Appearance Hoods, spoilers, custom mods, accessories, etc.

LED SMT steering wheel controls, PICS...

Old 10-22-2008, 11:57 PM
  #1  
Registered User
Thread Starter
 
96SilverRam's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Tejas
Posts: 780
LED SMT steering wheel controls, PICS...

I have been putting off installing the LED plates for my steering wheel ( I don't know why ? ) and I'm glad I took some time to finalize this project. The results are nothing short of spectacular considering this project looks harder than it is to actually finish ! I would rate this project a 5 (maybe a 6 if you want to obtain excellence) on a scale of 1 to 10. It took me about 1 hour to complete this taking my time. You will need to purchase a 1/8" nut driver for a local hardware store (hard to find item), assuming the screw you take out of your steering wheel control is the same size. I mention this point because I purchased brand new steering wheel controls for this project and there have been some reports that the screw size is different on certain years ? I actually took the switch to the hardware store and tried about 4 different nut drivers before finding the correct item. The directions even state a 3mm, doh You will want a couple of small jewelers screw drivers to gently pop open the steering wheel controls once you have removed them from the wheel. I was extra careful to make sure I position the new SMT LED circuit board correctly into each form factor. Proceeded to re-assemble both units and test the click action of all button ( A' ok ), if any button does not have a positive click after re-assembly "STOP" and re-do the procedure untill all buttons click After re-installing everything I could not wait to turn on the new LED's and to my amazement it looks fantastic in person (pictures do not do it justice) !

I have converted every last incandescent bulb in the interior to LED except my foglight switch, which I'm currently getting ready to convert that unit. That will be a different day, to much to tackle with the sun going down

Here are the pics: Enjoy !

Name:  LEDsteeringwheelcontrols6.jpg
Views: 9
Size:  52.0 KB

Name:  LEDsteeringwheelcontrols8.jpg
Views: 7
Size:  18.7 KB

Name:  LEDsteeringwheelcontrols11.jpg
Views: 8
Size:  27.6 KB
96SilverRam is offline  
Old 10-23-2008, 11:27 AM
  #2  
Registered User
 
ZRAPTOR's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Waco,Texas
Posts: 492
Can I bring my car to you and leave it a couple months Great work!!Looks FANTASTIC.
ZRAPTOR is offline  
Old 10-23-2008, 02:15 PM
  #3  
Registered User
Thread Starter
 
96SilverRam's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Tejas
Posts: 780
Sure ! Thanks...
96SilverRam is offline  
Old 10-24-2008, 11:54 AM
  #4  
Registered User
 
djexotic08's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: temple,tx
Posts: 120
what kind led's do you have in your car and where can i get them at?
djexotic08 is offline  
Old 10-24-2008, 12:31 PM
  #5  
Registered User
 
moroso99's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Alpharetta, Ga
Posts: 354
looks good man, mines on the way to full led conversion but in blue
moroso99 is offline  
Old 10-25-2008, 12:03 AM
  #6  
Registered User
Thread Starter
 
96SilverRam's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Tejas
Posts: 780
Make sure you post pics of your blue LED setup when you finish
96SilverRam is offline  
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Airplanedoc
General 1967-2002 F-Body Tech
0
02-01-2015 07:14 PM
ro2207
LT1 Based Engine Tech
14
12-04-2014 06:18 PM
SLIMJIM
Car Audio and Electronics
8
01-07-2003 11:06 AM
Matt97PTA
Car Audio and Electronics
1
09-13-2002 09:21 PM
TireSmoke
Car Audio and Electronics
3
08-06-2002 10:25 PM


Thread Tools
Search this Thread
Quick Reply: LED SMT steering wheel controls, PICS...



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 07:17 PM.