so to recap, i can just get those neo wedge things from autolumination and its a direct replacement? just take out the entire oem base and bulb, and stick the neo wedges in??

 

this is similar to my write up, but i have LEDs...

 

yeah i just put in the led neo wedge and i looks just like my soldered version just like yigs said. hopefully it will look better at night but i dont think it will. are these the ones you used yigs?



they are about half way down and 1.49 a piece?

anyways, thanks for all the help!

 

There is no way you can get those neo-wedge bulbs like @ a automotive store say like pep-boys/autozone etc.. ? or just online?

 

hey thanks for the response yigs, i have an orange color scheme going on in my interior, any ideas for colors for the hvac? any help would be appreciated!

 

I bought the blue ones to replace my LED solder job and the color came out looking like a light green or teal so I'm not too happy with the color. I'm going to have to go back to the website and maybe buy a different set now and try those out

edit: I bought a couple of the blue LED ones this time, we'll see how the color turns out on those.

 

so how did the led version of this bulb turn out....the $2.99 one? Anyone have pics? No resister soldering is required correct?

 

i had the same problem as my soldered in leds with faded out edges but i think other people have had a bit more luck. i sanded down the leds so the edges look a little better. im going to try the bulbs maybe, or even the white leds.

 

I'm gonna bite the bullet (extra $4) and buy both sets and post pics of the different sets (LEDS and Bulbs). I've been watching this thread for a while let me at least contribute.

 

Okay I put the blue LED ones in today and waited until tonight and I must say they look fantastic, much much better than the regular ones and much better than my LED solder job I did before. So yeah, get the $2.99 LEDs instead of the cheaper bulbs.

I also put a pair of those white 5 LED wedge matrix in for my rear plates and those also look very good, much better than my old stock bulbs so I would recommend getting a set of those as well.

 

Ok here is the differences between the bulbs and the leds in an 06 XA:

Do not take the cream this off TRUST ME I'll tell you in a bit why.....


These are the bulbs:






These are the LEDS






Huge difference but still the edges are dim.... anyways back to major mess up!!!

I pulled out the cream part and either I lost something or messed something up but my AC doesn;t work right. There is no contact with the copper and the middle 3 spoke thing in the pictures...I put a washer there and it makes contact but it's not right...any help in this situation would be appreceated.

 

Hey buddy! Ok, I started to think of how to do this myself, and took the two outer ***** off, but couldn't get the middle **** off...it seriously wouldn't budge. Do I have to take the middle **** off, or is it ok where it is??? Thanks for your help.....oh, and I'm doing green too most likely!! It will match the theme that I am starting!

~Stephanie

 

Rey I bet you made the mistake of losing the little ball baring that is behind that center ****, well not behind the **** itself but when you detached the white part from the assembly you probably dropped the baring somewhere.

If it's not the baring look for a little tab that sticks out from the assembly. That has to go back in one of those little holes on the center **** assembly so that when you put it all back together when you turn the **** it will "click" to each setting.

I don't know, kind of hard to explain when you don't know the exact terms.

The good news for other people is that you don't have to detach the white part from the assembly and risk losing the ball baring just to replace your bulbs.

And the middle **** does come off just as easy as the other two, just make sure you pull straight out, jiggle it a little if you have to. Make sure to remove the two screws in front that were behind the outer *****.

 

From what i've read I lost a spring that goes between the silver 3 spoke mtal thing and the plastic thing wher ethe **** goes...The ball is where it is suppose to be I dropped it once but I found it..

 

I tried to take out the middle one out once again, and it is welded in place or something! It will not move! It turns, but won't pop out. I jiggled, I twisted, I pried!!! Maybe my hands aren't strong enough. That happens some times... I will ask a big man to try it.....and watch, he will get it on the first try! Figures!! haha!!

~Stephanie

 

Steph I'll show you at the meet tonight. I have done this to my car

 

the soldering scares the daylights outa me with breaking something , something has to be done with this amber lighting !

 

went to pep boys and got the light "condoms". it was really dim and it looks like one of my bulbs is dimmer than the other so i went ahead and ordered the neo-wedge leds. i got super white. ill post a picture with my results. great write up and mod.

 

it has probably been said sorry, but what is the bulb size from superbright leds in pure white for the HVAC , and is it simple swap?

 

the neo-wedge leds. 2.99 each. just put them where the stock lights are.
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