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Old Apr 26, 2004 | 11:09 PM
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Finally..LED conversion Dash almost complete

I hope this works guys... here are some pics of my new Blue Led dash. I changed all the lights to Blue LEDS. I followed the same steps from the guy on the accord forum. I think I am the first to try this on our car, so let me know what you guys think... Oh yeah..sorry if the pics aint that good...



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Old Apr 26, 2004 | 11:11 PM
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holy bonkers batman thats rediculously SICK!
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Old Apr 26, 2004 | 11:11 PM
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u need 2 come out to dix hills show a dude how 2 do that

i wanna do it with AMBER
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Old Apr 26, 2004 | 11:14 PM
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Its pretty easy to do, it just takes time. Its easier than doing the xenon projector install...believe I have done it...Ill post pics of that when I get a chance. Anyway, the pics DO THE LEDS NO JUSTICE. They all light up the same dark blue, but you couldn't tell from the pics.
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Old Apr 26, 2004 | 11:15 PM
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looks great.....by any chance..you got the link to the instructions....i saw it a while back...but never cared for it...now that i see it...looks pretty good
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Old Apr 26, 2004 | 11:16 PM
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heres the accord link: http://v6performance.net/forums/show...=&threadid=548
it should help a great deal...any questions just ask
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Old Apr 26, 2004 | 11:33 PM
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holy shit thats so RAD!!! I wanted to do that a long time ago, but never even looked into it. I wanna do it now. Thanks for the instructions.

BTW-how much was it for all the blue leds?
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Old Apr 26, 2004 | 11:39 PM
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ok shit I just looked at the directions......way to hard for me I'll just leave mine green Props to you tho
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Old Apr 27, 2004 | 12:10 AM
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hey man how much did the l e d bulbs cost you? want to change mine as well to match the newhead unit that i got!
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Old Apr 27, 2004 | 12:17 AM
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Nice i always wanted something like that..
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Old Apr 27, 2004 | 12:31 AM
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Really nice man.
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Old Apr 27, 2004 | 12:33 AM
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Looks great dude. Very impressive. Let me know a time frame for that project, as well a prices for all the led's. Also did u buy through him, or another outlet?
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Old Apr 27, 2004 | 12:35 AM
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i am sooooo making that.
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Old Apr 27, 2004 | 01:08 AM
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that is very nice....
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Old Apr 27, 2004 | 01:13 AM
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nice LED conversion

how long did it take you to do it?

what tools?

how much did you spend for the whole conversion?
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Old Apr 27, 2004 | 01:31 AM
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What led's and what resistor sizes did you use?
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Old Apr 27, 2004 | 01:33 AM
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lets make it.

those are so hott
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Old Apr 27, 2004 | 01:38 AM
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Nice Work!

so how many leds are in the climate control?
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Old Apr 27, 2004 | 02:08 AM
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Nice Job!!
Please reply with some answers..
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Old Apr 27, 2004 | 02:14 AM
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idk care how hard it is, i will do that someday!!!!!!!, what do you guys think of white LED's instead? rice or not?
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Old Apr 27, 2004 | 02:16 AM
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I think I'm goin with blue to match my deck. White would be cool tho.
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Old Apr 27, 2004 | 02:17 AM
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damn...so much work =T
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Old Apr 27, 2004 | 02:20 AM
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i think im gonna have my guy that does audio and alarm installs do it
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Old Apr 27, 2004 | 02:30 AM
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i want that shit now
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Old Apr 27, 2004 | 10:28 AM
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yeah that look like too much work for me to try. good job on that!
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Old Apr 27, 2004 | 11:34 AM
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its clean but too bad im too lazy and dunn wanan pull all my shit apart
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Old Apr 27, 2004 | 11:37 AM
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holy shit, youre the first to do it.....you are soooooooooooo cool!
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Old Apr 27, 2004 | 12:29 PM
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like eveyone else said that looks off the fcking scale uber cool!!
hook us up with answers to some of the ?s
props on a job well done!!
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Old Apr 27, 2004 | 12:41 PM
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yeah what were the specs on the leds and what resistors did you use?

do you have any pics of your consruction process on that?

any tips or hints for the rest of us that want to do it?
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Old Apr 27, 2004 | 12:53 PM
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also how did you do the clock and the climate control display? I started to redo my dash and switches but i stopped after i realized that i didn't know how to redo all of it
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Old Apr 27, 2004 | 01:37 PM
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DUDE! we need anwsers!! how much did this all cost you and how much time!!?!!? (this would be a good summer project if the price is right...) How much was it to do?? Any instructions on how to take apart the dash??
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Old Apr 27, 2004 | 03:14 PM
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yea that's nice man!!!!!
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Old Apr 27, 2004 | 03:30 PM
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Answers to your questions:
Total cost: Rosco book($25.00)
4-9mm LED's( $20.00)
10- 5mm LED's($ 4.00)
Resistors ($4.00) from radio shack)
10-3mm LED's( $3.00)
Sodering pan ($7.00) Radioshack

It took about 4-5 total time.
Things needed:
1.) -Led Bulbs
- For the whole conversion you will need 7-5mm Led bulbs, 3-3mm Led bulbs, and 4-9mm Led bulbs.
Sunroof Switch-3mm
Cruise Switch-3mm
Dimmer Switch-3mm
Temperature controls-4-5mm
Lighter- 5mm
Ashtray-5mm
Odometer-5mm
Odometer- 4- 9mm
*I first tried using 3mm bulbs in the Sunroof switch, cruise switch, and dimmer switch, but they werent as bright as the 5mm bulbs so, i used 5mm instead.

Price: The 5mm and 3mm LED's were cheap and I got them on ebay. Here is the link to the guy I bought them from:
http://cgi6.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...sort=3&rows=50

2.) You will need a rosco designer color selector(Its just a book with all different color lighting gels)
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/cont...=&O=&sku=45190


3.)resistors- I calculated the resistance and I winded up using for each LED a 560 ohm resistor and a 22 ohm resistor. The total resistance is 582 ohms which is perfect.
So figure 10 22 ohm, 10 560 ohm resisitors total.


4.)soldering pen

First, I took out the parts out of the car that I was going to change the bulbs on. Then I pulled all of the old bulbs out of their holders and placed all the new LEDS in. I then sodered the resistors to the LEDS. I just followed the steps from the guy who did it on the accord forum. Next I used the rosco gel book and chose the two darkest blue colors in the book and placed on top of the other. I then cut out pieces that were the same size as the screens on the clock and on the temp display. I taped these pieces to the inside of the tinted plastic covers that are inside the clock and temp display. I then put back everything the way it was and placed it back in my car.
I next changed the odometer bulbs to Blue leds, this was simple because I bought some that plug right in on ebay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=33712

Once everything was done, I placed in back in the car and watched in amazement.

Hints:
The clock and temp display dim when your lights are turned on, so all you have to do is cut the dimmer wire on the back of each. It makes it look a hell of a lot better. I didnt have time to find out which wire it is on the temp display, but on the clock display it is the red wire with the black line.

**BUY MORE 5MM AND 3MM LEDS AND RESISTORS THEN YOU NEED


Sorry, I dont have pics, I am going to try to get some for all you guys.

If there are any more more specific questions feel free to ask.
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Old Apr 27, 2004 | 03:56 PM
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awesome job.. white would look awesome just like the 04 accords... correct me if im wrong but i think it was blacura's car who had it done as well... long time ago...
anyways this is too much work for me! i would totally consider it though..
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Old Apr 27, 2004 | 04:15 PM
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Nato, youre way wrong...he is the first...thus making him ultra cool!


haha, im just raggin on you clforevers...i just love it when people post up something and swear theyre the first to do it.......news flash.......everything has been done before. EVERYTHING......
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Old Apr 27, 2004 | 04:19 PM
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thanks for the links and things like that...

if anyone needs a formatted word document of the directions just pm me I'll email it to you I can't host it on my webpage for some reason.

or better yet, someone host this document and or put it up in the DIY forum and in the newbie link
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Old Apr 27, 2004 | 04:23 PM
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I thought you were being sarcastic before d5c5b... wasn't sure though. lol

oh another thing did you shave down the leds like the guy with the accord did?
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Old Apr 27, 2004 | 07:32 PM
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Originally posted by SooDARK
ok shit I just looked at the directions......way to hard for me I'll just leave mine green Props to you tho
hahahaha exactly what i was thinking... im an electronics dumbass

sick looking though
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Old Apr 27, 2004 | 07:38 PM
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Hey, as far as I have seen I am the first to do it..lol...I have been looking for pics and nobody has them, so Ha. ME=ULTRA COOL. Anyway, thanks guys for all your compliments and another thing, I know nothing about electronics nad have never attempted anything like this before...so i encourage everyone to give it a try..believe me its worth it.
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Old Apr 27, 2004 | 08:03 PM
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bravo
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