interior LED bulbs

[00firebird]

im first in line to see em [img]smile.gif[/img] IM or email me

[articacid]

its not to hard to get to it. just take the bottom of the dash apart. theres only 4 screws. tilt the wheel all the way down take the 2 screws out of the top of the plactic piece around the gauges. then just pull that piece out. be careful not to crack it. then unscrew the cluster (4screws). now this is where it gets tricky.
1. pull the steering wheel al the way down and while holding it w/ your chin/teeth. dont let it go up and lock in place.
2. get the cluster loose and pull the TOP out first that the only way you can get it.
3 whne you put it back in put the bottom in 1st.

youll need a phillips screw driver and a 7mm socket

[dmw319]

thanks, this will help indeed

[pontiac nino]

I don't think you can change the lights in a Pontiac beccause of the red film they carry before the lights, sorry but that's the b!tch about firebirds

[articacid]

^^^this is true. but for camaros its either clear or very very slightly blueish.

[dmw319]

im doing these LEDS tomorrow, anyone know roughly how long it will take me??

[articacid]

roughly an hour is it goes smoothly. i can do it in 15 mins cuz ive done it so many time.

what kinda leds did you get?

[dmw319]

wled6 (194) from superbrightleds.com

[silvachris1]

Originally posted by Jason McCallister:
With blue LED's, the needles will be hard to see and any red in the gauges will not show or be very faint.

Been there, done that... went back to stock.

Not true about the red. I painted my stock bulbs and they glow pretty good. The parts that glow blue (A/C controls) don't show up well, and a bulb or two the paint was too thick, but I think they glow great. The hardest part to do is the radio. It was definitely worth it for me though. No Firebird parts in my dash.





You can see where it fades out in the blue on the A/C, and it fades out at 120mph cause I got the paint to thick. I just did it to see if I would like it, before I actually went and bought some LEDs for it, but I liked the results enough that I never changed it. If you want help on changing/painting the radio lights, message me, I can help ya part of the way through.

[Tom Rs]

i just ordered 5 of the 6 led tip bulbs from superbrightleds. i chose to do mine red. anyone know how i can make the shifter light red ? the red 74 bulbs that go in there just arent bright enough ?

[dmw319]

im guna use my 194's. anyone know how to get into the shifter light? i have an automatic 00.

[silvachris1]

The shifter light is easy to get to. Open the console lid, remove the two bolts that are under the change holder. Remove the staple shaped C-Clip on the front (radio side) of the shift knob. You can see it easier if you put the car in 1st gear. Then remove the shift knob. Pull the console up and back slightly, you'll feel which direction it needs to move. Then just look for the wire going into the sliding gear indicator. Twist the bulb loose from the console, and then remove it from the housing. Replace, and then reverse these steps. Good luck

[00firebird]

can someone post a picture of this wire.. i dont think my car has one..

[silvachris1]

I assume the gear indicator isn't lit up, and thats why you were looking to change the bulb. If you can't find the wire, maybe that's why the light isn't on. It is pretty easy to find since it plugs right into the plastic that's bolted into the console. It's right there next to the shifter, near those sliding "gates". I'll try to get a pic this weekend if I can remember, but you should be able to see it right away. It's one of the few things that would keep you from pulling the console out when you take loose.

[Crashtest]

Easy shift light & ashtray light. This looks awsome in my 94 Camaro. Go to Wal-Mart or any aftermarket parts shop & buy licence plate bolts that have blue or other color led's in them. These will have the proper rated resistors attached already. Pull the lights out of the bolt with a pair of pliers. Pull up the shifter plate, cut out clear light & just splice one in and run the other further up to the ash tray. My ashtray had a hole for it, if you dont have one, just drill a small hole. Just remember to keep the resistor on the wire.