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

 

[MPTonyT]

Nice Stinger Voltage meter!!

 

[GAINMOB]

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.

how long do you think this will take...maybe i can head your way one saturday this month or can you do a friday at all?

 

[Thermo]

Ross, my Fridays are open for the most part (I work four 10 hour shifts M-Th). The rest of July may be a little taken up as I will be heading out to SoCal for my work at the end of the month and the 16th is going to be spent up in Arlington, VA with my Jag club (I'm planning a G2G). Let me know and we'll take it from there. Worst case, I'm sure if I show you what needs to be done, you can recreate it at home.

 

[tallsville]

thermo what part of socal r u coming to?

 

[GAINMOB]

Ross, my Fridays are open for the most part (I work four 10 hour shifts M-Th). The rest of July may be a little taken up as I will be heading out to SoCal for my work at the end of the month and the 16th is going to be spent up in Arlington, VA with my Jag club (I'm planning a G2G). Let me know and we'll take it from there. Worst case, I'm sure if I show you what needs to be done, you can recreate it at home.

i may have to wait for next month...i may have a friday or so...if not...next year...

 

[Thermo]

Tallsville, I'm going to the Santa Barbara area to attend a week long training session at the FLIR complex there. If you want to meet up some time, I'm game. Looking like I am going to fly in Sunday (7/25) and fly out on saturday (7/30). So, Sunday night I will be available and every weekday night. But, odds are, Saturday is going to be a bust with flying back.

Let me know if this is going to work for you. Send me a PM if you are interested.

 

[12ramirezj]

is it possible to also do the dashboard lights??? if anyone has a pic of it can they post?

 

[JTKustoms]

i havent yet done the dashboard lights but last time i was at a junkyard i took apart an expo gauge cluster and it looked like they were just twist in bulbs.....so im assuming you can just order any color led replacement bulbs you want and swap them in, might need to take out the ugly green color filter plastic if there is one back there though