light up door switches
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light up door switches so i have always wondered if there is a way to make the switches light up on the door, like the power lock and window up/down switches so you can see them at night time, has anyone ever done this?
There is a really small rectangle/square area right above the switches where light comes though its a really small bulb. I can't remember the bulb number but put LEDs in there for a much better and brighter look.
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From: Glen Burnie, MD
yea i meant like this:
https://ls1tech.com/forums/appearanc...ck-switch.html
was wondering if these guys ever finished it?
https://ls1tech.com/forums/appearanc...ck-switch.html
was wondering if these guys ever finished it?
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Found my old thread! I had hand painted the designs on but I think I'll get some vinyl and hand CUT the designs to mask the factory-style designs over the clear then paint the entire switch, peel the decals then clear the hell out of em!
https://ls1tech.com/forums/appearanc...buttons-2.html
https://ls1tech.com/forums/appearanc...buttons-2.html
Last edited by Swiat34; Jul 19, 2011 at 07:10 PM.
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, that'd be NICE and definitely short. Thread Starter
Joined: Mar 2009
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From: Glen Burnie, MD
so has anybody actually finished the product with red LED lights and factory look? i would be very interested in purchasing a set of the finished product if you would sell them.
Ok I'm making some progress on my switches. Sorry I can't post pics from my iPhone tho. A recap of my previous Thread, I used a Dremel with a 1/32" drill bit to cut out the designs on the switches all the way thru. This left a hole in the middle of the switch. I covered te outside of the hole with tape and filled the inside with clear epoxy. When the epoxy dried I pulled the tape and sanded it smooth.
Now today I used the 3M Plastic Painters Tape I have and an exacto knife to cut stock-looking decals out. I'll place these over the clear epoxy and use them to mask off the part I want to glow. Later I'll paint the switches with black paint. Several coats so it blocks the light well. Then peel my little decals off and clear coat the hell out of the whole switch. I'm gonna pull surface mount LEDs from a damaged LED strip I have and glue them to the underside of the switches. Since that clear epoxy isn't white, I'll probably wire the LEDs to stay on when the car is on.
Thoughts? Ideas?
Now today I used the 3M Plastic Painters Tape I have and an exacto knife to cut stock-looking decals out. I'll place these over the clear epoxy and use them to mask off the part I want to glow. Later I'll paint the switches with black paint. Several coats so it blocks the light well. Then peel my little decals off and clear coat the hell out of the whole switch. I'm gonna pull surface mount LEDs from a damaged LED strip I have and glue them to the underside of the switches. Since that clear epoxy isn't white, I'll probably wire the LEDs to stay on when the car is on.
Thoughts? Ideas?
^ Thats because the power the passenger side gets comes thru the drivers side first. But I plan to pull power directly from the switch. So I can use slightly less ohm resistors on the pass side to make up the difference. How many coats of paint do you think it'll take to keep light from shining thru?
