wussup bro i kno there were a few posts on here about led's for the hvac and cluster. but i figured since you know alot about them id ask u. what are the sizes for the led's for the cluster and for the hvac? im planning on doin this soon so i needed to ask u. thanks bro
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I know I'm not Ozzie, but I did this a couple weeks ago so maybe I can help:
I'm sure 25 people will post on here telling me how I spent too much money, but I bought two of the 3-packs from Pep Boys... they are either $4.99 or $5.99 a 3-pack depending on what color you get, but you don't have to put resistors on them and each LED has about 2 or 3 feet of wire attached to it. I put one in each HVAC vent and one in each side defroster vent and they are pretty bright at night.
I think the drill bit size is 7/32", but that is without the little grommet/ring thing that comes with it. I drilled the holes behind the vents, pushed the LED in and secured it with electrical tape. I spliced the wires into my cigarette lighter and relayed them into a switch, so I can have them on whether or not the ignition or headlights are on (for car shows etc.) but I can turn them off when I don't need them.
The only major issue I came across is how to drill into the leftmost main vent. It is a double thickness of HARD plastic. For this one I placed the LED in front of the opening (but behind the vent) until I can figure out what to do. I don't want to have an LED visible in the HVAC like it is now, but I also don't want to risk cracking the plastic in that duct or worse yet messing up some other part of the car if the drill slips.
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Yeah Im definately not Ozzie either but the sizes for the hvac is 74 I believe theres 3 bulbs in the hvac (those can be pulled right off) and for the cluster its 4 bulbs in size #194 and as I understand those are solder in. I know theres a post running up and down in the interior forums. Do a search foo'!!!
OOOOOOOOOOOPS, I answered the LEDs for the HVAC VENTS lolol...
The bulbs for the HVAC are either a 73 or a 74 (I think the 74s are brighter than 73s). I only had two in my HVAC control.
If you have an 03 or higher Cavalier they are little tiny bulbs that are soldered onto the circuit board.
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lol thanks both of you. i did search but i didnt feel like readin . and i had dat bookmarked so i could look at it later but i couldnt find it. but thanks though yall both helpd me out in what i needed to know.
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To replace the colors you will need:
1) remove the top dash pad
2) remove the plastic bezel
3) unscrew the HVAC and pull it out
4) unplug the factory bulb and replace it with "color-of-your-choice" bulb. There are two.
Note: if you are using LED's, and one or both do not light up, then you need to pull out the non-working one, turn it 180 degrees and plug it back in.
5) Reasemble everything you have taken apart
Hope this helps answer some questions asked over and over, feel free to add to this.
heres an example of the LED bulbs that you will need
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There a few places that you can get the LED's from, just look up #74 LED
OR go to Ebay....
http://www.j-body.org/forums/read.php?f=45&i=77754&t=68177#77754
Doin it Texas Style...
GoldRushCavi wrote:I know I'm not Ozzie(werd), but I did this a couple weeks ago so maybe I can help:
I'm sure 25 people will post on here telling me how I spent too much money, but I bought two of the 3-packs from Pep Boys... they are either $4.99 or $5.99 a 3-pack [/b]*ripoff* depending on what color you get, but you don't have to put resistors on them and each LED has about 2 or 3 feet of wire attached to it. I put one in each HVAC vent and one in each side defroster vent and they are pretty bright at night.
btw--those sux..mine were brighter..lol
Doin it Texas Style...
...also wrapping the plastic piece inside the hvac cover with foil paper to allow more glow.
thanx ozzie. i found the page that i was looking for to help me with this. i bought led's from superbrightleds.com. they came already flat on the top to throw out more glow. and thanks yolie. ima do that too i saw that in the other thread made by somebody else in the interior forum. thanks yall. wen i get em in ill post pics
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lol... straight up! I dont hide it like ghetto a$$ Amanda!
Quit changing your damn screen name!!!
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i did mine awile back heres a pic:
i bought 5 #194 5 directional angle white led's from superbrightleds. you'll have to soldier the new ones in so if you dont have a soldiering tool, borrow one..the 5th one i used for the licence plate light for the rear bumper..i also replaced my hvac lights too but it didnt help much...unless i go back to clear knobs...
i bought sum from the same place. im just waiting for them to come in.. yours look nice n bright. hopefully mine wil be the same.
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ozzie, say do you got any pix of your cluster so i can see how bright it is? cuz i jus put mine in today and they hvac are bright as hell but the cluster came out kinda dim. i dont kno what i did wrong. maybe 1 didnt turn on n i jus need to turn it 180.
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