[Mk2] [Generic] Heater leds

[fearless]

marknoonan my navman has the speed in top right corner quite usefull really, i like the head unit you put on post very nice im due a new stereo might get something like that for mine

[fearless]

here are the results of my heater mod im not very good with electronics but after a few guys on here giving me some good pointers i managed to do it and im quite chuffed with myself,
trev you are a star and maybe one day i will meet you thanks for your help pics dont do it justice buttons are superb just need the heater graphics brighter and the heater blower switch,
looks good though and i can now play with the one i have taken out always good to have spares to play with i might look at the driver and passenger buttons now.

sorry about pics thay are crap

[BLZ-8027]

Looks good mate, for your first attempt

If you want them a bit dimmer, you need to change the resistors
Have a read of this article ,it will show you how to do the door buttons as well

http://www.halfspec.com/services.htm

[fearless]

thay are fine matey me like a numpty forgot thay went dimmer when you put lights on full but im quite happy,
i was thinking when i put it in that it wouldnt work at all but was very suprised i so hate little jobs like this going to have a rethink and a play with the other one and see what i can come up with,
maybe even different colour led's for different buttons found a good cheap seller on ebay i think ive got the bug now always had a fetish for lights

[BLZ-8027]

It will soon look like mine inside

Did you see the post regarding the rear badges from the states?

[Turbolad]

redmr2, what bulbs and resistors did you use for the red lighting on the buttons?
looks good. same effect as i'm after

[fearless]

im going to have to buy a book on electronics i want to learn about resistors and things now, that halfspec website is so good i feel a lot more mods comming on now, get some use out of my new soldering iron

[BLZ-8027]

I feel a new KIT coming on

[fearless]

now thats a thought no must not end up that bad i like my lights but surely not going to end up like that, have to change my name to michael knight

[BLZ-8027]

Im doing outside door handles next ,then thats it

[fearless]

im sure you will find something else trev

[BLZ-8027]

im sure you will find something else trev

Cars nearly finished
,I normally sell up and start again with something else

Fancy an MGF next

[BLZ-8027]

oops double post

[craig]

redmr2, what bulbs and resistors did you use for the red lighting on the buttons?
looks good. same effect as i'm after

Cheers mate, I used 3mm red LEDs from ultraleds. I didn't use resistors for these. I only used resistors on the blue 5mm LED backlighting

[fearless]

i think ive found just the thing im looking for what do you think guys.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 0291258435

[fearless]

on this picture you can see the lines going down the clear plastic ,

this is where i drilled, first with a couple of leds ,and then with fibre optic wires ,neither of which worked
On the clear plastic you dont need to seperate the two bits ,i only did so i could get it on the bench grider easy ,and its only temporary ,when i finally figure it out ill make a better job of the one in the car

I dont have headlight levelers just the traction control button to figure out
what did you use for the indicator arrows ?
Oh and the door pockets ,footwells and ignition ring are wired together so they fade out after a while,

I need to work out have to get the interior lights to come on when you unlock the door because Next job is something like this (i think it will look good when you approach the car and unlock with the remote ,the handle lights up ,along with the mirrors unfolding )
any ideas

trev ive found these strips on ebay going to order 2 x10 cm strips how did you connect them to the heater panel did you just solder wires to orginal buld holder and twist to fit untill thay lit up or maybe soldered to the board, i tried drivers switch panel today wish i didnt bother popped off the casing and springs and bits popped off all over the place spent the best part of 45 mins looking on the floor and working out where everything went , managed to get to the board but couldnt work out how to prise it out just ended up putting it back together