My dad finished his dash lights

"Logansteno: Bought a VW?" (logansteno) 09/30/2014 at 22:11 • Filed to: Just Silverado things

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They look so good!

SO BLUE.

The window switches and door locks are blue as well.

There's an issue (I guess?) where you can use the turn wheel that dims the lights to turn them all completely off. I don't think it's supposed to do that.

Also, OH MY GOD THE STEREO. It sounds so good. Everything is crisp and clear instead of being slurred. Now he just needs an Aux jack to plug his phone in.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 09/30/2014 at 22:13

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NICE. How many bulbs was that, what make/model car, and how much of a PITA was it to get to all of them?

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 09/30/2014 at 22:16

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I have no idea how many bulbs. Probably at least 30.

His 2004 Silverado Extended Cab

Actually, GM made it pretty easy in the trucks. There's a big faceplate that comes off the dash and everything's just held in with clips and a few screws.

Opening some of the components was a PITA (mostly the stereo headunit) but otherwise, a bunch of clips and a few screws. He had to solder everything because of the switch from normal bulbs to LEDs.

Amoore100 > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 09/30/2014 at 22:17

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what car?

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Amoore100 09/30/2014 at 22:18

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2004 Silverado Extended Cab.

TheD0k_2many toys 2little time > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 09/30/2014 at 22:22

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Dear god. Those would be annoying as hell to drive with at night

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 09/30/2014 at 22:22

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what LEDs did he use?

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > TheD0k_2many toys 2little time 09/30/2014 at 22:23

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You'd think so, but actually the factory orange in my mom's Vue bugs me more.

TheD0k_2many toys 2little time > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 09/30/2014 at 22:24

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Huh maybe its just the pic but it seems very blinding

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 09/30/2014 at 22:24

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That's a damn good question. I think they were just some cheap Chinese shit he found online.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > TheD0k_2many toys 2little time 09/30/2014 at 22:25

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Just a really bad camera glare I think.

TheD0k_2many toys 2little time > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 09/30/2014 at 22:28

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Probably. As long as the dimmer still works it would be fine

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 09/30/2014 at 22:33

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Cheap. I like that.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 09/30/2014 at 22:35

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This whole thing cost maybe 20 bucks in lights, soldering stuff, and epoxy to fix broken clips.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 09/30/2014 at 22:37

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Sweeet. I need to do this yesterday. Puke-green and piss-yellow are terrible colors for a dashboard.

Amoore100 > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 09/30/2014 at 22:39

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awesome!

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 09/30/2014 at 22:39

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That's about what colors his was. He hated it from the day he bought the thing. The lights burning out just gave him an excuse to change them.

Tohru > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 09/30/2014 at 23:59

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Being able to turn them off with the dimmer is a feature, not a bug. It's a carry over from the Saab "night mode".

Way too goddamn blue though, that would fuck my night vision so bad.