Different method for LED switches

[JTKustoms]

So i know there is a write up below me on how to do an LED swap on switches, but i am a new member and did this over the winter but slightly different so i figured i'd show how i did mine. I know this isnt the best way but it worked out great for me and i havent had any problems since. I used 5mm 12V prewired leds that i got on ebay (100 for 20$).

So i first took out the switch and took it apart down to where you can see the stock green LEDs, i pulled all of those out and cut off the posts that they sit in so that the surface was flat. I then simply superglued the new leds directly on top of where the old mounting posts used to be and ran all the wires in a similar direction. Then i cut holes in the side of the plastic shell to allow all the wires to run out of the switch. Once i had all the wires out of the switch and it all assembled back together i just combined all the positives and all the negatives, so now that i no longer needed the switch to be getting the illumination power i cut the illumination wires that run to it (on my truck it was a blue with pink stripe postive wire and a black ground) and connected those to the positive and negative wires for all the new leds and soldered them together.

 

[JTKustoms]

This method was for my driver door master switch panel, for the other door switches i needed to drill holes through where the plugs plug into the switch and ran the wires that way but wired them the same as i decribed above

 

[panda24619]

that works too. i still want to do this. but in red. to match my paint. im going for a red theme.

 

[walnuts4x4]

that is cool but I dont have the patients to do this mod...lol

 

[GAINMOB]

if you werent in MA i'd have you do mine...i forgot dude's name in MD that said he'd do it...but he's 2 1/2 to 3hrs away...IS THERE ANYONE CLOSER?!?!?!?!?!?!!!

 

[JTKustoms]

yeah it would get annoying real quick if i did them all at home but i took all the switches into college with me after break over winter and just worked on them in my free time so when i came back home i had them all ready to be put back in. I also put the same LEDs in my rear ac controls, front ac controls, and my overhead sunroof controls as well as putting a blue voltage meter where the stock green fuel and direction readout was on that overhead control

 

[GAINMOB]

one word...OUTSTANDING!!!

 

[JTKustoms]

thanks man, only part left to change over to blue is my gauges but ive heard i can just do twist in led bulbs so i'll probably just do that since i dont feel like cutting up the gauges now that i'm driving it daily again

 

[Thermo]

Ross, the "dude from MD" is me. If I was still living in Norfolk, I would tell you to come over, but you missed me by a few years (moved away in 2009). If I happen to make my way down to VA, I will let you know. There's a few guys from my Jag club that are down that way and may end up down there soon.

 

[GAINMOB]

my bad...i couldnt remember your name...well i only have this month because i head out for training in then out to Iraq...wont be back until March sometime...hopefully