LED Swap (Steering Wheel Controls)
#81
Is it normal for these LEDs to be much harder than the others? It seems they are glued in the middle... is there a trick for getting these off? I remove most the solder I can from the pad but I still ended up breaking off a pad the LED goes on when I tried ot get one side of it up... It's like there is a glue and i am stumped. Now I gotta go buy a new Steering wheel control. =/ Any suggestions on easier removal?
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yah, there's some glue thingy in the middle of each led..
haven't had much issues removing them... just use enough solder on there to melt it, and i actually go back and forth getting both sides melted before i apply enough pressure to break that gluey crap.
or i just use hot tweezers.
haven't had much issues removing them... just use enough solder on there to melt it, and i actually go back and forth getting both sides melted before i apply enough pressure to break that gluey crap.
or i just use hot tweezers.
#84
Originally Posted by FromThisSoil
Originally Posted by IAmTheProdigy
Probably a ridiculous question, but when removing center section of the steering wheel, are there any precautions in regards to the airbag? I think not, but I just want to verify. Thanks.
Good luck, I will be doing this one in the near future to BLUE.
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They should only go in one way(they should have a flat spot on one side), those are what push against the membrane and make the contact with the circuit board to activate the various functions
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