jesse&alaina
09-04-2008, 01:37 PM
It's pretty easy to do
1. Materials
Surface mount LEDs - PLCC package
Plenty of 20-24 gauge wire. Anywhere in between.
Soldering Iron
Solder
30 Gauge wire
Resistors (depending on what color leds you use, the resistor value will change)
5 Minute epoxy
Solid epoxy found at Walmart, Home Depot, Lowes, or any car shop (pepboys etc.)
Drill with bits
Dremel with different attachments
Work light (if working at night )
Wire splices
2. Remove door handles.
Very simple, pop out the 2 black rubber pieces
Use a 10mm socket and remove 2 bolts.
Pull the handle out a ways, and unbolt the lock (driver side only)
3. Prepare door handles.
Start out with a relatively small drill bit
Start working your way up to where you can fit the led in. (Some people might choose to use 3mm leds instead of the surface mount, like I have. But with the surface mount, this has allowed me to have a fully smooth handle on both sides.)
After you have all 3 holes drilled, take out the dremel with the cutting disk. Dremel a channel in the handle to run the wires. Be careful not to dremel all the way through! (Attachment 1,2,3)
4. Preparing LEDs
As you can see on each led, there are 2 leads. Each led you need to very carefully bend out from the bottom just a tiny bit.
Strip the 30 gauge wire about 2 inches.
Run the wire through the led lead, and press the lead back towards the led. (Attachment 4,5)
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1. Materials
Surface mount LEDs - PLCC package
Plenty of 20-24 gauge wire. Anywhere in between.
Soldering Iron
Solder
30 Gauge wire
Resistors (depending on what color leds you use, the resistor value will change)
5 Minute epoxy
Solid epoxy found at Walmart, Home Depot, Lowes, or any car shop (pepboys etc.)
Drill with bits
Dremel with different attachments
Work light (if working at night )
Wire splices
2. Remove door handles.
Very simple, pop out the 2 black rubber pieces
Use a 10mm socket and remove 2 bolts.
Pull the handle out a ways, and unbolt the lock (driver side only)
3. Prepare door handles.
Start out with a relatively small drill bit
Start working your way up to where you can fit the led in. (Some people might choose to use 3mm leds instead of the surface mount, like I have. But with the surface mount, this has allowed me to have a fully smooth handle on both sides.)
After you have all 3 holes drilled, take out the dremel with the cutting disk. Dremel a channel in the handle to run the wires. Be careful not to dremel all the way through! (Attachment 1,2,3)
4. Preparing LEDs
As you can see on each led, there are 2 leads. Each led you need to very carefully bend out from the bottom just a tiny bit.
Strip the 30 gauge wire about 2 inches.
Run the wire through the led lead, and press the lead back towards the led. (Attachment 4,5)
8385
8386
8387
8388
8389