LED head light switch mod tip..
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LED head light switch mod tip..
well just the other day I did this mod to My truck and Justin's(toreador4x4)
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little tip, John says to "frost" the tip of the LED, also do a few other methods to spread the light.. we did the "frost" first and found it did good BUT it was really bright compared to the rest of the dash lights..
so Justin had a good idea and here is the tip for the mod..
Paint the tip of the LED black while having the sides frosted.. it really dulls down the light out put and matches it well to the dash lights..
this mod was VERY easy to do, worst part is taking apart basically the whole dash to get to the switch.. being him and i have done this more times then we can count its not hard just time consuming.. the mod takes no time at all..
click here for how-to
little tip, John says to "frost" the tip of the LED, also do a few other methods to spread the light.. we did the "frost" first and found it did good BUT it was really bright compared to the rest of the dash lights..
so Justin had a good idea and here is the tip for the mod..
Paint the tip of the LED black while having the sides frosted.. it really dulls down the light out put and matches it well to the dash lights..
this mod was VERY easy to do, worst part is taking apart basically the whole dash to get to the switch.. being him and i have done this more times then we can count its not hard just time consuming.. the mod takes no time at all..
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The back paint really makes this mod look alot more factory and gets rid of the "hot spot" in the parking light "light hole" in the dash.
This is also a good time to remove the gauge cluster and clean the backside of the glass and remove the pesky dust in the bottom (oh wait...not everyone on here has OCD...nevermind lol)
This is also a good time to remove the gauge cluster and clean the backside of the glass and remove the pesky dust in the bottom (oh wait...not everyone on here has OCD...nevermind lol)
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The back paint really makes this mod look alot more factory and gets rid of the "hot spot" in the parking light "light hole" in the dash.
This is also a good time to remove the gauge cluster and clean the backside of the glass and remove the pesky dust in the bottom (oh wait...not everyone on here has OCD...nevermind lol)
This is also a good time to remove the gauge cluster and clean the backside of the glass and remove the pesky dust in the bottom (oh wait...not everyone on here has OCD...nevermind lol)
I know where the switch is, plus the bulbs have been burnt out for so long I wouldnt know what to do if it worked! lol
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Cut the leads off of the original bulb and solder to the existing leads so they're long enough. Well doing that with tiny wire and no third hand is a PITA!! But it's done and looks good.
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wtf... guys no need to solder at all...
especially on the head light..
see how it wraps around on the other side you cant see you have the "tail" on the other side. it is what makes contact with the cooper contact for the light.. so positive just wrap it and done..
then on the resistor side when you jam it down in the whole it makes enough contact. then just wrap it around like the + lead and it will contact the cooper on the switch.. thats it...
that little thing at the end of the wire you see it "clipping" into is nothing just something to hold the wire.. does nothing power wise
making the head light one seriously takes like 5 min tops.. takes longer for the paint to dry on the tip of the LED..
especially on the head light..
see how it wraps around on the other side you cant see you have the "tail" on the other side. it is what makes contact with the cooper contact for the light.. so positive just wrap it and done..
then on the resistor side when you jam it down in the whole it makes enough contact. then just wrap it around like the + lead and it will contact the cooper on the switch.. thats it...
that little thing at the end of the wire you see it "clipping" into is nothing just something to hold the wire.. does nothing power wise
making the head light one seriously takes like 5 min tops.. takes longer for the paint to dry on the tip of the LED..
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If only I had taken pictures you'd understand what I mean.
The LED has resistors attached. The wires attached to the resistor didn't reach far enough to be looped around the black base piece so I soldered longer wires from the old bulb onto the LED so it was long enough to loop.
Explain it or am I going to have to tear it apart and take pictures? lol.
The LED has resistors attached. The wires attached to the resistor didn't reach far enough to be looped around the black base piece so I soldered longer wires from the old bulb onto the LED so it was long enough to loop.
Explain it or am I going to have to tear it apart and take pictures? lol.
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If only I had taken pictures you'd understand what I mean.
The LED has resistors attached. The wires attached to the resistor didn't reach far enough to be looped around the black base piece so I soldered longer wires from the old bulb onto the LED so it was long enough to loop.
Explain it or am I going to have to tear it apart and take pictures? lol.
The LED has resistors attached. The wires attached to the resistor didn't reach far enough to be looped around the black base piece so I soldered longer wires from the old bulb onto the LED so it was long enough to loop.
Explain it or am I going to have to tear it apart and take pictures? lol.
i know this i was just making sure we where talking about the same things lol.. got it?
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