Joined: 25 Apr 2007 Posts: 3441 Location: Melbourne Australia
Posted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 9:41 pm Post subject:
shall go out and take a pic of the blue control panel, however, as I am working on making sure my Beatsonic thing is working, I have not got it in the console as yet.
Joined: 10 May 2007 Posts: 123 Location: Adelaide, SA
Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2008 9:16 pm Post subject:
Mattis wrote:
Dan wrote:
Anyway, for me today its taking the door trim off and fixing my window thats jammed
Usually it is the reg that has caused this, very common on aristos it seems.
The motor still works, but it was just jammed. I diagnosed it... The jammage was due to someone putting wire through the bottom part of the window/bracket to hold it up.
The little stud thing in the middle of the cable that goes up and down, is on the wrong side of the part that the cable goes through on the bracket, if you know what I mean... Its above instead of below, so the window just falls down because it cant rest on this stud. Something that I cant fix, so I put some wire through the bracket again and tensioned it to keep it up. lol. I might take it somewhere to get fixed when I have some cash, but for now I just have to put up with not being able to use my window.
Joined: 25 Apr 2007 Posts: 3441 Location: Melbourne Australia
Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 11:56 pm Post subject:
Dan wrote:
Awesome, thanks a lot for doing that...
Now I have to decide whether I want blue or white lol.... hmmm.
Anyway, for me today its taking the door trim off and fixing my window thats jammed
I'm actually leaning towards white myself. I guess I won't make up my mind completely until my car is back on the road and I spend some time driving it at night. I also might try blue LED's in the gear selector. Anyway, I think it still looks 100% over the green!!!!
Joined: 22 Apr 2007 Posts: 4010 Location: Perth, WA
Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 3:32 am Post subject:
I just put in blue LED's on the climate control backing thingo to match the blue dash, looks heaps better !
Need to find a T3 globe for the LCD bit tho, the orange look from a condom-less globe in there is nothing special at all. _________________
1994 Black JZS147 Aristo - RIP. Went swimming
New 1992 Aristo Project
Joined: 25 Apr 2007 Posts: 3441 Location: Melbourne Australia
Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 9:19 pm Post subject:
Rusty P wrote:
I just put in blue LED's on the climate control backing thingo to match the blue dash, looks heaps better !
Need to find a T3 globe for the LCD bit tho, the orange look from a condom-less globe in there is nothing special at all.
Yes I agree. Let me know if you find one that'll fit.
Joined: 15 Jan 2008 Posts: 52 Location: Townsville
Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 11:01 pm Post subject:
ok guys an update on my dash
and btw guys it's not hard to change the lcd backlight so I have included
some pics to help describe the procedure
This is the switch for the pwr/eco but the principle is the same as for the lcd
remove the light/holder
Pull the original bulb out of it's holder you will have to bend the metal arms on
the bulb and straighten them out in oreder to pull it out.
Then using a 3mm led of your own colour choice, and solder on a resistor.
Then you put the led/resistor back into the original holder and twist the wire back
around so it looks like an original light again.Then just reinsert into the socket and your done.
Ok
now some more pics of my car
I stated with the gear selector and pulled out the red leds and
replaced them with 3mm blue leds no resistor was necessary as the circuit
was built already for leds
Then I did the climate control selector leds
The factory ones were rectangular but "TheyDontWantMusic" said normal ones
would be fine. I again used 3mm leds and soldered them straight to the board.
I didn't used the original plastic spacer as it is not needed.
Joined: 15 Jan 2008 Posts: 52 Location: Townsville
Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 12:10 am Post subject:
26OQK wrote:
just curious if you can actually read the display on your CD player at all?
It looks rather hard, but I know that the eye sees much better IRL
yeah I can see it real easy
it's hard for the camera to capture it though somtimes
here is a daytime shot of it so the lights aren't as bright and the camera
was able to pick it up easily
Joined: 10 May 2007 Posts: 123 Location: Adelaide, SA
Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 8:14 pm Post subject:
radio8tiv wrote:
ok guys an update on my dash
and btw guys it's not hard to change the lcd backlight so I have included
some pics to help describe the procedure
This is the switch for the pwr/eco but the principle is the same as for the lcd
remove the light/holder
*image*
Pull the original bulb out of it's holder you will have to bend the metal arms on
the bulb and straighten them out in oreder to pull it out.
Then using a 3mm led of your own colour choice, and solder on a resistor.
*image*
Then you put the led/resistor back into the original holder and twist the wire back
around so it looks like an original light again.Then just reinsert into the socket and your done.
*image*
Ok
now some more pics of my car
I stated with the gear selector and pulled out the red leds and
replaced them with 3mm blue leds no resistor was necessary as the circuit
was built already for leds
*image*
*image*
Then I did the climate control selector leds
The factory ones were rectangular but "TheyDontWantMusic" said normal ones
would be fine. I again used 3mm leds and soldered them straight to the board.
I didn't used the original plastic spacer as it is not needed.
*image*
and the end result is just awesome
*image*
That.... My friend.... Looks FUCKING amazing!!!!! Very well done. Im definitely doing this when I get time and some spare coin...
Then I did the climate control selector leds
The factory ones were rectangular but "TheyDontWantMusic" said normal ones
would be fine. I again used 3mm leds and soldered them straight to the board.
I didn't used the original plastic spacer as it is not needed.
just purchased 5 pairs of t10 leds (for doors, number plate, spares) cost me $12 all up which i thought was alright.....next on the list are the map lights and vanity lights.....then the dash cluster
Joined: 25 Apr 2007 Posts: 3441 Location: Melbourne Australia
Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2008 12:46 pm Post subject:
OK. I ditched the blue ones I had cos they were a different colour blue to the head unit and I think it actually looked more odd than with the original green.
I have gone with white and I like. I am not going to bother with changing the original LED's in the climate contol unit either. I think they look alright. The pic obviously isn't the best cos it has trounble getting an even reading. But you get the idea. I also took the opportunity in taking a pic of the dash at night.
Joined: 25 Apr 2007 Posts: 3441 Location: Melbourne Australia
Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2008 5:26 pm Post subject:
Thanks. I can't wait to get this last lot of parts from Toyota so I can actually drive my car. LOL!
Hopefully they will arrive this week. Which means....big weekend ahead!
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