Changing the dashboard lights on a 2005 Corolla

[patator]

I've seen several DIYs about changing the color of your dash's console lights but I was wondering if anyone has been able to change the lights for the stock stereo system. I just don't think blue on the console and green for the stereo is a good combo.
Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

[iliksprite]

i did you need about 50 surface mount leds...
here some pics sorry they arent that great i was in a rush and dont have that deck in my car anymore
http://groups.msn.com/iliksprite/car...o&PhotoID=1205
http://groups.msn.com/iliksprite/car...o&PhotoID=1204

ill trade plus some cash if you want let me know

[patator]

Wow it looks awesome, so did you just replace all the leds with different color ones then? Also thanks for the offer but I want to do this myself.

[patator]

Another question: What voltage rating did you use for the leds?

Thanks

[iliksprite]

im not to sure on voltage readings as i buy them from people at the swap meet, they are just regular surface mount leds i used the smaller ones 603 or something like that but you can use the larger ones as well i think 400 smething. i used blue and white, but pretty much just desolder the old ones and solder on teh new ones

[JohnC]

Did you just do the stereo panel or did you do the whole dash including the HVAC controls?

Looks like an interesting idea, I might try this.

[patator]

Here is the link to the DIY about changing the lights color on the HVAC controls

I'm still trying to figure out how to do it on the stereo. I guess there's a way to pull out the stereo's faceplate and get access to the LEDs (like iliksprite's picture 1204). And after a little bit of research, it looks like the standard for 0603 surface mount LEDs is 3V so you can't really go wrong on that.

I'll work on it tomorrow, thanks for your help iliksprite

[iliksprite]

your method for the hvac are ok but if you want the best results you should try what this guy did
http://board.accordtuner.com/showthr...?threadid=1464
its a little more work but it looks a lot better and more peramanent also the squares that are push in buttons are just 3mm as well so you can change those in s snap

[patator]

That a sweet idea and it seems to work much better than the 'painting the bulbs' method which I tried and looks really ugly. The light is very uneven and it gives you different shades of blue on your dash...Not pretty.
Thanks again for the tip ilisprite.