Internally Lit Door Panel Switches
12-16-2009, 03:30 AM
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Internally Lit Door Panel Switches Gimme some help here!
Anyone know of any later model 4th Gen (Camaro or Bird) that used internally lit power window, lock and mirror switches. Anyone know of a retrofit from another GM vehicle. My '96 Burb switches are all internally lit and look like they might somehow interchange.
Anybody have a source or any info for a brighter "plug & play" bulb for where the concealed lights are in the door panels that are "supposed" to light these switches? Don't tell me LED's, I have that source, but research indicates the bulbs are actually not as bright (need to do some more research here).
Many thanks!!!!
Anyone know of any later model 4th Gen (Camaro or Bird) that used internally lit power window, lock and mirror switches. Anyone know of a retrofit from another GM vehicle. My '96 Burb switches are all internally lit and look like they might somehow interchange.
Anybody have a source or any info for a brighter "plug & play" bulb for where the concealed lights are in the door panels that are "supposed" to light these switches? Don't tell me LED's, I have that source, but research indicates the bulbs are actually not as bright (need to do some more research here).
Many thanks!!!!
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12-17-2009, 03:04 PM
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i spent some time trying to make some that were a direct replacement. i didnt like the outcome so i scrapped the project. I ended up putting in LEDs, but i didnt use a kit, i set it all up myself. its plenty bright for me.
if you want modern style switches you can use them from almost any car, but you will have to do a lot of custom work. I didnt do that because they would look out of place with our 80s technology interiors.
if you want modern style switches you can use them from almost any car, but you will have to do a lot of custom work. I didnt do that because they would look out of place with our 80s technology interiors.
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Thanks! Have some work to do on my Burb doors, all of a sudden 3 of my lock actuators are acting up. while I've got the door panels off I'm going to look at the switches. They are internally lit and appear about the right size. I'll keep you posted.
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LED direct fit bulb source i spent some time trying to make some that were a direct replacement. i didnt like the outcome so i scrapped the project. I ended up putting in LEDs, but i didnt use a kit, i set it all up myself. its plenty bright for me.
if you want modern style switches you can use them from almost any car, but you will have to do a lot of custom work. I didnt do that because they would look out of place with our 80s technology interiors.
if you want modern style switches you can use them from almost any car, but you will have to do a lot of custom work. I didnt do that because they would look out of place with our 80s technology interiors.
http://www.superbrightleds.com/cgi-b...FQJinAodn0dGJA
And I can't totally buy the '80's tech, because my '96 Burb has internally lit OEM door switches and the dash switches in the z28 are internally lit. Think it was just a $$ issue in the Camaro. I'm wondering if the later Gen 4 Firebird switches might have been internally lit because the trim level in the Birds was so much higher than the camaro, but no one has given me a definitive answer.
