How to change interior lighting???

[kbastidas]

I own a 2003 Blazer extreme that i love, and i recently purchased a new Pioneer stereo for it. The only problem is that it glows blue and my interior lighting is green, and it really clashes. What should i do to get the interior lighting ( dash, gauges, but also windows switch and AC unit) to be blue. Do i need new parts , or should i get different leds color????? Thank you very much as i am clueless on how to do it.

[BlazerLT]

You won't be able to change it all to blue.

[01shavedblaze]

Buy some Nu Image platinum guage, A/C, and Headlight switch covers. They will give you the blue tint you are looking for and look much better than the factory black. I have a picture of them in my 01 extreme, you can check them out at: http://members.cardomain.com/01shavedblaze If you want to see a night view of them, I can get another picture. If you get them, make sure you use some paint thinner to strip the original headlight switch. The original guage and A/C panels peel off, but you the headlight one is painted with clear plastic underneath.

[rlith]

Originally Posted by BlazerLT

You won't be able to change it all to blue.

I changed all mine to blue including the light/foglight/armrest controls/rear wiper switches/HVAC controls... (those simply use 3mm and t1 bulbs) On the gauge clustrer I did all the idiot lights in violet and the gauges in blue... All done with LED's and not colored bulbs...Colored bulbs tend to fade

[TonyMazz]

Originally Posted by BlazerLT

You won't be able to change it all to blue.

Tell us more on why we can't change colors.....do you have special information ?

[kbastidas]

Originally Posted by rlith

I changed all mine to blue including the light/foglight/armrest controls/rear wiper switches/HVAC controls... (those simply use 3mm and t1 bulbs) On the gauge clustrer I did all the idiot lights in violet and the gauges in blue... All done with LED's and not colored bulbs...Colored bulbs tend to fade

Do you mean all it takes is changing the factory LED's to colored one and that would do the trick? if yes, how did you do it. Thank you for the help.

[wolfox]

I have done something similar in the past. Replaced all idiot, panel and button/knob lights with high output "Laser LED" lamps. You will need to use a current limiting resistor in series with the LED if the LED is not made to run off of 12v. On many of them, bending the leads for the LED through the little twist on cups that hold the bulbs in place is all one needs to do if you stick with 12v LEDs. There is no secret, voodoo method of making it "work", it will make sense after you start unplugging your panels and stuff.

[rlith]

Originally Posted by wolfox

I have done something similar in the past. Replaced all idiot, panel and button/knob lights with high output "Laser LED" lamps. You will need to use a current limiting resistor in series with the LED if the LED is not made to run off of 12v. On many of them, bending the leads for the LED through the little twist on cups that hold the bulbs in place is all one needs to do if you stick with 12v LEDs. There is no secret, voodoo method of making it "work", it will make sense after you start unplugging your panels and stuff.

Actually if you get your normal t1.5 and 194 LED's from www.superbriteleds.com All resistors are included in the bulb sockets... The only resistors I wired in were some 400-600 ohm (depending) for the arm rest controls and dash switches... But none for the clusters.

[rlith]

Here's a how-to

http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbul...d.php?t=379971