shifter lights

[DJ]Tomski · Post by **[DJ]Tomski** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 2:36 am

my neon is automatic and i want to chance the shifter lights ( the ones that say P R N D 2 1) to blue ones instead of the green. just like the blue gauges and hvac controls that a lot of ppl have done. has anyone done this? what do i need to do this? a how-to would be awesome.

scneonchic · Post by **scneonchic** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 11:01 am

I know some on here have done this...I think they get the wide angle LED lights...but im not expert on that, so Id wait for them to chime in.

danielc24 · Post by **danielc24** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 11:20 am

all you need is a 194 style led bulb and take your console out then reach up under there and pull the bulb out

SteelBlue · Post by **SteelBlue** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 12:07 pm

Do you have to take the entire console out or does that trim ring pull up or something? I've been wanting to do this for... (looks up old thread..) almost a year.

Hmm.... I've still got some 194 leds from the guages...

danielc24 · Post by **danielc24** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 12:25 pm

yeah there is a screw in each cupholder and inside the console there are 4 screws then just lift the whole console out, here is what mine looks like minus the light showing through , i fixed it since the pic

[DJ]Tomski · Post by **[DJ]Tomski** » Sat Feb 03, 2007 4:41 am

it's just one bulb that lights the whole row?
also, has anyone replaced their defroster switch light. is that possible? if ya, then how?

danielc24 · Post by **danielc24** » Sat Feb 03, 2007 10:42 am

yeah 1 bulb

z3roneo · Post by **z3roneo** » Sat Feb 03, 2007 11:38 am

Yea I did this too... I used a blue Inverted 194 led.. Everything pretty much matches now..

Post by **jonnymopar** » Sat Feb 03, 2007 6:48 pm

[DJ]Tomski wrote:it's just one bulb that lights the whole row?
also, has anyone replaced their defroster switch light. is that possible? if ya, then how?

In the defroster switch, the illumination is the same type of bulb that's used behind the HVAC controls. The indicator light is a 3mm LED. I have both of mine swapped to blue.

[DJ]Tomski · Post by **[DJ]Tomski** » Sun Feb 04, 2007 6:15 pm

thx for the responses everyone.
jonnymopar: where did u get the led for the defroster switch and how did u take it apart?

danielc24 · Post by **danielc24** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 2:21 pm

so what is the bulb number for the hvac 70?

z3roneo · Post by **z3roneo** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 3:33 pm

^ #74

danielc24 · Post by **danielc24** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 3:57 pm

here is my bulb

and here is a 74 led bulb but it dont look like it would fit

http://www.ledsgalore.com/74.htm

z3roneo · Post by **z3roneo** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 4:07 pm

Yea... you just need to move the wires out of the way so you can cut the base off... better yet... look at the pic..

Thats what you need to remove so it can be stook inside the stock housing...

Other option: see if Vamp can see you just the HVAC lighting... I bought the whole kit but I keep on breaking of the leeds on them.. He's located in the Vender threads..

Post by **jonnymopar** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 4:58 pm

Yeah, or you could use these. They drop right in.

Talk to 'alsey_seven'. He just put these in his HVAC controls and they look pretty good. Again, the same bulb will work for your defroster switch.

http://forum.2gn.org/viewtopic.php?t=16815&highlight=

danielc24 · Post by **danielc24** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 8:13 pm

how many will i need to do the hvac and defrost? i pulled my defrost switch out but how do you take it apart to get to the bulb?

Post by **jonnymopar** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 9:08 am

You'll need 3 for the HVAC and 1 for the defroster. If you look on one side of the switch, you'll see where the bulb is. It's just a round base with a slot in the middle of it. Turn it counter-clockwise to get it out.