and I used a damn 330Ω resistor... and my LEDs are dim as fuck.... so I am going to have to pull it all apart again and use a 220Ω or somethin.. BTW I am using a 5V 30mA LED
Damn it... just went to a 220Ω resistor, and not much better results.... wonderin if the damn thing can take a full 12 volts?
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10-26-2006, 09:00 AM | #31 |
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Could be worth a Try, Like I said, the 2 Fuses you'll run trouble into are the Panel 1 and the... ahh crap, its the 7.5 right next to it.
Either way. I got my LEDs from AutoIllumination, they look GREAT! Thanks Violin for the heads up! |
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10-26-2006, 07:32 PM | #33 |
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with a 330Ω resistor it barely lit the LED when I jumped it to the battery.... got about 2X brighter with the 220Ω... The formula to find out what you need is (Source V-desired V)/mA=Ω basicly take the diference in source voltage and desired voltage and divide it by the current draw from the LED (this is posted on the package) to get the proper impedence of the resistor... so I went (12V-5V)/.03A=233.3333Ω now you are suposed to go to the next highest impedence which was 330Ω (next highest I could find).... no good.... so I read the LED box better.. it says it can take up to 6 volts... so I plugged that in...... came up with 200Ω... next one up was 220Ω.... again I say WTF?
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i went ahead and used the website that paultyler_82 recomended me http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homep...Bowden/led.htm and that's the value it gave me (620Ω), which worked fine with my LEDs, it is not too bright as posted in the picture below because it has like a transparent plastic inside the panel which spreads the light, but the LED's glow to the front only, i purchased my LED's in a electronics shop (50 cents each) it uses only two but if you connect the LEDs without mounting them in the panel they are way much brighter, maybe i'll add some more. Below is the LED that i am using too
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11-13-2006, 10:00 PM | #35 |
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Has anyone just tried stripping the color condom off? The dash is illuminated in a bright white, so I thought maybe the knobs would look cool if they sort of matched it. I might go do this right now...
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11-14-2006, 06:23 AM | #36 | |
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