Need Help!

yamaguy88 · 04-02-2008, 06:00 PM

Hey guys, i need help finding the light bulb type that goes inside the climate control knob, not the led but the bulb...im not sure if its a pull out or a solder type, i broke one trying to get it out and dont wanna break another one tryin to figure it out

maybe someone can find blue ones to put in, was trying to figure out what all i need to change interior lights to all blue, already have the leds to solder just need the bulbs now. thanks for the help

JLG · 04-02-2008, 06:08 PM

I used some 5mm blue led with a 360 degree viewing angle. Not really that bright because the a/c control faceplate has a tint to them. Try this website http://www.superbrightleds.com/

yamaguy88 · 04-02-2008, 06:15 PM

so they are pull out bulbs and u dont have to solder them? u have any pics of the light on?

JLG · 04-02-2008, 06:27 PM

The bulb is somehow glued or attached to the base which is soldered on. If you want to change the color then just replace the whole thing with an led, don't forget to use a resistor. Don't have any night pics.

yamaguy88 · 04-02-2008, 06:38 PM

where did u put the resistor at, i thought u can just buy the led and solder it on. those look sick by the way, and can u give me the led bulb # that u order so i know which ones to get thanks for the help

JLG · 04-02-2008, 06:57 PM

Just follow the height of the original bulb and the base. Solder the resistor and the led together and cut the terminals so the height of the resistor and led matches the height of the original bulb. I think with these leds you might have to go a little higher to fit the led which is fine so long it clears the control knob. When replacing leds with bulbs on a circuit board you need a resistor. Part #RL5-B08-360. If you think this led is too big then you can go with a 3mm, but the viewing angle is about 30 degrees, not much.

yamaguy88 · 04-02-2008, 07:13 PM

so you solder the resistor leads and the leds lead to the same spot? what size resistor did you use? and cut the lead the same length of orig bulb or longer

yamaguy88 · 04-02-2008, 07:41 PM

what about the bulb for the shifting points on ur shifter, i have the one thats in the center console

JLG · 04-02-2008, 07:57 PM

Heres current flow: circuit board to one side of resistor, the other side of resistor to led, then led back to ciruit board. I used 510 ohm resistors. The shifter uses a bigger bulb which is removable. Didn't change mine yet because the PRNDL screen is tinted and not sure if the blue would shine through.

yamaguy88 · 04-02-2008, 08:08 PM

sweet thanks for the help and info. i need to get a new bulb for mine shifter cuz i took mine out and then dropped and lost it in my titan some where haha sucks i no, ill let u know what works good for that one, just gotta shop around for a led that will fit, dont no what size wedge led to get yet