led speedo and dash! lovin it!
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I like it. I have the LED's but haven't had time to do it yet. I'll leave my "idiot lights" the stock colors but will change the clock and speedo. Nice job.
That looks cool.
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so is this mod easy as changing the bulbs? please en"light"en me.
i dont like soldering.
price, and where.
thank you.
i dont like soldering.
price, and where.
thank you.
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soldering tiny smd leds (chip looking leds) required. It's not that difficult, but I would practice on some old clock radio, vcr, or something like that first. there's a good wtite up on some soldering basics on SL in the tech section if you need to refresh the skills. Hit me up if you have any questions.
Just a note: A small drop of glue was used on the bottom of the OEM LEDs in my clock making it a pain to remove cleanly. Had to gently pry off the board with an Xacto blade when ALL solder was cleared off the pad.
Just a note: A small drop of glue was used on the bottom of the OEM LEDs in my clock making it a pain to remove cleanly. Had to gently pry off the board with an Xacto blade when ALL solder was cleared off the pad.
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Use tweezer and watch the heat, heat will destroy LED's and or diodes which LED's are. Flux will help the solder flow and clean up with rubbing alcohol
They suck!! someone bought me one for a gift....I kept the wire strippers.
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^^^^^I agree! I couldn't get an accurate temperature off of the point. I wouldn't advise anyone to use the cold ones especially for any delicate work.
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I have never seen one in use, I use a badass solder station I got from work, it has a soldering iron and a desolder gun, that sucks the solder up once it flows and I hit the trigger. We keep them set at 700 degree's F, flux help out greatly. I guess I could offer a LED replacement service.
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well i finally finished off wat i started! i put in the leds behind the clock!!! but the pic show no justice!!!! the clock may lock like a blueish green in the bix but is really a bright blue..... i guess it was to bright for my crappy camera!
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oh and this is no job for that cold solder , simply because there really not enough room to solder like that and because they just suck! i got one for christmas also and i think i'll stick to my old soldering iron!!!!lol
oh and this is no job for that cold solder , simply because there really not enough room to solder like that and because they just suck! i got one for christmas also and i think i'll stick to my old soldering iron!!!!lol
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ha ha ha....I did the same thing. Thats funny!They suck!! someone bought me one for a gift....I kept the wire strippers.
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That has to be one of the best mods I have seen. That is extremely clean. Can you tell us how much it cost for all of the LED's? Is there anyone that can make a quick video on how to do this. Maybe something you can throw on to Youtube. Very good job thank you for sharing with us.
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