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cmswq3
02-17-2003, 04:28 PM
OK here is my simple question. The lights that light up the HVAC controls and backlight the guages, what type of bulb does it take, See I am wanting to back them with Blue LED's but I want to knw if they are the standard wedge bulb or if I will just have to wire in some custom lights.

Here is a link for the bulbs I am hoping will fit...

WLED-B Blue LED bulb 12V Blue 1-LED Wedge Base Bulb (http://www.superbrightleds.com/cgi-bin/store/commerce.cgi?product=CAR)

If not here are the bulb I will try wiring in and any advice on this will be gladly accepted.
Hyper LED (http://hyperlighting.com/ilk.htm)

If I do option 2 I am figuring I will need 2 for the HVAC and 2 for the instrument panel. Tell me if you think I will need more.

ssicarman
02-17-2003, 08:53 PM
Depends on the year of the car as to the bulb. It has changed over the years. But on most of the ones that I have seen they are a bulb like a standard 194 peanut bulb that is hard wired into a sockect. nothing like the wedge one in your link. If you want to customize you'll likely need to pull things apart and play. Also the HVAC bulbs are even smaller than the cluster ones.

cmswq3
02-17-2003, 09:34 PM
THANKS

I think what I will do is wire in the blue lights somehow. I figure that the original ones can be removed and I will go with option 2. I figure one on each side of the hvac panel since it is the slide type and not the nob type. and then one behind the Speedo and one behind the Tac, kinda facing down from the top at a slight angle to light the whole panel.

On a second not anyone know how to wire into the dome light to put in some lights around the foot boards?

SQVue
02-18-2003, 11:42 AM
the bulbs that i replaced in my vue were small socket lights that twisted into the board, i took all of them out and soldered on new jumbo blue led's with a 450ohm resistor. heres the outcome(blue looks darker in real life)

http://www.saturnfans.com/photos/data/500/4233dash1.jpg