* tC : Gauge Cluster LED Conversion Guide by LEDmod.com
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Really awesome mod to do, and its pretty easy to the work. Ive never really soldered before, but its not to bad, just takes a little while. Looks great when done.
Just a reccomendation, keep your HIGH BEAM warning light the color it should be, becuase I changed all my warning lights to white and when your driving with your high beams on, its actually blinding with the warning on. Just a thought, but do as you wish lol
That goes to show how bright these lights really are.
Just a reccomendation, keep your HIGH BEAM warning light the color it should be, becuase I changed all my warning lights to white and when your driving with your high beams on, its actually blinding with the warning on. Just a thought, but do as you wish lol
That goes to show how bright these lights really are.
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Ok i have a 2005 TC and I bought blue plcc-2 LEDs to do my swap. I had previously switched to green LEDs without a problem. When I put the blue ones in only about 6 of them actually come on. I accidentally bought the wrong size resistors so I haven't swapped those out yet but it should still light up just not as bright. I had to put it back together to go to work so I put the green LEDs back on the speedo and RPMs so I could see at night. Anyone with any idea of what is going on?
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Ok i have a 2005 TC and I bought blue plcc-2 LEDs to do my swap. I had previously switched to green LEDs without a problem. When I put the blue ones in only about 6 of them actually come on. I accidentally bought the wrong size resistors so I haven't swapped those out yet but it should still light up just not as bright. I had to put it back together to go to work so I put the green LEDs back on the speedo and RPMs so I could see at night. Anyone with any idea of what is going on?
Check the LED, if they are installed in right direction
Make sure to check they are soldered on properly (also did not over heated the LED)
Where did you get the blue LED from?? not all LEDs are bright... depends on how it's manufacturered, they have different brightness (some seller over rates the brightness)
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They are all facing the riight direction and they all have a good connection. I don't see how I would have overheated them considering I used the same technique as with the green LEDs and didn't have any of them not work. I was kind of wondering, if one LED was bad would it cause more than just that one LED to not come on?
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The leds are set up in branches, so yes, if one doesnt work, a few will not work.
How did you verify connections were good? You cannot tell for sure by visually inspecting them. I would start by reheating each connection again.
Do you have a multimeter? If so, it is easy to tell where the circuit is broken.
How did you verify connections were good? You cannot tell for sure by visually inspecting them. I would start by reheating each connection again.
Do you have a multimeter? If so, it is easy to tell where the circuit is broken.
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Blue and green have virtually (close enough to consider the same in this application) the same forward voltage drop. In addtion, you do not really need to change resistors at all on a gauge led swap, it is really just a preference on brightness. I never did unless i was going for a two tone swap unless someone wanted them really bright. Due to the power supply setup on the guages, it lights up any color just fine (unlike the hvac which i had to create the circuit mod for or they would barely light at all). So, unless you were inadvertantly sent a much higher value resistor, they should work the same for either color. If you want to check that, tell me the numbers on the top of the resistors you used and i can tell you if the values are correct.
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Blue and green have virtually (close enough to consider the same in this application) the same forward voltage drop. In addtion, you do not really need to change resistors at all on a gauge led swap, it is really just a preference on brightness. I never did unless i was going for a two tone swap unless someone wanted them really bright. Due to the power supply setup on the guages, it lights up any color just fine (unlike the hvac which i had to create the circuit mod for or they would barely light at all). So, unless you were inadvertantly sent a much higher value resistor, they should work the same for either color. If you want to check that, tell me the numbers on the top of the resistors you used and i can tell you if the values are correct.
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Well I am pretty sure I got all the right ohm resistors cause I researched quiet a bit before buying I somehow got resistors that are smaller in physical size than the originals though. I haven't actually put any of the new resistors on yet which is why I'm completely lost as to what the problem is. The only thing I have swapped out so far is the actual LEDs. I tried re-heating them today and still nothing.
It's best to remove the none working LED and put new LED (making sure they are soldered on properly, do not heat the solder with LED for more than 3-4 seconds)
Unless you have 3 volt power source and test the LED individually
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The trick is not too much power/heat on the iron and learning to solder quickly. And i have said it many times, although many still do it, but do not reuse the original solder when you do an led swap. For the best, long life solder joints, you remove the old solder with solder wick or a solder sucker after you remove the stock leds. Use new solder.