clock light
clock light
I wonder is there a fix for the clock light. At night the clock light dosn't come but the clock works fine. Do I need to replace a bulb? and how ? Any help would be appreciated.
if its under warranty, the dealer will replace em. If not, they're about $10 a bulb, there is 2.. I had this problem, and ive purchased some LEDs so that i dont have this problem again.
I went on Ebay, and searched for 5mm LED's, and they sell em in bulk, about 50 at a time. Most of the auctions come with the resistors you should need to tone down the voltage
Let me know if you're interested in changing your bulbs to LED's, and i'll show ya how.
I went on Ebay, and searched for 5mm LED's, and they sell em in bulk, about 50 at a time. Most of the auctions come with the resistors you should need to tone down the voltage
Let me know if you're interested in changing your bulbs to LED's, and i'll show ya how.
Originally Posted by Dustifer
if its under warranty, the dealer will replace em. If not, they're about $10 a bulb, there is 2.. I had this problem, and ive purchased some LEDs so that i dont have this problem again.
I went on Ebay, and searched for 5mm LED's, and they sell em in bulk, about 50 at a time. Most of the auctions come with the resistors you should need to tone down the voltage
Let me know if you're interested in changing your bulbs to LED's, and i'll show ya how.
I went on Ebay, and searched for 5mm LED's, and they sell em in bulk, about 50 at a time. Most of the auctions come with the resistors you should need to tone down the voltage
Let me know if you're interested in changing your bulbs to LED's, and i'll show ya how.
Thank you
off topic - wish there was a headlight indicator to let you know when the lights are on. the only way I can usually tell is by the clock light
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There are two lights in mine. The dealer kit is $8 and has both lights. I bought LEDs for $2 each. I haven't put them in yet, so I'll take pics when I do and post them for those who need to see how it's done.
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can't help but can say i had these bulbs replaced last week after crusiing around fro 4 months witht hem out. Glad for the warranty, not to mention the passenger window motor is getting serviced today as well!
First off,
sorry it took me so long to reply, been pretty busy!
Here is a DIY guide by Ron Chung but you have to open this up in Internet Explorer as it is a Powerpoint: http://g35.ronchung.com/
After reading, and following these instructions, i have found that there is a more simple way to do this.
The led IS a diode, so there is NO need to purchase a seperate diode.
I went online, and found some SUPER BRIGHT, BLUE LED'S (my specific LED'S are at the auction below)
http://cgi.ebay.com/50-X-5mm-SUPER-B...QQcmdZViewItem
The one thing you need to know about LED's, is that there are TONS!!! Different voltage, current, yadda yadda yadda. So to correctly do this, you will need to know the following things about your LEDS......
Source Voltage(For the clock light, its 12)
The LED's(a.k.a Diode) Forward Voltage or (FV): example: 3.6v
The LED's(a.k.a Diode) Forward Current or (mA): example: 20mA
Once you have that info, use this website: http://led.linear1.org/1led.wiz and plug in those numbers. NO NEED TO USE LETTERS
So for MY LEDS, i used
12, as the Source Voltage,
3.2 as the forward voltage,
and 20, as the forward current
Once you've done this, it will pop up a diagram, telling you what size resistor you need for that SPECIFIC LED!
Fortunately for me, the guy i baught my LEDs from, gave me an equal amount of the correct resistors for 12v!
Once you know what resistor it is, follow that DIY guide, MINUS THE LITTLE BLACK DIODE!!!!!!
ALL LEDS have one positive side, and a negative side, the positive side is the longest of Both of these leads.
Make sure that you soulder the resistor to the positive lead, and you'll be right as rain.
The positive terminal, when putting the sockets back into the clock, is located on the bottom-right-hand-side, of each spot. Make sure that your positive side(side with resistor) is touching this side.
Hopefully i didn't confuse you guys to much. When i get my different LED's, i'll make a better DIY guide with pictures and all that fun stuff.
If you need anymore help, just PM me, or post your question on here, and i'll get back to ya!
Good luck.
Dustin
sorry it took me so long to reply, been pretty busy!
Here is a DIY guide by Ron Chung but you have to open this up in Internet Explorer as it is a Powerpoint: http://g35.ronchung.com/
After reading, and following these instructions, i have found that there is a more simple way to do this.
The led IS a diode, so there is NO need to purchase a seperate diode.
I went online, and found some SUPER BRIGHT, BLUE LED'S (my specific LED'S are at the auction below)
http://cgi.ebay.com/50-X-5mm-SUPER-B...QQcmdZViewItem
The one thing you need to know about LED's, is that there are TONS!!! Different voltage, current, yadda yadda yadda. So to correctly do this, you will need to know the following things about your LEDS......
Source Voltage(For the clock light, its 12)
The LED's(a.k.a Diode) Forward Voltage or (FV): example: 3.6v
The LED's(a.k.a Diode) Forward Current or (mA): example: 20mA
Once you have that info, use this website: http://led.linear1.org/1led.wiz and plug in those numbers. NO NEED TO USE LETTERS
So for MY LEDS, i used
12, as the Source Voltage,
3.2 as the forward voltage,
and 20, as the forward current
Once you've done this, it will pop up a diagram, telling you what size resistor you need for that SPECIFIC LED!
Fortunately for me, the guy i baught my LEDs from, gave me an equal amount of the correct resistors for 12v!
Once you know what resistor it is, follow that DIY guide, MINUS THE LITTLE BLACK DIODE!!!!!!
ALL LEDS have one positive side, and a negative side, the positive side is the longest of Both of these leads.
Make sure that you soulder the resistor to the positive lead, and you'll be right as rain.
The positive terminal, when putting the sockets back into the clock, is located on the bottom-right-hand-side, of each spot. Make sure that your positive side(side with resistor) is touching this side.
Hopefully i didn't confuse you guys to much. When i get my different LED's, i'll make a better DIY guide with pictures and all that fun stuff.
If you need anymore help, just PM me, or post your question on here, and i'll get back to ya!
Good luck.
Dustin