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Old Apr 29, 2013 | 06:17 PM
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Ok great, let me know what you find. Anyway I can replace just the burned out leds with ones that are similar to the oem color?
 
Old Apr 29, 2013 | 07:00 PM
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Found these : 100pcs 10mm 2pin Round top Diffused White LED 5K MCD Bulb Light" 100pcs 10mm 2pin Round Top Diffused White LED 5K mcd Bulb Light | eBay only problem is there non US company.
 
Old Apr 29, 2013 | 07:43 PM
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Found an american company but pricey:

http://www.superbrightleds.com/morei...cd/252/1179/nd an American company but pricey:
 
Old Apr 29, 2013 | 08:44 PM
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5 mm LED Holders Pack of 20 items in LED-Switch store on eBay!

This is where I bought all of mine. You'll need 3mm LED's. The 5mm's you posted are a little too big for some of the areas. Also at the most you should only need about 30-40 total LED's. I bought many more because I was playing around with different colors, different lens types, different viewing angles, etc.

Also you'll want the highest viewing angle you can find, typically 160 degree.

The polarity of the LED placement matters so when you desolder and pull off each bulb on the circuit boards you need to touch the LED to the contact pads to see which way it lights.
 
Old Apr 29, 2013 | 08:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Evo Lol
Found an american company but pricey:

http://www.superbrightleds.com/morei...cd/252/1179/nd an American company but pricey:
Superbrightleds.com is absolutely awesome on many accounts and carry nice products but for bulk LED's there's no point in paying premium prices.
 
Old Apr 30, 2013 | 08:48 PM
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"12 Volt 3mm White LED's with White Diffused Lens Pack of 5" 12 Volt 3mm White LED's with White Diffused Lens Pack of 5 | eBay

Found these from your link
 
Old Apr 30, 2013 | 11:44 PM
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those sound correct, not sure where all the links went but you do need 12 volt LEDs.

The only 3.4 volt LED's you'll run into is if you end up doing the door controls for the windows and seat heaters. Those are much more involved but doable if you want. Also those circuit boards are very fragile. I had a few contact pads pop right off the board and almost render the board useless.
 
Old May 2, 2013 | 12:37 AM
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There is a part of me that just wants to replace the burned out leds with oem style ones to keep everything uniform. What do you think? Could I even find replacement ones that would match?
 
Old May 2, 2013 | 02:33 AM
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If you didn't want to do the whole dash you would have to replace your burned out bulbs with oem replacement bulbs. If you replaced just the burned out ones with LED's they wouldn't match. LED's give off a much crisper white light while the stock mini filament bulbs have a yellow to them.

You can find replacement mini bulbs on ebay if that's the route you want to go.
 
Old May 2, 2013 | 01:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Evo Lol
Ok great, let me know what you find. Anyway I can replace just the burned out leds with ones that are similar to the oem color?
Originally Posted by LoJac963
If you didn't want to do the whole dash you would have to replace your burned out bulbs with oem replacement bulbs. If you replaced just the burned out ones with LED's they wouldn't match. LED's give off a much crisper white light while the stock mini filament bulbs have a yellow to them.

You can find replacement mini bulbs on ebay if that's the route you want to go.
Wait. Excuse my ignorance but your telling me if I take apart the radio, a/c controls, 4x4 buttons etc I can just pull the bulbs out and replace? Or do I still need to sauter new bulbs in?
 



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