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*98-02 CHEAP* LED CONVERSION [cluster, clock, dome, maps, door, plate]
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98 accord coupe. Did a *for the most part* complete LED conversion of the inside. Lighting realllly adds to the appearance of any vehicle, and along with my 8000k HID's --- the LEDs totally just fit in. Not to mention the low power usage, EXTRA EXTRA bright light discharge... etc
THIS ALL COST LESS THAN $15, YES, $15 DOLLARS TO COMPLETE. But requires some patience considering all the LEDs came from china, on ebay lol. On top of that installation is a BREEZE! Sooooo easy, the biggest noob in the world could do it. Maybe even a 5 year old. lol. What YOU will need if you want to do this. [FOR THE CLUSTER] 3x T10 LED Bulbs. Pick your color. White looks good (see my pic) but soon they are going to be blue once my bulbs come in from china. These will replace the bulbs that light up your tach, or the RPMs, the speedometer, and the gas gauge. Hit me up if you need more explanation and actually are planning to do this. *ebay search: T10 LED* 4x T5 NEO-WEDGE BULBS. MAKE SURE SURE SURE you get the WHOLE "neo-wedge" fitting, and not just the T5 bulbs. This will illuminate your: temp gague, blinkers, and the coolest one of all -- the odometer. These will also fit into the: e-brake light, cruise control, high beams, check engine, seat belt, and all those. *ebay search: T5 Neo LED* 1x T3 NEO-WEDGE BULB. This will light up your clock light. Again, hit me up for info on how to swap it if you are interested. *ebay search: T3 Neo LED* [FOR THE INTERIOR LIGHTING] 1x 41mm "bar-style" Dome light bulb. I went with the 16 SMD white LED. Below is a link, because there are a lot of 12v bulbs for cars and I dont want any confusion. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...ht_1930wt_1138 *ebay search: 12v LED* 4x Map light LED bulbs - 2 for the map light, 2 for the door lights. Size T10. I went with the 4 SMD whites. You dont want these to be too big, as in dont get a friggen 30SMD T10, lol. -- becuase they may not fit in the map light, or door light fitments. *ebay search: T10 LED* [EXTERIOR LIGHTING] 1x LED bulb. Size T10. This will replace your PLATE LIGHT. Way brighter, way whiter, and won't have to worry about being pulled over because they "can't see your plate well enough at night". *ebay search: T10 LED* If you have any questions on how to do this specifically, comments, whatever... please post here or send me a PM. Thanks |
Hi Member...Good Information 98 accordman
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This is good information for our members , so I'm going to make this a sticky for awhile, because we get that as a question quite often...Thank You!
WheelBrokerAng :) |
Originally Posted by WheelBrokerAng
(Post 219168)
This is good information for our members , so I'm going to make this a sticky for awhile, because we get that as a question quite often...Thank You!
WheelBrokerAng :) |
Your welcome..just keep doing good posts in here and we will help you back when needed...
Angelo |
Daytime pics
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Heres some daytime pics... still look sick. lol
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I get the drift of your pictures, I see lots of them here in my area.
They look good on your car... :) |
nice lights. how long was shipping? 5 days?
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question for 98accordman: the pics that you posted are of the "white lights" or the "blue lights"? they look blue to me but your post says they are white in the picture and you will make them blue later.
and can you post a picture of the white lights installed? and a picture of the clock? thnks and keep up the good work |
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Originally Posted by verycooljdm
(Post 221910)
nice lights. how long was shipping? 5 days?
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when ordering LED's on ebay from China the shipping usually takes two weeks.
when installing LED's in place of bulbs you need a "drop resistor" - basically a 1/4 watt resistor that controls current through the LED. 470 ohms is typical for 12V but that value can vary based on the voltage drop of the LED and the current rating. you'll need a soldering iron to do a raw LED swap, but it is pretty easy. when working with LED's be careful of the leads - too much physical stress will cause the LED to fail. also note that LED's have polarity, so they only work one way. you can cheaply remove the bulbs from your interior dash and replace the incandescant bulbs with LED's and a resistor for very little money, with a bit of effort. the courtesy bulbs can be easily swapped out with LED replacements for a direct fit, or you can solder in your own. an LED conversion is on my to-do list and will be well detailed on this forum with pics of the entire process. my goal was for RGB LED replacements with a custom controller. we'll see if i have the spare time... this is a great topic and thanks to the OP for sharing. |
and thanks to the OP for listing the bulbs. that is very helpful.
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That's much better info..
Hi Richard :) |
Originally Posted by keep_hope_alive
(Post 223403)
when ordering LED's on ebay from China the shipping usually takes two weeks.
when installing LED's in place of bulbs you need a "drop resistor" - basically a 1/4 watt resistor that controls current through the LED. 470 ohms is typical for 12V but that value can vary based on the voltage drop of the LED and the current rating. you'll need a soldering iron to do a raw LED swap, but it is pretty easy. when working with LED's be careful of the leads - too much physical stress will cause the LED to fail. also note that LED's have polarity, so they only work one way. you can cheaply remove the bulbs from your interior dash and replace the incandescant bulbs with LED's and a resistor for very little money, with a bit of effort. the courtesy bulbs can be easily swapped out with LED replacements for a direct fit, or you can solder in your own. an LED conversion is on my to-do list and will be well detailed on this forum with pics of the entire process. my goal was for RGB LED replacements with a custom controller. we'll see if i have the spare time... this is a great topic and thanks to the OP for sharing. no resister required here for any of these gague cluster LED mods. just got the ones of ebay (as stated above what to look for) and they worked fine. Shipping took about 25 business days so just call it a month. Most of the main lights in the back of the gauge cluster ARE the T10s that go into the courtesy light and map lights. Worked fine for me at least... |
Originally Posted by thebeastaccord
(Post 223340)
question for 98accordman: the pics that you posted are of the "white lights" or the "blue lights"? they look blue to me but your post says they are white in the picture and you will make them blue later.
and can you post a picture of the white lights installed? and a picture of the clock? thnks and keep up the good work |
the lights on the back of the gauge cluster or t10's? I did not know that...I'm considering swapping them out right once it gets warmer. thanks for the tip :)
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A little confused..
Hey everyone, I registered just for this post haha (I just got my accord two months ago)
For the turn signal lights, I would like them to be blue, but im scared that the lens itself is tinted green, so with a blue led it would just be a weird tealish color. am i correct, or would they be blue with blue LEDs? TIA |
hey ok so i put all the bulbs in...half of them don't work greattttttttt and i can't get them out...are they polar sensitve? would i have to switch them or are they bad?
edit: nvm it was something with the polarity. I just ripped them out and flipped them and it worked :) |
Originally Posted by vipjdm-Justin
(Post 227245)
hey ok so i put all the bulbs in...half of them don't work greattttttttt and i can't get them out...are they polar sensitve? would i have to switch them or are they bad?
edit: nvm it was something with the polarity. I just ripped them out and flipped them and it worked :) For the turn signals, were the factory bulbs white or green? Thanks! |
Originally Posted by smitkea
(Post 227305)
Good job figuring them out! im still waiting for my bulbs to come in.
For the turn signals, were the factory bulbs white or green? Thanks! becareful with the polarity tho..i swapped all the lights then put everything back together only to realize half of them dont work haha...and i also broke off the clips on my cluster frame. no idea how to get it off without breaking them lol oh well tho :rolleyes: edit: i just read your other post...and to clarify your question yes they do have a green cover. IDK how it'd look with a blue bulb behind it..but i had a green led behind the "high beam" and it looked kinda funky |
also after looking more into it...i figured out that the temp. control bulbs are 3x T5 (wedge bulbs); 3x T4 (wedge bulbs); and 1 T3 (wedge bulb) for the temperature screen.
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So this is probly a dumb question but if i had a list of all the bulbs for my 96' i could do the same thing right? I just installed some 6000K jdm black housing hids in my ride and i freakin love it. I want some lighting inside now.
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whoa whoa...perfect timing!
i had just posted a thread about how i wanted to replace my instrument cluster cuz its boring and looks plain. They said it was too much to try but your idea is perfect! its still the same panel but it looks a million times better... Do they sell the led's in red? i have a 2001 honda accord and im interested in doing this can you give me a step-by-step 98accordman?? thanks |
i know your turn signals have a green tint to them.. but the blueness of the LED greatly overpowers the green and all you see is blue. unless the led is very dim, i would think.. so get some good ones. also instead of getting whole neo-wedge fittings for the T5s, you can just get T5 wedge bulbs, replace in the fitment and good to go. check polarity.
I would assume same for your 01 accord -- take out cluster, see what it's got for bulbs.. make a list, order, replace. |
Great post.
Thanks |
Can you send me the picks of the blue led when you get them installed? I'm interested in doing this in blue but I don't want it to be the wrong blue.
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Can you send me the picks of the blue led when you get them installed? I'm interested in doing this in blue but I don't want it to be the wrong blue.
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Here's how mine look ImageShack Album - 5 images.
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Could you give pics of the bulbs you used b/c not all bulb are bright? I think the muti directional ones are better for brightness?
Did you just any one or any particular ones? I have a 1990 Accord LX so the bulb size would be different I would think. Thanks. |
If you want to find bulbs for your car, plug it into this website
OSRAM SYLVANIA - Replacement Guide - Start It will tell you the bulb types for all the different lights in your car. I would personally recommend people go with SMD lights from US sellers on eBay, I spent ~$25 on Hong Kong LEDs for my whole car back when I was fitting my whole car with new lights and ended up with a bunch of dim ones. It was quite disappointing. Now none of them are in my car. Money wasted :mad: Then I found a 4-SMD 31mm bulb (what goes in the dome, trunk and doors of my 95 Accord) and they are brighter than anything I've seen, and at only $7.99 a pair they won't break the bank. In my opinion, SMD>LED in the looks and brightness department, but it's all personal choice. I would go for 4 SMDs, not more. My 12 SMD panel is actually dimmer than the 4... Right now I've got one in the dome and one in the trunk, the 2 places I need the most light. In the front doors I have cheap (plastic casing) red LEDs and in the rear door I've got cheap blues that are decently bright but will be replaced with white SMDs pretty soon. Just went out and took some pictures of my bulbs, I'll get some better pictures of them during the night tomorrow. Right now it's way bright out. This is the type of SMD I use in the dome and trunk http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/648/dscn2258p.jpg http://img845.imageshack.us/img845/787/dscn2253.jpg http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/1331/dscn2252u.jpg Front door (angle makes it look like the bottom 2 are out but they work fine) http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/3443/dscn2249xw.jpg http://img838.imageshack.us/img838/4859/dscn2251r.jpg Rear door http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/6104/dscn2255n.jpg http://img813.imageshack.us/img813/224/dscn2256i.jpg |
You know you are right about the cheap Hong Kong and China stuffs. I spent over $35 and now they are all in a pile.
I think I will go for the SMD as you suggested. Thanks.
Originally Posted by Peli
(Post 244442)
If you want to find bulbs for your car, plug it into this website
OSRAM SYLVANIA - Replacement Guide - Start It will tell you the bulb types for all the different lights in your car. I would personally recommend people go with SMD lights from US sellers on eBay, I spent ~$25 on Hong Kong LEDs for my whole car back when I was fitting my whole car with new lights and ended up with a bunch of dim ones. It was quite disappointing. Now none of them are in my car. Money wasted :mad: Then I found a 4-SMD 31mm bulb (what goes in the dome, trunk and doors of my 95 Accord) and they are brighter than anything I've seen, and at only $7.99 a pair they won't break the bank. In my opinion, SMD>LED in the looks and brightness department, but it's all personal choice. I would go for 4 SMDs, not more. My 12 SMD panel is actually dimmer than the 4... Right now I've got one in the dome and one in the trunk, the 2 places I need the most light. In the front doors I have cheap (plastic casing) red LEDs and in the rear door I've got cheap blues that are decently bright but will be replaced with white SMDs pretty soon. Just went out and took some pictures of my bulbs, I'll get some better pictures of them during the night tomorrow. Right now it's way bright out. This is the type of SMD I use in the dome and trunk http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/648/dscn2258p.jpg http://img845.imageshack.us/img845/787/dscn2253.jpg http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/1331/dscn2252u.jpg Front door (angle makes it look like the bottom 2 are out but they work fine) http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/3443/dscn2249xw.jpg http://img838.imageshack.us/img838/4859/dscn2251r.jpg Rear door http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/6104/dscn2255n.jpg http://img813.imageshack.us/img813/224/dscn2256i.jpg |
I definitely recommend that whatever you do, SMD or LED, you buy it from a US seller and you don't skimp too much price wise. Here's what they look like at night
http://img713.imageshack.us/img713/8461/dscn2264w.jpg http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/7673/dscn2267w.jpg http://img863.imageshack.us/img863/1503/dscn2268t.jpg http://img822.imageshack.us/img822/3800/dscn2270e.jpg http://img839.imageshack.us/img839/8904/dscn2272z.jpg http://img600.imageshack.us/img600/7710/dscn2278y.jpg Forgive my messy trunk :D |
Good pictures, thanks for posting them!
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No problem. I'll try to get some less blurry ones with a different camera, my camera doesn't deal with darkness very well. The past couple weeks I've spent researching and buying various types of lights for my car, and if anyone needs help or wants to know where I got my bulbs feel free to PM me I'll do my best to give you answers or find a buddy who knows! I'd like to see other peoples' setups as well :)
Sucks that I started all this now, last week the courtesy light assembly in my front passenger door stopped working :( |
i found some good lights at autozone 4 bucks for 2. they come in blue red and green
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pretty sweet
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saw this thread and tried on my 92... a little tweaking here and there eg; dremeling down some t10's for the blinkers and temp/gas gauge lights, it looks pretty clean and legit- nothing but props from everyone I've shown. Dont need resistors or anything crazy, just alot of patience and persistence. If anyone needs to know about that model year (90-93), I can definateley help out after 50+ hours.......... also know everything about the instrument panel as well after all that time.
PM or e-mail thru the site. EDIT-Poorman212-I removed your e-mail so you don't get spammed :) |
My interior exterior LED lights
Hi, just want to share I got my interior and exterior LED/SMD lights from them, super bright and long lasting. It is a good and easy mod to give my ride are brand new clean luxury look.
www.ez-motoring.com |
Thanks For Joining ...
Originally Posted by smitkea
(Post 226623)
Hey everyone, I registered just for this post haha (I just got my accord two months ago)
For the turn signal lights, I would like them to be blue, but im scared that the lens itself is tinted green, so with a blue led it would just be a weird tealish color. am i correct, or would they be blue with blue LEDs? TIA |
Originally Posted by ismaels91
(Post 246975)
i found some good lights at autozone 4 bucks for 2. they come in blue red and green
That's where I bought mine also.. :) |
Even i have been searching information about the swapping and LED light sets and fixing them on car..........i ll even try out this........
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