yes yes soldering iron is what I meant...
http://www.amazon.com/Weller-Solderi.../dp/B000MIQBAI

oops



Also... Im guessing it would be a bad idea 2 turn all the LED's Blue?

Im thinking about doing that...

 

Wow this is alot harder than I thought... I cant even get the solder 2 melt enough so I can pull out the LED or I cant even use my braid cuz there is so little space...

Ok I give up >.<!

I dont know if my solder iron is 2 weak or wat but the leds aint coming off

Anyone can recommend a good resasonable priced solder Iron I can buy at like Home depot or lowes or something...

 

go to radio shack. 25-watt or higher shoudl be fine. i have a 75 and a 25. hope on it. and some desoldering briad to (its copper collored)

 

I usually get a small drop of solder on the tip of my iron first.. then stick that to one side of the existing PLCC & get it to go liquid while lifting that edge with my fingernail.. then that one side will come loose & it'll stand up on an angle with one ....side off... then grab the up-raided LED & touch the other side & it'll come right off.... after it off. use solder wick ( braid) to remove all solder from the board... .... put a fresh drop back on. .... then also put a drop on each side of the LED BEFORE you tthen attach it to the board......... good luck......... jh

 

Ohhhh dannggg..... So I put all my panels back (w/o the new lights) and when I turn my car on everything works... But Now I cant change my little LED screen... The one that tells the time and MPG... Its stuck at Instant MPG and I cant change it 2 anything else... should I not put on my LEDS for now and take it in 2 scion and ask them wats wrong lol?

Im gonna try 2 take it apart one more time and see if theres any lose connections 2mrw... But if its still acting up... Idk!!

 

you may have that long black 'push button' jammed... look to see if it's free of the clear plastic piece that it goes through..

 

ok where r the cruise and "lights on" leds those r goin blue too. just got my plccs tonight!!!

 

Finished! Woot! I blued out my Door,Seatbelt,brake, and cruise light also!
Now I just need 2 figure out how 2 do the PRND Lights... I know there was a post about this somewhere... Anyone remember it?


DJFRO - 2 Find the cruise light just hook up ur dash w/o the front guages then press the cruise button and mark the light with like a sharpie when it turns on lol... Das how I found it

 

https://www.scionlife.com/forums/vie...379&highlight=

there u go. sweet thanks for the info.

also Post pics or it didn't happen

 

wait why should i remove those two black screens???? isn't that how the numers show up????? i need conformation here or some pics. im almost done and it looks great. but idk why i should take the screens off of the white board

 

and any way to change the needle colors? or is that red gonna preside over all

 

there are 3 leds behind the small screen & 6 leds behind the larger screen. if you dont change those, they will remain orange ( your digits)....
I saw a thread that has you scraping off the paint (red) off the needles & laying a new stripe of different color paint on..... that's the only thing I have ever seen about changing needle color.. you physicall have to remove the red paint & replace it with the color of choice...,,
to quote DJFROZONE.aka captian Butterknife......., authour of the Butterknife Mods....... """Post Pics or it DIDNT Happen""".............jh

 

thanks man! im workin on it right now!!!! just did open door lights. im chanign the blinkers too. but leaving the high beam. my question is near the lights on led. there is a weired symbol. its like a highbeem symbol but its got 3 waves pointing down. whats that

 

did anybody else change the needle lights to blue even though they wil show up red

 

too late did it already

 

Wallaa! I also did both blinker sides and he hi light... But I forgot 2 turn those on Now I just need my custom gaugeplate from jason!




Also I wanna see ur pic with the blue needles... How'd they turn out?

 

well they are not blue but it doesn't make a red hue around like if i kept the orginal ones in. im thikning i may go back and turn on those guage signles on the 4th gauge to blue (mostly warning light things )

 

Looks Good, MauiG......

I cant wait till tonite.. iIwant to see pictures from DJFrozone && from MauiGideon jh

 

TADA??!!

 

IM REALLY BAD at the cutting with the exacto knife thing and i gotta get a new one. I have a backup gauge face. so imma do it again. (fingerprints EVERYwhere) and putting the stock faceplate just made it all dark and nothing shows up.