My interior LED Install **PICS**

[BlizzardX23]

Yup! Finally got $100 worth of LEDs in the mail today! :D

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p277/blizzardx23/Tahoe%20Forums/Interior/IMG_1247.jpg



Pop off clear cover (look close at the side of the cover for a little notch to put a knife tip in)

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p277/blizzardx23/Tahoe%20Forums/Interior/IMG_1248.jpg




With the metal shield still in place

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p277/blizzardx23/Tahoe%20Forums/Interior/IMG_1249.jpg



Use a knife to pop off the shields

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p277/blizzardx23/Tahoe%20Forums/Interior/IMG_1250.jpg

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p277/blizzardx23/Tahoe%20Forums/Interior/IMG_1251.jpg



Both metal shields removed

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p277/blizzardx23/Tahoe%20Forums/Interior/IMG_1252.jpg




Metal shield removed (Day Pics)

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p277/blizzardx23/Tahoe%20Forums/Interior/IMG_1253.jpg

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p277/blizzardx23/Tahoe%20Forums/Interior/IMG_1254.jpg

[ROBERTOcritser]

very nice. I want to get some red ones for my red hoe. What do you think? Should I just leave the red for the cluster lights and HVAC lights. and then get blue or clear or whatever for the dome lights?

[MASS-HOE'Z71]

Looks good, now just gotta see how the blue lights are at illuminating the cab at night. Where'd you order em from/ what size is needed?
$100 isn't too bad compared to the $150-$175 for the Putco kit I tried ordering from stylintrucks but it was backordered and I just cancelled the order eventually.

[BlizzardX23]

http://www.tahoeyukonforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3660

That tells you exactly what to do and where to get'em! :) Thanks to NathanJax for a wonderful write-up!

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very nice. I want to get some red ones for my red hoe. What do you think? Should I just leave the red for the cluster lights and HVAC lights. and then get blue or clear or whatever for the dome lights?

I saw you should do red through the whole truck! :)

[MASS-HOE'Z71]

Red would look pretty cool, especialy when your walking up to it at night and unlock it with the remote and the inside just lights up lookin a little evil, maybe sum red puddle lights if you can swing it. I was thinkin of just a pure white but sum color might not be a bad idea, maybe just keep the overhead lights you can position white incase I need em to be useful instead of just looks

[COTahoeLS]

I put mine in and then the wife and kiddo went to dinner the night of. She text'd me and said WTF!! These damn things are so bright I feel like a spot light from a cop car was shining up the car.

:lol:

[MASS-HOE'Z71]

I put mine in and then the wife and kiddo went to dinner the night of. She text'd me and said WTF!! These damn things are so bright I feel like a spot light from a cop car was shining up the car.

:lol:


Hah, what color were/are you running, i could see where pure whites might be a little obnoxious sum of the time but the regular stock bulbs aren't doin it for me

[vatahoelt]

$100!!! wowsers :eek:

[nytahoe]

nite pics??

[BlizzardX23]

Its not night time yet...I will though! :) soon enough....the sun is going down right now

[ROBERTOcritser]

I dont think you can do red puddle lights. or atleast the thread that Blizz linked doesnt say there are any. plus one side was fallin out so I super glued it up in there so it would prolly be a bitch to get it out of there now. and now the other side is fallin out... damn sub is makin my truck fall apart!! aahhhh! but Ill prolly never ride without subs. (right now just bumpin my single 12W7-beats like a mofo)

[titanium02]

I'll be doing the interior LED upgrade soon.. I need to do dome lights, door lights, and HVAC controls and the column on the left side of the steering wheel.

LED's ftw.

[ROBERTOcritser]

although I think heard of someone on hear coloring their bulbs with a marker or somethin to givem a different color.... can you do that?
and one more thing... is there any way to change the color of the green wording for your odometer?

[BlizzardX23]

For your puddle lights...they probly werent falling out...it takes a lot of pressure to put them in..I put them in and they held just fine...but actually, if you get underneath, you can see if the clip is expanded all the way for a tight lock or not...you might wanna check...

[ROBERTOcritser]

I think it was broken. plus its already glued on one of them

[brndns_hoe]

$100??? how much was each one? the last time I looked up prices, it only came out to about half of that

[BlizzardX23]

4 of the bulbs were $15 a piece...the rest were fairly cheap

[brndns_hoe]

damn in this link they are 4 bucks http://www.ledlight.com/festoon-super-bright-led-light-1-3-4-inches-41-mm.aspx and on superbrightleds.com i think maybe even cheaper...you coulda bought enough for you AND me! hahaha

[BlizzardX23]

I got mine from superbrightled.com.......

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blow up the first pic and look at the bags

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http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p277/blizzardx23/Tahoe%20Forums/Interior/IMG_1260.jpg

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p277/blizzardx23/Tahoe%20Forums/Interior/IMG_1259.jpg

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p277/blizzardx23/Tahoe%20Forums/Interior/IMG_1265.jpg

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p277/blizzardx23/Tahoe%20Forums/Interior/IMG_1257.jpg

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p277/blizzardx23/Tahoe%20Forums/Interior/IMG_1258.jpg

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p277/blizzardx23/Tahoe%20Forums/Interior/IMG_1264.jpg

[brndns_hoe]

sweeeeeeet! looks great...so which ones were $15? just wanna make sure so i don't get the wrong ones i was just looking and saw the festoons for less than $2....and how's that dynamat coming?

[BlizzardX23]

Dome Lights - 2 - (the middle bulbs that turn on with the doors) Get the same festoon 37mm 3710-xHP6 High powered bulbs as the puddles

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v495/nathanjax/04%20Escalade/misc/HighPower6-LEDFestoonbulb.jpg


These are $15 a piece

Click here (http://www.superbrightleds.com/cgi-bin/store/commerce.cgi?product=CAR&cart_id=8930340.1782&next=50#3710-xHP6)

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I just spent another $45

2 more door bulbs...and 2 DRL bulbs....


Grand Total from www.superbrightleds.com = $140

[COTahoeLS]

I got white which is probably why it lights up like an alien ship is descending on top of the truck anytime the doors open.

[BlizzardX23]

lol....Im excited for my other bulbs to come in...we'll see how the rest of them look

[MASS-HOE'Z71]

Those blue interior lights look like they illuminate the inside alot more than I was expecting, atleast that's the way it looks in the pics. And those blue puddle lights are lookin pretty sweet and it's sumthin a bit different.

Maybe I'll do an America theme with sum red, white and blue ones

[BlizzardX23]

Thats actually how bright they are and the color is true...if anything, they might be a TAD bit brighter in real life...but I tried to capture it as accurate as possible...no camera tricks over over exposure..thats the true color/brightness

[Rivieraracing]

That's crazy how bright the blue ones are, I really like the color alot!! I just bought a couple of cheap ebay LED bulbs so when I get a chance I'm gonna put them in to do some comparing, I'll more than likely be putting an order in here very soon!! Looks great!!

[nytahoe]

wow looks good. the puddle lights are super bright. nice work

[BlizzardX23]

Thanks everyone...yea, they turned out awesome! I love''em! :D

[vatahoelt]

are all of the leds blue?

and i was just looking at my 2nd row dome lights and is it just me or are all 3 lights the same length? i know the guide says they are different lengths, but they looked pretty close to me.

[BlizzardX23]

are all of the leds blue?

and i was just looking at my 2nd row dome lights and is it just me or are all 3 lights the same length? i know the guide says they are different lengths, but they looked pretty close to me.

Yep...all the lights in my truck are blue (except two doors..the passenger front and driver rear..I didnt order enough...was 2 bulbs short)

and yea, they are all the same I believe

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actually, if you look at my dome light picture....the 2nd pic...those outter bulbs are a hair too long..so that little lip is actually in the clamp too..but its still perfect...no issues :)

[vatahoelt]

i think i'll do blue for any light that comes on with the doors open and then go with white for any light that comes on with a button.

[Tahoe03mm]

i think i'll do blue for any light that comes on with the doors open and then go with white for any light that comes on with a button.

that's what i was thinking

[NathanJax]

Glad to see you did it and got the good bulbs...

$100 is expensive, but the bright bulbs are SOOO worth it. Mine are all the cool white and it's BRIGHT!!!

[Effeckt]

Those look great Bliz! I want to do this to mine along with the dash lighting.

[Cobra]

Blizzardx23 those look really nice. They look very bright in the night pics but how is it on the eyes? lets say if you drop something.

Nathan can you post some up of your white ones.

[BlizzardX23]

i think i'll do blue for any light that comes on with the doors open and then go with white for any light that comes on with a button.

that's what i was thinking


Thanks everyone for the compliments! I'll be sure to post when I get the other 4 bulbs

I think you guys should do them and post pics after! :Handshake:



Those look great Bliz! I want to do this to mine along with the dash lighting.


I want to do the dash in all blue...but I think in 03...most of the bulbs are soldered in? and 02 below are plug and play? (Im not sure...I can be totalllly WRONG)...JK might have some input
Blizzardx23 those look really nice. They look very bright in the night pics but how is it on the eyes? lets say if you drop something.

Nathan can you post some up of your white ones.

I was actually surprised....it doesnt mess with my eyes at all..I had to get used to them at first only because I was used to the regular lights...but now that I'm used to these, they arent a problem :)

[ecordell]

You are correct my friend......03+ the bulbs are soldered to the boards. I'm in the process of getting a good soldering iron and some LEDs and some practice pieces lol.

[BlizzardX23]

You are correct my friend......03+ the bulbs are soldered to the boards. I'm in the process of getting a good soldering iron and some LEDs and some practice pieces lol.

*sigh*....damnit :( lol...

[rockymt21]

Do you know how to get the HVAC front and back pieces apart? I've got it out of the dash and unscrewed all of the bolts but im not sure if there is a trick to getting it apart. I don't want to break anything!

[coopiesb]

i think im going to do uv blacklight in mine not sure yet

[BlizzardX23]

Sorry, just ran out to get some Subway....ummm...let me go pull mine out and see if I can figure it out real quick rocky

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LOL...did you take the knobs off?? for the heat?

[rockymt21]

I got it apart, but I didn't realize you had to solder in the HVAC bulbs! Doh!

[BlizzardX23]

For anyone else..this is what it looks like..

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p277/blizzardx23/Tahoe%20Forums/Interior/IMG_1267.jpg

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p277/blizzardx23/Tahoe%20Forums/Interior/IMG_1268.jpg

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p277/blizzardx23/Tahoe%20Forums/Interior/IMG_1269.jpg


I know..this would be a pain in the ass to change color :(

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Theres not much slack to work with in the soldering point...

...I take that back...theres NO slack

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btw...did you really have a 3/16 socket to take those screws out??? lol...I did..but its not common

[rockymt21]

Yeah I have this drawer in my toolbox for just socket bits. Anything and everything regardless of quality haha. There's probably triples of some sizes.

[BlizzardX23]

I have 4 drawers that make it very easy to find what I need..
http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p277/blizzardx23/Tahoe%20Forums/TK.jpg

[rockymt21]

I've got to get myself some quality tools. I have a toolbox that I used when I used to race downhill mountain bikes. Some of the tools are useful, but most are bike specific. That setup looks really nice though!

[BlizzardX23]

That kit is only a smalllllllllllll fraction of the tools I have...but I want more...I have tons of SK and Snap-On....so much that we have no room to put them anywhere.. =/

[ecordell]

I saw those pics of your garage Blizzard, it looks too familiar............I think I remember it from when you kidnapped me and had me in that secret hole in the floor.......you remember? You kept telling me to put the lotion on for some reason.....damnit that sucked it was a little tight in that hole :laughing1:

[BlizzardX23]

I would really like to replace my cluster with these gauges...

http://www.cyberdynegauges.net/blueice.php

Very clean and smooth looking...simple, not flashy at all..I like those

[rockymt21]

I would love digital gauges as well. I imagine the install wouldn't be very easy though? At least for me lol.

[BlizzardX23]

It looks like all you do is connect the gauge to the existing wires..Im just wondering how to mount them...you'd have to make a custom cluster plate...


I like those because its a plain black face with just the blue numbers..no fancy designs...no fancy colors (orange, yellow, red...etc)...when they are off, they are black...when they are on, all you see is the blue numbers

[2LOUD4U]

im doing this now in blue too plus i have my neons under the seats =] should look hott

[homedic3181]

http://www.tahoeyukonforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3660

That tells you exactly what to do and where to get'em! :) Thanks to NathanJax for a wonderful write-up!

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I saw you should do red through the whole truck! :)

thanks for the link!