Change ALL lights to Blue, How do I do it? Options

[JoKeRkId613]

I was going to buy the Reverse 2 Gauges from eBay but I figure it'd be cheaper to buy LED's and replace the stock green ones. I saw a post here earlier, I believe from rbrtndrws. So far, all I know is that I have to buy 3 of the 194 5LED Matrix Bulbs.

http://stores.ebay.com/superlumination_194...1QQftidZ2QQtZkm

There's some that are 4.99 and some that are 6.99. The more expensive one says "Wide Angle". I don't know if they're the same. Please let me know which ones to use.

I also wanted to change the turn signal indicators, the check engine, airbag, seat belt...EVERYTHING to blue. In addition to that, I also wanted to make the A/C buttons, climate control, radio. Basically, every light possible in the car, I want blue. I've seen information here and there, but all that info together would be great. Everything from the name of the bulbs, quantities, and how-to's would be greatly appreciated. Hopefully nothing has to be soldered.

Thanks!

[RbrtNdrws]

hey there,

I just recently replaced the guage cluster lights in my car, the pics are in my profile.. But anyways I ordered 3 of those 194 Matrix 5 leds from this site: http://autolumination.com/194.htm . They were about 7 dollars per bulb, so I paid like 23 including shipping.. I think that it's worth it though. It took about a week to get the bulbs, and once I got them the install is not hard. Just follow the how-to in the how-to's section of the site.

About the other lights, check my topic about my gauges, and look where Batman posted some links to a few tutorials.. I want to do this but I havent gotten the time to yet..

Thats about it..
-Rob

[Batman722]

this thread here page 2 are some links. Also there is a how-to on the home page that will help you when you remove the climate control.

RbrtNdrws, how did yours come out ? I haven't seen any pics yet. Post some pics

[wuhukf]

I recently made most of my interior lights blue, here's what I did:

Gauges and other gauge cluster lights

To make the gauges blue, you need to buy 3 #194 blue LED's. I suggest you buy bulbs that have at least 5 small LED lights on them, the ones I bought have 6. If you want to make all those other lights that are in the gauge cluster blue, you need to buy #74 blue LED's. Just take the cluster apart and find out how many LED's you need. Keep in mind that some of them cannot be changed to blue though because the bulb behind them are normal, but they're red/orange colored on the gauge part. If you put in a blue LED behind them, they may come out purple. As for the turn signals, you should pop out the green pieces that make them green, and either pop in some blue ones you cut that are in the same shape, or just leave it empty and change the two bulbs (one for each turn signal) into blue LED.

Climate Control lights

As for the climate control, you can either follow the links that Batman shows, or you can do as I did and buy 3 #74 blue LED's and solder them in place of the stock bulbs. It's really pretty easy, just make sure you're careful to solder only onto the copper parts though and nothing else, you'll know what I mean when you take it apart. Depending on whether the LEDs you buy are polarized or not, you will need to make sure that the LED is soldered on so that the side with the resistor is on the left side of the circuit board. To change the rear window defroster from orange to blue, you need to take apart the rear window defroster part of the climate control. It just comes out and when you pull the cover apart, you'll see an orange bulb soldered onto the circuit board. You need to take that bulb off and find a blue bulb that's similar to that one and solder it on in the same place.

Keyhole Ring

The keyhole ring is prob. the easiest one, you just take it apart and replace the bulb in it with a #74 LED and put it back together.

Cigarette Lighter ring

This one can be a little tricky because the bulb thats in there is REALLY in there. I think the way I did it was pretty easy though. I juss toke the bulb holder off the harness so I can get it out of the car, then I broke the bulb thats in there and used something small to fish out all the remains. Then you take a #74 LED and bend out the metal parts on each side so that they're sticking straight out left and right. Then you stick the LED in the place of the old bulb and solder each metal part you bended out to the metal part of the bulb holder that's sticking straight out. You'll see what I mean when you take it out. There's like two metal pieces that are sticking straight out and you just solder one side of the bulb to one part and the other side to the other part sticking out. Then cut off the excess metal parts of the bulb that are sticking out. If it doesnt light up after you put it back together, don't worry, just flip it over and put it back on the harness (don't solder off the bulb and flit it over, just flip over the whole bulb holder), this is because of the bulb being polarized or not.

Glove Compartment

This is just one #74 blue LED, take the old bulb out and stick the #74 LED in.

Ceiling light

This one is really easy too. Just take out the screw thats holding the face plate on and then pry off the plate. Then twist out the old bulb and replace it with a BA9 blue LED bulb. Keep in mind that if you do this, you really can't see anything at night if you need it, such as a map, but it looks cool. I just keep the old bulb in my glove compartment in case i really need it.

The Clock

You can either buy a blue clock to put in or you can do it the cheap way like I did. There are no LED's required for this. Instead you take apart the clock and you pop off that brownish plastic piece. In place of it, you tape on a blue colored plastic piece. I bought some in an art store, I think its called milar or something. Put as many layers as you want depending on the darkness desired. Then put the clock back together and that's it.

More Info

The only other interior lights I can think of right now are the courtesy door lights that are red when you open it and also the center console part where you can put cigarette ash or change. Not sure what bulb that is but you need to take off the center console to change it. It's prob. a #74 though. I have an aftermarket head unit so I never messed around with making the radio blue.

I suggest you allow another color besides blue though. I did blue and red for my color scheme because everything blue can be sort of dark. Plus some stuff can't be changed and is easier to just be left red, like the warning button and the door courtesy lights. I just bought a blue and red head unit to go with my lights so everything matches. I also made my turn signals red to give them some contrast to the gauges and left all the other stock lights on the gauges red/orange, such as the brake, seat belt, etc. indicators. I also ordered all my LED's from this site: http://www.superbrightleds.com/

Hope you found some of the stuff I wrote helpful, and if you need any help figuring out what I wrote cause there's a good chance I wrote it badly, just reply.

This post has been edited by wuhukf: Mar 12, 2005 - 2:59 AM

[tomazws]

very nice tutorial wuhukf

[tomazws]

very nice tutorial wuhukf

[JoKeRkId613]

VERY helpful! Thanks a lot, bro. I can't wait to get started on this little project. Really appreciate the detailed explanations. Thanks again!

[RbrtNdrws]

thanks for the tutorial... batman my gauges are in my profile but I have not done the climate control yet...

-Rob

[amysmojo]

The Clock
You can either buy a blue clock to put in or you can do it the cheap way like I did. There are no LED's required for this. Instead you take apart the clock and you pop off that brownish plastic piece. In place of it, you tape on a blue colored plastic piece. I bought some in an art store, I think its called milar or something. Put as many layers as you want depending on the darkness desired. Then put the clock back together and that's it.
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Batman & I used blue stage lighting gel, its a blue plastic sheet they use for... stage lighting! But in this case....we used it for our clocks...And as long as your wanting everything BLUE ...you can also make your blinkers blue by taking the green plastic pieces out & replacing them w/ blue plastic pieces *whoa* haha......
Batmans clock color topic he made back in November is here