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cherrington17 · 03-30-2009, 08:37 PM

For those who have wondered... it IS possible to change the bulbs in the switches.

www.superbrightleds.com has direct replacements. Neo3 fits the passanger switches(window AND door), and the door lock switch on the driver's side. Neo4 fits the driver's side. I'll show how to do these, the power mirror switch has a whole different setup that i haven't played with yet.

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Passanger Side Panel

Back side

Remove wire harnesses. The bulbs are the blue circles in the center.

Twist the center ridge slightly and the blue bulb holder should pull right out.

This is the new bulb compared to the old one. The tip still needs to be sanded down about 1/8", in order to fit correctly.

Drop the new one into place and twist to secure. These ARE POLAR. So if it doesn't work.. pull it back out and put it back in the other way.

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Driver's Side.

This one is a bit trickier.. but still ridiculously easy.

Back with harness removed

Note the copper contacts. (espicially the one behind the big black relay, you won't see that in later pictures. just remember its there)

Notice the copper contacts are twisted. You will need to untwist them. A good pair of bent, needle nose pliers work great. A quick 1/4 turn, just to line them up with the slits under them is required. Red are twisted, Blue are straightened. The contacts don't all line up the same way, with each other. Just look at the slits under it and line it up accordingly.

Now pry up lightly from the corner behind the relay, and the spot pictured below.

It should look like this after prying

and now pull the board out

With the board removed, you should be able to access the bulb hidden below. Twist out, insert the new one. (new one is already in place)

Re-assemble. Be sure the board is as low as possible when you retwist the metal contacts to hold the circuit board down. These seem to also be ground contacts since they have metal contacts on the board. Be sure they contact those, again.

for this (for a couple) you'll need 3xNeo3 and 1xNeo4.

03-30-2009, 08:37 PM	#1
cherrington17 Gone Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Lockport Ny Posts: 19,244	Changing Switch Colors For those who have wondered... it IS possible to change the bulbs in the switches. www.superbrightleds.com has direct replacements. Neo3 fits the passanger switches(window AND door), and the door lock switch on the driver's side. Neo4 fits the driver's side. I'll show how to do these, the power mirror switch has a whole different setup that i haven't played with yet. --------------- Passanger Side Panel Back side Remove wire harnesses. The bulbs are the blue circles in the center. Twist the center ridge slightly and the blue bulb holder should pull right out. This is the new bulb compared to the old one. The tip still needs to be sanded down about 1/8", in order to fit correctly. Drop the new one into place and twist to secure. These ARE POLAR. So if it doesn't work.. pull it back out and put it back in the other way. ------------------- Driver's Side. This one is a bit trickier.. but still ridiculously easy. Back with harness removed Note the copper contacts. (espicially the one behind the big black relay, you won't see that in later pictures. just remember its there) Notice the copper contacts are twisted. You will need to untwist them. A good pair of bent, needle nose pliers work great. A quick 1/4 turn, just to line them up with the slits under them is required. Red are twisted, Blue are straightened. The contacts don't all line up the same way, with each other. Just look at the slits under it and line it up accordingly. Now pry up lightly from the corner behind the relay, and the spot pictured below. It should look like this after prying and now pull the board out With the board removed, you should be able to access the bulb hidden below. Twist out, insert the new one. (new one is already in place) Re-assemble. Be sure the board is as low as possible when you retwist the metal contacts to hold the circuit board down. These seem to also be ground contacts since they have metal contacts on the board. Be sure they contact those, again. for this (for a couple) you'll need 3xNeo3 and 1xNeo4. __________________ Frequently Asked Questions ...You only stop learning when your dead...