you can really buy these LED's anywhere you wish, i'm just showing an example of where you might be able to find these. i have purchased LEDs from V-LEDS.com, autolumination.com, superbrightleds.com, and ebay. the ones i purchased already had resistors built in, cause i just wanted something "plug and play" essentially. but i will give you the website for where you can find these. what i have noticed though, is that v-leds.com sells them by the pair. so dont think that they are overpriced!
so. the list goes like this:
Turn signal indicators, malfunction indicators, mileage and info cluster
the bulb/LED type is 74
You will need:
2x for turn signals
1x for mileage cluster
2x for info cluster
20x for malfunction indicators, although not all indicators are used
the blue bases are for these kinds of bulbs, they are the ones that fit T5 leds. T5 LED is on the left. what i recommend is that the single led like below should be used for turn signals, malfunction indicators, and the mileage cluster. the info cluster you should have a multi SMT (surface mount technology... look it up. i'm not explaining it
)LEDs to make even lighting.
Where to buy
http://www.v-leds.com/24-74-NEO-LED/c122298-1-2//page/1/checkForLanding/true
http://autolumination.com/74.htm
http://www.superbrightleds.com/cgi-bin/store/index.cgi?action=DispPage&Page2Disp=/mini-wedge.html
Gauges, and license plate lights
the bulb/LED type is 194
you will need:
4x for the gauges in the cluster
these are larger bases than the 74 one. on a side note, these are the same type of bases that you can use in your license plate. i dont have a picture of the bulbs, but your LED's should look something (not exactly) like this
Where to buy
http://www.v-leds.com/194-168-158-LED/c122170-1-2//page/1/checkForLanding/true
http://www.superbrightleds.com/cgi-bin/store/index.cgi?action=DispPage&Page2Disp=/mini-wedge.html
http://autolumination.com/194.htm
Climate control
this is kind of a special case. i tried for a very long time to find the right plug and play replacement for this, because the shaft of the original bulb is extended with a 4mm bulb. the base is also somewhat unfamiliar because it is in between 2 common sizes.
the bulb/LED type i was able to find is NEO 4X
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4x for the CC
Where to buy i could only find them on one website
http://www.superbrightleds.com/cgi-bin/store/index.cgi?action=DispPage&Page2Disp=/specs/NEO.htm
Radio
the bulb/LED type is T3 i believe these are slightly special. the ones from autolumination are the smallest i could find that could fit
You will need:
5x for radio bulbs, but i recommend buying extras, as these are delicate. other sidenote; if you are going to change over the radio to LED, the diffuser that spreads the light around needs to be milled down a little bit for the bulbs to fit. it is a VERY tight fit
they look like these
Where to buy
http://autolumination.com/74.htm scroll down and look for the ones i just posted
headlight switch & other toggle switches
Headlight switch, Dimmer, Info switch and Heated seat switches
the bulb/LED type is T3 again for these
al other switches use T4
You will need:
5x for the T3 LEDs
6x for the T4 LEDs
the T4 leds are right next to the T3's, obviously
Where to buy
http://autolumination.com/74.htm scroll down, you'll see them
that is all the info i can gather for plug and play. the other parts like the window switches require soldering, someone on the board i am sure is more familiar with that than i am. the other thing is the gear selector for automatic transmissions. this was the only ghetto part i could rig up, because the bulb they use is unique to volvo. i just took an extra 74 type LED and plugged it into the socket, wires just slid in. it looks terrible but you cant see it cause it's all hidden. and then i just taped it in there. all done! the only part i need to fix is the radio. the LED's i used are very old and i need to mill the diffuser out a little more and put some newer ones in. another thing is that i need multi SMT led's in the info cluster because the gauges are SO bright. next up for me is gauge rings and front lit LED's. check it out.
my fingers are tired. enjoy!
Edited by Goldmember, 07 November 2010 - 08:32 PM.
