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Old 01-31-2009, 09:59 AM   #73
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Old 02-14-2009, 04:38 PM   #74
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Yes it can be done in the 09 - I just changed my speedo gauge backlighting from orange to blue using these from eLed :
http://www.eled.com/product.asp?cata...d=epl3015pbc-a

They are slightly bigger than what Vodkalush recommended in his DIY but they worked fine and were easier to work with (slightly). The problem I ran into was the clock on the base 09 LB gets its color from the plastic housing it is in, so changing the LED's would not fix that. What I did was buy some blue 1/8 inch transparent plexiglass and use that to change the clock color. I cut out a window in the orange plastic part around the clock and replaced it with a small piece of blue plexi that I got here:
http://www.estreetplastics.com/Trans...Sheet_s/58.htm

Cost me like $3 plus the LED's and overall was pretty easy - Use search to find the DIY from others that changed their gauge color lighting
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Old 02-16-2009, 09:06 AM   #75
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plan on doing this in the neer future
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Old 04-25-2009, 08:21 PM   #76
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ok so i know i can order the bulbs from this website
http://autolumination.com/74.htm

but exactly which bulbs is it because there a tri-power and some matrix II so if someone could tell me that would be great

I also realize that this thread is really old and im hoping someone will get this still
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Old 09-21-2009, 11:38 AM   #77
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Once again if you go with a bulb it needs to be:
Neo - Wedge Instrument Panel Bulb

and if its a led:
Neo - Wedge Instrument Panel LED Type A/B (C should work aswell)
can anyone confirm if Neo - Wedge Instrument Panel LED Type C works?
http://autolumination.com/74.htm
It should look best since its 3LED.
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Old 05-27-2010, 10:35 PM   #78
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Hey, I bought bulbs from Superbrite but when i try to swap out the bulbs in the stock base, it seems the bulb won't budge out of it's own base. Is there anyway for me to take it out? unfortunately the base i bought is bigger than the stock ones. 5mm. Thank you!!
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Old 05-28-2010, 12:04 AM   #79
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Hey, I bought bulbs from Superbrite but when i try to swap out the bulbs in the stock base, it seems the bulb won't budge out of it's own base. Is there anyway for me to take it out? unfortunately the base i bought is bigger than the stock ones. 5mm. Thank you!!
Nevermind, they finally budge. except now i broke off 2 out of the 3 bulbs the two prongs. So now I have to somehow manage to solder them back. Or just by another set
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Old 06-22-2013, 09:10 PM   #80
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Thread revival! I'm planning doing this on my little car ;) anyone know where I can get the colours condom?
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Old 03-05-2014, 01:42 PM   #81
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Ok so I played around with the bulbs on my 08 Yaris, the green in the car is crappy if you ask me... So i installed a High Bright LED, this is just a normal LED that has a 999ohm resister, it involves a bit of soldering(if you want it to be permanent) and ALOT of patience, I will attach the photos, the top switch is obviously the one that i replaced https://www.dropbox.com/s/zoqtlanezy...witches.jpg?m=

If there is anyone out there that would know how to(if possible) change the colour of the radio and its buttons, once again i want them to be WHITE :)
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Old 03-05-2014, 01:51 PM   #82
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Old 03-05-2014, 02:49 PM   #83
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Ok so I played around with the bulbs on my 08 Yaris, the green in the car is crappy if you ask me... So i installed a High Bright LED, this is just a normal LED that has a 999ohm resister, it involves a bit of soldering(if you want it to be permanent) and ALOT of patience, I will attach the photos, the top switch is obviously the one that i replaced https://www.dropbox.com/s/zoqtlanezy...witches.jpg?m=

If there is anyone out there that would know how to(if possible) change the colour of the radio and its buttons, once again i want them to be WHITE :)
I changed a radio to white. It is a pain in the butt to do so, as there are over 40 crazy tiny surface mount LEDs in the radio face.

Yaris - Radio White LED.jpg
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Old 03-05-2014, 11:13 PM   #84
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now that looks neat... Good job CTscott, do you know where i can get hold of these ''tiny surface mount LED's"?
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Old 03-05-2014, 11:38 PM   #85
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now that looks neat... Good job CTscott, do you know where i can get hold of these ''tiny surface mount LED's"?
Below is a link to the ones I used (1.6mm x 0.8mm):

http://www.mouser.com/Search/Product...-VLMW1300-GS08
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Old 03-06-2014, 12:27 AM   #86
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Old 03-06-2014, 04:29 AM   #87
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LOL so i broke the fan switch... If i put 1 on then the air con indicator light works( but no fan) and then 2 3 &4 the air con indicator light switches off and the fan doesnt work... Does anyone have any ideas?
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LOL so i broke the fan switch... If i put 1 on then the air con indicator light works( but no fan) and then 2 3 &4 the air con indicator light switches off and the fan doesnt work... Does anyone have any ideas?
I would have to see what you did on the back side of the knob. You may have created a solder bridge when you added your LED.
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Old 03-06-2014, 06:40 AM   #89
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Ah I will double check that particular one, the other two i found a creative way to change the bulb with one that they sell here for park lights, fits into the original fitting, will change that when i get home from work in about 3 hours :(
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