2005-2009 Mustang S-197 Installed Blue LEDs in factory switches (lots of pics)
1/31/16, 07:37 AM
#241
Here ya go IMG 0442 - YouTube
2/8/16, 07:51 AM
#242
Tms Mustang Member ------ The Customizer!
PM me if you want.
BTW what does popping out the quarter window do for the car? Just a cool effect or is there something practical to it? Looks really cool though.
2/8/16, 07:55 AM
#243
Tms Mustang Member ------ The Customizer!
What i ended up doing was removing the bulb all together and installing a LED with resistor. I then wiped out the green film from the inside of the switch.
Ill be away for 3 weeks but if you still want pics, LMK and ill post them when I come back.
7/3/17, 11:31 PM
#245
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Only thing I was not able to complete is the TCS LED because it does not look like a PLCC-2 or PLCC-4 LED. I dont have mycolor (info/setup/reset) so if anyone knows how to fix that LED, please PM me.
Didnt take too long to do this mod... outstanding write ups on all LED's. I have soldered a hand full of times... I went through 2 soldering iron tips (tips broke off prolly due to user errror). If replacing cluster LED's, get a very fine point solder tip (the 4 solder points per PLCC-4 LED are pretty small).
Tap Plastics has the blue face for the radio and they also have the blue lighting type sheet for the odometer (I think they said it was an acetone roll). The blue radio plastic I got for $1 and the sheet for the odometer was under $4.
The dimensions for the blue radio face were mentioned earlier - 1/8" thick, 4" wide, 1-1/8" long (needs to be filed down)... it will come wrapped in a protective film/tape so that you wont scratch it. Dont take it off until you sand down the front corners of the plate to round it out... I scratched 1 of them and was not able to buff it out to my liking. I also got glue on one of them on the 2nd attempt and had to trash that one too. Thats when I decided only to glue the top of the plastic piece to the shaker face. The super glue will leave a residue that should wipe off (dont apply to heavy). Dont install until you wipe it off or else the back side of the plastic will look foggy (I used a Q-tip).
Lights turn out with different dimmness in comparing the radio and the cluster (likely due to my not matching up the power of the LED's I guess), but it still looks better than the green IMO. And the odometer blue acetone sheet turned out to be a green/blue tinge... I noticed that when I wet sanded the back side of the green odometer film down, it seemed to me to be a yellowish tint. Yellow + blue = green or it is at least blue/greenish. I put three layers of the acetone sheeting on top of each other to try to get it as blue as I thought I could BTW.
Anyways, thanks those that made the How-to's... Made this so doable!
Didnt take too long to do this mod... outstanding write ups on all LED's. I have soldered a hand full of times... I went through 2 soldering iron tips (tips broke off prolly due to user errror). If replacing cluster LED's, get a very fine point solder tip (the 4 solder points per PLCC-4 LED are pretty small).
Tap Plastics has the blue face for the radio and they also have the blue lighting type sheet for the odometer (I think they said it was an acetone roll). The blue radio plastic I got for $1 and the sheet for the odometer was under $4.
The dimensions for the blue radio face were mentioned earlier - 1/8" thick, 4" wide, 1-1/8" long (needs to be filed down)... it will come wrapped in a protective film/tape so that you wont scratch it. Dont take it off until you sand down the front corners of the plate to round it out... I scratched 1 of them and was not able to buff it out to my liking. I also got glue on one of them on the 2nd attempt and had to trash that one too. Thats when I decided only to glue the top of the plastic piece to the shaker face. The super glue will leave a residue that should wipe off (dont apply to heavy). Dont install until you wipe it off or else the back side of the plastic will look foggy (I used a Q-tip).
Lights turn out with different dimmness in comparing the radio and the cluster (likely due to my not matching up the power of the LED's I guess), but it still looks better than the green IMO. And the odometer blue acetone sheet turned out to be a green/blue tinge... I noticed that when I wet sanded the back side of the green odometer film down, it seemed to me to be a yellowish tint. Yellow + blue = green or it is at least blue/greenish. I put three layers of the acetone sheeting on top of each other to try to get it as blue as I thought I could BTW.
Anyways, thanks those that made the How-to's... Made this so doable!
5/25/18, 06:18 AM
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Does anyone know what leds we need in order to change the leds behind the NON-my color cluster? I'm not shy about soldering at all, just need to know the led required for them.
9/30/23, 01:55 PM
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2005-2009 Mustang S-197 Installed Blue LEDs in factory switches (lots of pics)
Very Interesting Mod!
Enjoy,
KC
Very Interesting Mod!
Enjoy,
KC
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