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Okay the two people who sent paypal payments, for the green LEDs, and the other person for the blue LEDs, I have order your leds. thank you

ok this is giving me some ideas. i dont want to do the dash or hvac, i have indiglos that i can run in blue. i like that door handle led thing. did u change the leds in the window and lock switches too. what sizes would i need to do the same. i also have a few more ideas too. is an led needed for each individual button like up, down, lock, unlock, etc. do leds use just power and ground. i'd like to wire them to a switch or the rear window lockout switch on the driver door to shut off the door handle and the "misc" ones i want to add.

but i'm interested.

can these be used w/ led holders.

they can be used with leds holders, but it depends on what ones you buy.

As for the switches. this is what I did for my pre98

pre98 setup
Head light switch, I used 4 3mm, 1 5mm x
fog light indicator, 2 5mm x
traction control 1 5mm, 1 3mm x
defrost button 1 5mm, 1 3mm x
Clock, 1 5mm x
dimmer switch (hard to do) 1 5mm x
drivers window, 5 3mm (6 total leds inside switch)
window switches 1 4mm (each) x
unlock switches 1 3mm (each) x
rear window switches 1 3mm (each) x
behind door handle lights 1 5mm (each) x
(sun/moon roof) 1 3mm (requires extra wires, and sometimes extra switch and harness) x

post98 setup
Head light switch, I used 4 3mm, 1 5mm,
(traction control) 1 5mm, 1 3mm x
defrost button 1 5mm, 1 3mm x
Clock, 1 5mm x
dimmer switch (hard to do) 1 5mm x
drivers window, 5 3mm (6 total leds inside switch)
window switches 1 3mm (each) x
unlock switches 1 3mm (each) x
rear window switches 1 3mm (each) x
(sun/moon roof) 1 3mm (requires extra wires, and sometimes extra switch and harness) x

I believe that is all of them if i missed any just post. I also can tell everyone how to do them
everything that has an x will need a 440 ohm 1/4 resistor. you can also use a 220 ohm 1/4 to make them brighter, but beware they dont last as long.

All leds have a warranty for 14 years running at 3.5v. (but question is, who the hell would try to get their money back on one led. Not me. lol I can help anyone with install if they need to, by supplying pictures.

If you have any ideas or wanna post pictures of your install of LEDs, please post, give some more people an example of what you did. and remember, you dont have to just install these in your car. I have them installed in my wireless intellimouse explorer. its white, the reciever has a blue led installed, and the reciever for my wireless natural keyboard has 3 5mm blue leds in stalled in them, my HP printer has 3 5mm leds installed in it. my flat panel has 1 3mm blue led installed on it. and my tv does too. You can do so many things with these. Dont be affrait to try new things.

Payment Paypal'ed.

auiotour- i was just curious on how many of the 3mm leds can be wired in series and still work? i've done 3 but can you go 4,5,6? also was i your 1 blue buyer?

i want blue too. what determines what needs a resistor. r the resistors available at radioshack.

you were one of the leds, buyers,

as for how many you can put in order, I did 3, but I they way I did it they burnt up right away, and i am just to lazy to replace them. but Since i lost my old tutorial, I think I will remake it again and fix 3 leds. You can only test, use a multimeter, starting on a 1.5v circuit, and then moving up, making sure they dont get to much voltage.

the shack will have the resistors, should be about $3 for all of them.

Did I ask everyones questions. If not, please tell me.

can i get 50 3mm and 25 5mm. i have indiglo gauges. so i dont need to do the 4 main gauges. what would fit the other things like turn signals, abs light, ebrake, check engine, etc. what size for the back of the door handles like in the pics.