This how-to will show you how to light up a 2g hvac (heater control assembly) with led's. I thought this looked so clean and so much better than stock that I had to do it! This idea is fully credited to azdave. I have azdave's permission to write this how-to.
All questions / comments should be left on this thread:
http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/art...w-light-gauge-cluster-leds.html#post151318570
The stock brighness control has handled the LEDS just fine and our cars come with PWM brightness control which is perfect for dimming LEDs correctly.
Thanks to snowborder714 for photography / photo editing.
A. Disassembly
Warning: I had my brother and a friend helping me disassemble the hvac. It took all 3 of us to do certain parts, so beware trying this on your own.
1. Remove the hvac from your car:
http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/articles-exterior-interior/282624-how-remove-hvac-unit.html
2. Remove the 3 cables from the assembly. (I guess you could remove these cables from the hvac side during removal from the car, but it seemed easier at the time to trace the cable back and remove the other end of the cable from the car.) For the outer 2 cables, push the white clips together to slide the ring off of the peg. Then, use a screwdriver from the underside of the hvac to pop the metal retaining clip out. For the middle cable, pop the metal clip out from the hvac unit and slip the metal wire out of hole in the lever.
3. Remove the single light bulb by turning it counterclockwise and pulling it out.
4. Pull the knob off the lever.
All questions / comments should be left on this thread:
http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/art...w-light-gauge-cluster-leds.html#post151318570
The stock brighness control has handled the LEDS just fine and our cars come with PWM brightness control which is perfect for dimming LEDs correctly.
Thanks to snowborder714 for photography / photo editing.
A. Disassembly
Warning: I had my brother and a friend helping me disassemble the hvac. It took all 3 of us to do certain parts, so beware trying this on your own.
1. Remove the hvac from your car:
http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/articles-exterior-interior/282624-how-remove-hvac-unit.html
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2. Remove the 3 cables from the assembly. (I guess you could remove these cables from the hvac side during removal from the car, but it seemed easier at the time to trace the cable back and remove the other end of the cable from the car.) For the outer 2 cables, push the white clips together to slide the ring off of the peg. Then, use a screwdriver from the underside of the hvac to pop the metal retaining clip out. For the middle cable, pop the metal clip out from the hvac unit and slip the metal wire out of hole in the lever.
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3. Remove the single light bulb by turning it counterclockwise and pulling it out.
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4. Pull the knob off the lever.
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