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ambient lighting over shift knob area

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Old 03-13-08, 03:34 AM
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was wondering how to change the ambient lighting led bulb to blue instead of white, if it is possible?
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I would think it would be possible if you knew what you were doing with a soldiering iron. You can see the led when you remove the overhead lighting assembly. It's not that hard to get to. If memory serves, I think the leads might have a 90 degree bend to them, but I it don't think it would be too hard.
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You can obtain the new LED at radio shack and soldering is very easy. Make sure not to bridge the positive and negative. Use little solder or the exisiting solder.
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I would leave the map light (that's what it is called) if you changed it to blue it would barely illuminate anything. I find it very useful during night drives, you can still see everything around the console without being blinded by our spotlight-type lights.
I agree it would look cool, but from a functional perspective, I feel it wouldn't be worth it. but to each his own!
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