Aftermarket Security System? - Page 2

00GTP4ME · #16 03-23-2010, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by tblake

Yikes, I could just buy a new one for that!

Psch! Or two or three!

00GTP4ME · #17 03-23-2010, 11:35 AM

Well I just heard back from the insurance company and they're not going to touch the fog-light, DIC, or climate control lights because the dealership said that they didn't think the issue was related to my dash being torn apart. On one hand I can see their point because I have no clue how you could prove something like that, but on the other, I just find it a little beyond a coincidence that all of those things would just go out at once simply because of the age of the car. Oh well.

Regardless, I'm definitely going to attempt to repair the fog-light switch and DIC because those look simple enough. As for the climate control lights, can anyone give me any details as to how to do that? I know it was mentioned that those bulbs had to be soldered. Can anyone tell me what bulbs I'd need, can LED's be used, and any other helpful hints/suggestions?

Thank you so much.

doctorhrdware · #18 03-23-2010, 12:49 PM

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doctorhrdware · #19 03-23-2010, 12:56 PM

Yes you can LED's for the bulbs for the climate control head. The only thing is that the LED has polarity. So you need to know the polarity of the bulbs that you are replacing with LEDS. Also you need a 1k ohm dropping resistor to limit current going to the led. Off of the top of my head, I can't remember what was the positive buss on the climate control head. If you can't find the solder wick I have some that I could send out to you.

00GTP4ME · #20 03-23-2010, 01:10 PM

How do you make the current go through the resistor before it gets to the LED? I'm picturing a circuit board with two little holes for the positive/negative LED/bulb wires. Do you just stick the bulb AND the resistor in the same two holes (bulb negative and resistor negative in one hole and bulb positive and resisitor positive in the other)? That would be parallel wiring, right? Sorry, I'm not very electrical savvy.

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If you can't find the solder wick I have some that I could send out to you.

That's very kind of you! My father-in-law used to be a VCR repair man so I know he has some. Thank you though!

doctorhrdware · #21 03-23-2010, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by 00GTP4ME

How do you make the current go through the resistor before it gets to the LED? I'm picturing a circuit board with two little holes for the positive/negative LED/bulb wires. Do you just stick the bulb AND the resistor in the same two holes (bulb negative and resistor negative in one hole and bulb positive and resisitor positive in the other)? That would be parallel wiring, right? Sorry, I'm not very electrical savvy.

The resistor is connected to one lead of the LED. I will see if I can find a diagram and post it for you.

00GTP4ME · #22 03-23-2010, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by doctorhrdware

The resistor is connected to one lead of the LED. I will see if I can find a diagram and post it for you.

Ok. I tried to look really carefully at Tim's post here:
http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbul...d.php?t=925884

And I couldn't really tell how he had them in there. So you connect one side of the resistor to one side of the LED and then the opposite sides of each are what is connected to the circuit?

Sorry for the tangents everyone. I always do that. For now on, I'll just name my threads, Another Matt Thread.

doctorhrdware · #23 03-23-2010, 01:28 PM

The LED can be damaged by relatively low reverse voltages. The diagram below shows how the LED package is marked for polarity. Connect the resistor to postive lead and solder the resistor lead to the plus lead of the LED. The Minus lead is the ground and the plus lead goes to the + lead of the climate control head. Hope that this clears up on how to use the LEDs.

rkvons · #24 03-23-2010, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by doctorhrdware

The resistor is connected to one lead of the LED. I will see if I can find a diagram and post it for you.

It would be a series connection. The current goes through one of the two components and then through the other. So they are daisy chained. It does not matter which order, but the polarity is important. Connect the 1K resistor to the positive terminal of your battery, then try connecting the LED from the resistor to ground. If it does not light, reverse the LED. When it lights, solder the resistor and LED together. Now you just need to find the positive source in the circuit where you want the LED to go. You connect the 1K resistor to it and the other end of the LED to ground.

00GTP4ME · #25 03-23-2010, 01:42 PM

Ah, ok. To cement that I understand, I drew this up. Is this correct?

doctorhrdware · #26 03-23-2010, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by rkvons

It would be a series connection. The current goes through one of the two components and then through the other. So they are daisy chained. It does not matter which order, but the polarity is important. Connect the 1K resistor to the positive terminal of your battery, then try connecting the LED from the resistor to ground. If it does not light, reverse the LED. When it lights, solder the resistor and LED together. Now you just need to find the positive source in the circuit where you want the LED to go. You connect the 1K resistor to it and the other end of the LED to ground.

But the way the climate control head is laid out, you have to use 1k resistor on all of the installed LEDS. That is how I re-lamped the climate control head in my 97 GP.

00GTP4ME · #27 03-23-2010, 01:46 PM

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But the way the climate control head is laid out, you have to use 1k resistor on all of the installed LEDS. That is how I re-lamped the climate control head in my 97 GP.

Oh really? You put in all LED's on your climate control?

doctorhrdware · #28 03-23-2010, 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by 00GTP4ME

Ah, ok. To cement that I understand, I drew this up. Is this correct?

That is perfect!!!!

00GTP4ME · #29 03-23-2010, 01:50 PM

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That is perfect!!!!

Woo Hoo!

Thank you so much for your help, I really appreciate it! Sorry I'm slow.

When you did your climate control, you totally should have taken pics and posted a write-up. That would've been awesome. Do you recall how many bulbs were required? What color did you use? If I want it to look factory, should I just use white LEDs?

doctorhrdware · #30 03-23-2010, 02:01 PM

No problem. I fixed the climate control head before I was a member here. I found this site because I had a hub speed sensor problem and a coolant level sensor. Otherwise I would have taken pictures.

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