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MOD: Switch colour LED Mod
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so your dash has a nice colour led set
and all that is left is the white iluminated window switch's
with the help of this guide you may be able to change this yourself

Tools needed
soldering Iron
solder
small screwdrivers
desoldering wick/gun
solder

coloured LED from the list below
the list below includes the maplins part number

N66KG 3mm LED White
N67KG 3mm LED Red
N68KG 3mm LED Green
N69KG 3mm LED Blue
N70KG 3mm LED Yellow
N71KG 3mm LED Orange

Switch colour LED Mod Pt1

Drivers door switch

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push down the 5 higher tabs closest to the top of the switch

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slowely ease the top off carefully not to loose the spring!

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Take switch block and release the next ring of tabs
careful and hold the block so the connections are on the top

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slowley ease the connections up leaving the fingerswitch's low

this is so the internal switch pads and mirror switch does not escape

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you should have a circuit board in the other half

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remove rubber buttons

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turn block over and locate tads on connection block

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press tabs in and gently press connections through the base

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now desolder the line of conections at the front edge of the circuit board

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you should if youve been good and clean with the iorn lift the board clear

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clean up connections

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clean up circuit board

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remove replace and test leds

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reaseble board carefully soldering the fron edge connectors

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reasemble switch and test in car

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connection drawing for bench testing

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Thanks given by: vandalzd


Messages In This Thread
MOD: Switch colour LED Mod - by cully - 06-12-2011, 11:42 AM
RE: MOD: Switch colour LED Mod - by Cristina - 13-07-2014, 09:03 PM
RE: MOD: Switch colour LED Mod - by nominous - 15-07-2014, 04:58 PM
RE: MOD: Switch colour LED Mod - by Eeyore - 15-07-2014, 05:05 PM
RE: MOD: Switch colour LED Mod - by cully - 15-07-2014, 05:11 PM
RE: MOD: Switch colour LED Mod - by puglove - 15-07-2014, 06:28 PM
Re: MOD: Switch colour LED Mod - by cully - 06-12-2011, 11:43 AM
Re: MOD: Switch colour LED Mod - by cully - 06-12-2011, 11:44 AM
Re: MOD: Switch colour LED Mod - by cully - 06-12-2011, 11:46 AM
Re: MOD: Switch colour LED Mod - by td_dan - 06-12-2011, 04:56 PM
Re: MOD: Switch colour LED Mod - by Connor - 06-12-2011, 04:59 PM
Re: MOD: Switch colour LED Mod - by 4WayDiablo - 06-12-2011, 08:44 PM
Re: MOD: Switch colour LED Mod - by cully - 07-12-2011, 08:47 AM

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