DIY: How To Change The Radio Console Lights
 

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Now turn on your lights.

So, what do you see?

If you did not replace your console with something else like a screen, you should see "RED", a whole lot of red lights, right?

Well, I decided to replace all those red lights.
Yeah, thats right, all the lights. (all but one light)

So what color did I choose you ask yourself.

They are now "GREEN"!!!!!!


*****The DIY Section******

(1) remove the center console
- watch this video for that

(2) now go inside and place the console on something soft so you do not scratch it
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(3) now remove the 4 screws and the jack to take off the face plate
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(4) remove the volume, text, and tune knobs by just pulling them forward
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(5) remove all the little screws that hold down the black protective piece and the board
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(6) remove the black protective piece and the 2 jacks from the board
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(7) disconnect the jack to the hazard lights
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(8) now set the board to the side for now


(9) remove the 4 screws that are on top and the 2 screws that are on the bottom
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(10) remove the A/C control and pull off the two knobs
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(11) there are three little tabs on each side that you need to press-in to take off the cover to the controlers
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(12) now remove the 4 little screws to take off the center cover
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(13) gentlly press the two tabs/lips to remove the board
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(14) once the board is released disconnect the 3 jacks
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(15) there is a total of 4 surface mount leds and 28 3mm leds on the main board
- desolder all of those but only one at a time so you do not mess up the polarity of the leds and replace with the color that you want
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(16) there is a total of 17 3mm leds but only 15 of them you should change because there is two that are white for the red/blue temp control
- desolder the 15 only one at a time so you remember the polarity of the leds and then replace with the color you want
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(17) and now simply put the pieces back together in the reverse order


Here are some before and after pics
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[B][COLOR="Red"]**** -> Where to buy the leds at

STFU and post pictures...please

^+1

If you search this has been done before in a different color... blue... purple..

Where at cause i was searching around and did not find any info on it?
Did the whole process blind

Nice desoldering/soldering job! Now you're a lil more 'green' lol :evil_laug

Yeah, my plan is to change ALL interior lights to green.
That also includes the ones in the; HUD, gauges, ect.

Can you attach the pictures? My webfilter is blocking the ones you have up.

That is sick.
Make a diy.

how do i attach the pics?

OR

try and check them out in my album
https://www.rx8club.com/album.php?albumid=2939

I might just do that!!

Saw them in your album, looking very nice.

To attach pictures, just click post reply, and then the 'manage attachments' button under the additional options.

Edit: Yes, please do make a DIY so I can change mine to blue! :D

To each their own

your interior lighting reminds me of my 1999 Ford Explorer. (all green )
not sure if that's a good thing though...

Good job, I like red though :) But yeah Lurch or something like that from the East Coast did this years ago. He even did the gauge pod.

Well I did not find anything about this so I gave it a try.
I just thought that yous would like to make your 8 more personalized.

wise crack about it resembling my Explorer aside, this is a pretty cool modification.
congrats on doing it and thanks for sharing.

Is your car also green or do you just like the color?

wow, nice DIY

Thats pretty badass. Good job.

Good DIY

But was I the only watching her unscrew the knob over and over?? LoL

my rx8 is black on black
but turning ALL interior lights green
MONSTER green

Kudos for doing it man, you have more balls than me, the head units are very fragile.

Wonder what this would look like on the series 2 cars done in all white

I dont really know what the difference between the two series are, but it probably is nearly the same concept

Nope, GUILTY! Got me a li'l excited there for a bit... :jerkit:
Cool mod, good job man.